Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2024

house

senate

president

Legislation Details

Promotes the use of smart technologies and systems in communities to enhance livability, services, communication, safety, mobility, energy productivity, and resilience.
Aims to reduce civic costs, traffic congestion, and air pollution while promoting equity and economic growth.
Establishes the Interagency Council on Smart Cities to coordinate federal activities and funding related to smart city technologies.
Creates a resource guide to assist states and communities in developing smart city programs.
Introduces a technology demonstration grant program to showcase advanced smart city technologies in various communities.
Establishes a Cybersecurity Working Group to develop tools for evaluating the cybersecurity of smart city technologies.
Implements a TechHire Workforce Training and Development Program to provide grants for technology-based job training programs.
Mandates a GAO study to identify financial mechanisms for funding smart city activities and associated projects.
Provides technical assistance and a Smart City Voucher Pilot Program to improve access to National Laboratories for cities and communities.
Encourages the development of standards and interoperability frameworks for smart city technologies.
Promotes international cooperation and the establishment of best practices for smart city technologies.
Establishes a strategic international trade program to promote U.S. smart city technologies abroad and stimulate job growth.

Promotes the use of smart technologies and systems in communities to enhance livability, services, communication, safety, mobility, energy productivity, and resilience.
Aims to reduce civic costs, traffic congestion, and air pollution while promoting equity and economic growth.
Establishes the Interagency Council on Smart Cities to coordinate federal activities and funding related to smart city technologies.
Creates a resource guide to assist states and communities in developing smart city programs.
Introduces a technology demonstration grant program to showcase advanced smart city technologies in various communities.
Establishes a Cybersecurity Working Group to develop tools for evaluating the cybersecurity of smart city technologies.
Implements a TechHire Workforce Training and Development Program to provide grants for technology-based job training programs.
Mandates a GAO study to identify financial mechanisms for funding smart city activities and associated projects.
Provides technical assistance and a Smart City Voucher Pilot Program to improve access to National Laboratories for cities and communities.
Encourages the development of standards and interoperability frameworks for smart city technologies.
Promotes international cooperation and the establishment of best practices for smart city technologies.
Establishes a strategic international trade program to promote U.S. smart city technologies abroad and stimulate job growth.