[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1764 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1764

 To provide for the designation of the United States Chief Technology 
                                Officer.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 14, 2015

Mr. Loudermilk (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
  Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Bridenstine, and Mrs. Comstock) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, 
   and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the designation of the United States Chief Technology 
                                Officer.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Chief Technology 
Officer Act''.

SEC. 2. UNITED STATES CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER.

    Title II of the National Science and Technology Policy, 
Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6611 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

                ``united states chief technology officer

    ``Sec. 210.  (a) Appointment.--The President may appoint a United 
States Chief Technology Officer. Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the United States Chief Technology Officer Act, such 
officer shall be the Associate Director for Technology and Innovation 
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
    ``(b) Duties.--The duties of the United States Chief Technology 
Officer should include--
            ``(1) advising the President and the Director of the Office 
        of Science and Technology Policy on Federal information 
        systems, technology, data, and innovation policies and 
        initiatives;
            ``(2) promoting an improved exchange of information among 
        the Federal Government, the public, and Congress;
            ``(3) promoting the use of innovative technological 
        approaches across the Federal Government to ensure a modern 
        information technology infrastructure;
            ``(4) working with the Chief Technology Officers and Chief 
        Information Officers of all Federal agencies to ensure the use 
        of best technologies and security practices for information 
        systems;
            ``(5) establishing a working group with such Officers to 
        exchange best practices about information systems;
            ``(6) promoting transparency and accountability across the 
        Federal Government for all technological implementation by 
        working with agencies to ensure that each arm of the Federal 
        Government, including the executive branch, makes its records 
        open and accessible;
            ``(7) promoting security and privacy protection policies 
        for all Federal information technology systems that are 
        consistent with Federal law, regulations, and current best 
        practices;
            ``(8) promoting technological interoperability of key 
        Government functions;
            ``(9) in consultation with the Office of Management and 
        Budget, providing an annual report to the President, the 
        Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and 
        Congress on the current state of information systems of all 
        Federal agencies, including--
                    ``(A) the status of information systems, including 
                potential technology and security concerns about these 
                information systems in all Federal agencies;
                    ``(B) a review of all Federal websites with third-
                party embedded tools that--
                            ``(i) identifies each embedded tool, who it 
                        belongs to, and the data it collects; and
                            ``(ii) addresses effects on cybersecurity 
                        and consumer privacy, including whether each 
                        website provides prominent notice to consumers 
                        about the presence of the tool and whether the 
                        consumer may opt-out of the tool;
                    ``(C) the amount of money being spent on various 
                technologies; and
                    ``(D) technology recommendations and best 
                practices; and
            ``(10) such other functions and activities as the President 
        and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy may 
        assign.
    ``(c) Report.--In the absence of a United States Chief Technology 
Officer or an Associate Director for Technology and Innovation of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy shall be responsible for providing the 
report required under subsection (b)(9).''.
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