[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2546 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2546

 To ensure the Chief Information Office of the Federal Communications 
 Commission has a significant role in decisions related to information 
                  technology, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2017

 Mrs. Mimi Walters of California introduced the following bill; which 
          was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To ensure the Chief Information Office of the Federal Communications 
 Commission has a significant role in decisions related to information 
                  technology, and for other purposes.

    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 ``FCC CIO Parity Act''.

SEC. 2. CIO AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission shall ensure 
that the Chief Information Officer of the Commission has a significant 
role in--
            (1) the decision-making process for annual and multi-year 
        planning, programming, budgeting, and execution decisions, 
        related reporting requirements, and reports related to 
        information technology;
            (2) the management, governance, and oversight processes 
        related to information technology; and
            (3) the hiring of personnel with information technology 
        responsibilities.
    (b) CIO Approval.--The Chief Information Officer of the Commission, 
in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the Commission and 
budget officials, shall specify and approve the allocation of amounts 
appropriated to the Commission for information technology, consistent 
with the provisions of appropriations Acts, budget guidelines, and 
recommendations from the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget.
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