[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 1858 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 632
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1858

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 2019

  Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

                           December 15, 2020

               Reported by Mr. Wicker, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To ensure the Chief Information Office of the Consumer Product Safety 
 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``CPSC CIO Parity 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. CIO AUTHORITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Consumer Product Safety Commission 
(in this section referred to as the ``Commission'') shall ensure that 
the Chief Information Officer of the Commission has a significant role 
in--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the management, governance, and oversight 
        processes related to information technology; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the hiring of personnel with information 
        technology responsibilities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Additional Personnel.--The Chairman of the Commission, 
in consultation with the Chief Information Officer of the Commission, 
and subject to the approval of the Commission, shall appoint--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) a Chief Data Officer to serve at the Associate 
        Executive Director level; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) a Chief Technologist, to serve on a full- or 
        part-time basis.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``CPSC CIO Parity Act''.

SEC. 2. CIO AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--The Consumer Product Safety Commission (in this 
section referred to as the ``Commission'') shall ensure that the Chief 
Information Officer of the Commission, or other senior information 
technology official as designated by the Chairman 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, 
or the official designated under subsection (a), in consultation with 
the Chief Financial Officer of the Commission and budget officials, 
shall advise on 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.
    (c) Additional Personnel.--The Chairman of the Commission, in 
consultation with the Chief Information Officer of the Commission, and 
subject to the approval of the Commission, shall appoint--
            (1) a Chief Data Officer to serve at the Associate 
        Executive Director level; and
            (2) a Chief Technologist, to serve on a full- or part-time 
        basis.
    (d) Funding.--Amounts for activities under this section shall be 
derived from amounts appropriated or otherwise available to the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission.
                                                       Calendar No. 632

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1858

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 15, 2020

                       Reported with an amendment