,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aheh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and ,mr4 
,blumenthal7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to ensure the ,chief ,information    
,office of the ,consumer ,product       
,safety ,commission has a significant   
role in decisions related to information
 technology1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,,cpsc ,,cio ,parity ,act4 
#b4 ,,cio authority  7a7 ,in general    
,the ,consumer ,product ,safety         
,commission 7in this section referred to
 as the ,commission7 shall ensure that  
the ,chief ,information ,officer of the 
,commission has a significant role in-- 
7#a7 the decision-making process for    
annual and multi-year planning1         
programming1 budgeting1 and execution   
decisions1 related reporting            

requirements1 and reports related to    
information technology2  7#b7 the       
management1 governance1 and oversight   
processes related to information        
technology2 and  7#c7 the hiring of     
personnel with information technology   
responsibilities4  7b7 ,,cio approval   
,the ,chief ,information ,officer of the
 ,commission1 in consultation with the  
,chief ,financial ,officer of the       
,commission and budget officials1 shall 
specify and approve the allocation of   
amounts appropriated to the ,commission 
for information technology1 consistent  
with the provisions of appropriations   
,acts1 budget guidelines1 and           
recommendations from the ,director of   
the ,office of ,management and ,budget4 
7c7 ,additional personnel ,the ,chairman
 of the ,commission1 in consultation    
with the ,chief ,information ,officer of
 the ,commission1 and subject to the    
approval of the ,commission1 shall      
appoint--  7#a7 a ,chief ,data ,officer 
to serve at the ,associate ,executive   

,director level2 and  7#b7 a ,chief     
,technologist1 to serve on a full- or   
part-time basis4