,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #fcb #aafth         
,,congress  #b;d ,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  ,december #ae1         
#bjbj,reported by ,mr4 ,wicker1 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 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  #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 ,commission1 or other   
senior information technology official  
as designated by the ,chairman of the   
,commission1 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 or the official designated
 under subsection 7a71 in consultation  
with the ,chief ,financial ,officer of  
the ,commission and budget officials1   
shall advise on 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  7d7 ,funding ,amounts 
for activities under this section shall 
be derived from amounts appropriated or 
otherwise available to the ,consumer    
,product ,safety ,commission4  ,december
 #ae1 #bjbj,reported with an amendment