,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cahg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #d1 #bjba,mr4 
,lujn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,he9ri*7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to e/abli% ! ,(fice (         
,te*nologi/s )9 ! ,f$]al ,trade         
,commission4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al ,trade           
,commission ,te*nologi/s ,act ( #bjba4  
#b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ! ,(fice (            
,te*nologi/s  7a7 ,(fice ( ,te*nologi/s 
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,commission   
%all e/abli% )9 ! ,commission ! ,(fice (
 ,te*nologi/s 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z
 ! ,(fice7 to advise ! ,commission on   
te*nology matt]s1 includ+ !             
,commission's use ( te*nology1 te*nical 
aspects ( law en=cem5t actions1 &       
te*nology policy recomm5dations4  7b7   
,p]sonnel  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission 
%all appo9t to positions 9 ! ,(fice--   

7,a7 n less ?an #be te*nologi/s2 &  7,b7
 o!r necess>y employees4  7#b7 ,direct  
hire au?ority ,! ,commission may make   
appo9tm5ts ( te*nologi/s "u p>agraph    
7#a7 )\t reg>d to ! provisions (        
sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #cc ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,calculation 
( numb] ( te*nologi/s ,= purposes (     
p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 ! numb] (           
individuals appo9t$ to a position z a   
te*nologi/ %all be det]m9$ on a full-"t 
equival5t basis1 except t an appo9tm5t (
 an individual to a position z a        
te*nologi/ on a t]m or tempor>y basis   
%all be c\nt$ z an appo9tm5t to a       
full-"t position1 )\t reg>d to ! numb] (
 h\rs 9 ! adm9i/rative workweek ( !     
individual4  7#d7 ,comp5sation  7,a7    
,rate ( pay ,subject to subp>agraph     
7,b71 9 ord] to recruit & reta9 qualifi$
 te*nologi/s1 ! ,commission may fix !   
rate ( pay1 includ+ comp5sation = night 
& ov]time "w & o!r premium pay1 ( any   
te*nologi/ appo9t$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 z !
 ,commission consid]s necess>y = !      

int]e/ ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & j to !    
individuals employ$4  7,b7 ,maximum ,!  
total am\nt payable to a te*nologi/     
appo9t$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 includ+       
comp5sation = night & ov]time "w & o!r  
premium pay1 dur+ any pay p]iod may n   
exce$ ! rate ( basic pay payable = a    
position at level ,,ii ( ! ,executive   
,s*$ule "u section #ecac ( title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7,c7 ,"t (f ,)    
respect to a te*nologi/ appo9t$ "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 :o is n eligible = ov]time
 or o!r premium pay1 ! ,commission may  
grant su* te*nologi/ comp5satory "t (f f
 duty = ov]time "w p]=m$4  7c7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,commission ,! t]m ,commission means !  
,f$]al ,trade ,commission4  7#b7        
,te*nologi/ ,! t]m te*nologi/ means an  
individual ) tra9+ & exp]tise reg>d+ !  
/ate ( ! art 9 in=mation te*nology1     
includ+ product developm5t1 supply *a9  
managem5t1 data privacy & analytics1    
algori?ms1 in=mation security1 network  
security1 ! manufactur+ ( h>dw>e1 s(tw>e

 developm5t1 comput] sci5ce1 or o!r     
relat$ fields4  7d7 ,au?orization (     
appropriation ,!re is au?oriz$ to be    
appropriat$ su* sums z necess>y to c>ry 
out ! requirem5ts ( ?is section4