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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1764 

To provide for the designation of the United States Chief Technology Officer. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 14, 2015 

Mr. LOUDERMILK (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, 

Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, and Mrs. COMSTOCK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 

Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide for the designation of the United States Chief 

Technology Officer. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United States Chief 

5 Technology Officer Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. UNITED STATES CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER. 

7 Title II of the National Science and Technology Pol8 icy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 


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1 6611 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol2 lowing new section: 

3 ‘‘UNITED STATES CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

4 ‘‘SEC. 210. (a) APPOINTMENT.—The President may 

5 appoint a United States Chief Technology Officer. Not 

6 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the United 

7 States Chief Technology Officer Act, such officer shall be 

8 the Associate Director for Technology and Innovation of 

9 the Office of Science and Technology Policy. 

10 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the United States Chief 

11 Technology Officer should include— 

12 ‘‘(1) advising the President and the Director of 

13 the Office of Science and Technology Policy on Fed14 eral information systems, technology, data, and in15 novation policies and initiatives; 

16 ‘‘(2) promoting an improved exchange of infor17 mation among the Federal Government, the public, 

18 and Congress; 

19 ‘‘(3) promoting the use of innovative techno20 logical approaches across the Federal Government to 

21 ensure a modern information technology infrastruc22 ture; 

23 ‘‘(4) working with the Chief Technology Offi24 cers and Chief Information Officers of all Federal 

25 agencies to ensure the use of best technologies and 

26 security practices for information systems; 


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1 ‘‘(5) establishing a working group with such Of2 ficers to exchange best practices about information 

3 systems; 

4 ‘‘(6) promoting transparency and accountability 

5 across the Federal Government for all technological 

6 implementation by working with agencies to ensure 

7 that each arm of the Federal Government, including 

8 the executive branch, makes its records open and ac9 cessible; 

10 ‘‘(7) promoting security and privacy protection 

11 policies for all Federal information technology sys12 tems that are consistent with Federal law, regula13 tions, and current best practices; 

14 ‘‘(8) promoting technological interoperability of 

15 key Government functions; 

16 ‘‘(9) in consultation with the Office of Manage17 ment and Budget, providing an annual report to the 

18 President, the Director of the Office of Science and 

19 Technology Policy, and Congress on the current 

20 state of information systems of all Federal agencies, 

21 including— 

22 ‘‘(A) the status of information systems, in23 cluding potential technology and security con24 cerns about these information systems in all 

25 Federal agencies; 


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1 ‘‘(B) a review of all Federal websites with 

2 third-party embedded tools that— 

3 ‘‘(i) identifies each embedded tool, 

4 who it belongs to, and the data it collects; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(ii) addresses effects on cybersecu7 rity and consumer privacy, including 

8 whether each website provides prominent 

9 notice to consumers about the presence of 

10 the tool and whether the consumer may 

11 opt-out of the tool; 

12 ‘‘(C) the amount of money being spent on 

13 various technologies; and 

14 ‘‘(D) technology recommendations and best 

15 practices; and 

16 ‘‘(10) such other functions and activities as the 

17 President and Director of the Office of Science and 

18 Technology Policy may assign. 

19 ‘‘(c) REPORT.—In the absence of a United States 

20 Chief Technology Officer or an Associate Director for 

21 Technology and Innovation of the Office of Science and 

22 Technology Policy, the Director of the Office of Science 

23 and Technology Policy shall be responsible for providing 

24 the report required under subsection (b)(9).’’. 

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