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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. 

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. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘CPSC CIO Parity 

3 Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CIO AUTHORITY. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Consumer Product Safety 

6 Commission (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commis7 sion’’) shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of 

8 the Commission has a significant role in— 

9 (1) the decision-making process for annual and 

10 multi-year planning, programming, budgeting, and 

11 execution decisions, related reporting requirements, 

12 and reports related to information technology; 

13 (2) the management, governance, and oversight 

14 processes related to information technology; and 

15 (3) the hiring of personnel with information 

16 technology responsibilities. 

17 (b) CIO APPROVAL.—The Chief Information Officer 

18 of the Commission, in consultation with the Chief Finan19 cial Officer of the Commission and budget officials, shall 

20 specify and approve the allocation of amounts appro21 priated to the Commission for information technology, 

22 consistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts, 

23 budget guidelines, and recommendations from the Direc24 tor of the Office of Management and Budget. 

25 (c) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.—The Chairman of the 

26 Commission, in consultation with the Chief Information 


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1 Officer of the Commission, and subject to the approval 

2 of the Commission, shall appoint— 

3 (1) a Chief Data Officer to serve at the Asso4 ciate Executive Director level; and 

5 (2) a Chief Technologist, to serve on a full- or 

6 part-time basis. 

7 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

8 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘CPSC CIO Parity Act’’. 

9 SEC. 2. CIO AUTHORITY. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Consumer Product Safety 

11 Commission (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commis12 sion’’) shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the 

13 Commission, or other senior information technology official 

14 as designated by the Chairman of the Commission, has a 

15 significant role in— 

16 (1) the decision-making process for annual and 

17 multi-year planning, programming, budgeting, and 

18 execution decisions, related reporting requirements, 

19 and reports related to information technology; 

20 (2) the management, governance, and oversight 

21 processes related to information technology; and 

22 (3) the hiring of personnel with information 

23 technology responsibilities. 

24 (b) CIO APPROVAL.—The Chief Information Officer of 

25 the Commission, or the official designated under subsection 


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1 (a), in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the 

2 Commission and budget officials, shall advise on the alloca3 tion of amounts appropriated to the Commission for infor4 mation technology, consistent with the provisions of appro5 priations Acts, budget guidelines, and recommendations 

6 from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 

7 (c) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.—The Chairman of the 

8 Commission, in consultation with the Chief Information Of9 ficer of the Commission, and subject to the approval of the 

10 Commission, shall appoint— 

11 (1) a Chief Data Officer to serve at the Associate 

12 Executive Director level; and 

13 (2) a Chief Technologist, to serve on a full- or 

14 part-time basis. 

15 (d) FUNDING.—Amounts for activities under this sec16 tion shall be derived from amounts appropriated or other17 wise available to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 


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Calendar No. 632 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1858 

A BILL 

To ensure the Chief Information Office of the Connology, and for other purposes. cant role in decisions related to information tech- sumer Product Safety Commission has a signifiDECEMBER 15, 2020 

Reported with an amendment 


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