Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-110

§155a Authority of Chief Information Officer

Title 47 › CHAPTER 5 — WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 155a

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Require the Commission’s Chief Information Officer to lead information technology planning, budgeting, management, oversight, and hiring for both annual and multi-year work. The CIO, with the Chief Financial Officer and budget officials, must approve how IT funds are allocated under appropriations, budget guidance, and recommendations from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Full Legal Text

Title 47, §155a

Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In general
The Commission shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the Commission has a significant role in— (1)
(2)the management, governance, and oversight processes related to information technology; and
(3)the hiring of personnel with information technology responsibilities.
(b)CIO approval
The Chief Information Officer of the Commission, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the Commission and budget officials, shall specify and approve the allocation of amounts appropriated to the Commission for information technology, consistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts, budget guidelines, and recommendations from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018, also known as the RAY BAUM’S Act of 2018, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, and not as part of the Communications Act of 1934 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definition Pub. L. 115–141, div. P, § 2, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1081, provided that: “In this division [see

Short Title

of 2018 Amendment note set out under section 609 of this title], the term ‘Commission’ means the Federal Communications Commission.”

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

47 U.S.C. § 155a

Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110