Resources and authorities

(a) Bureau of Technology (1) Establishment (A) In general There is established within the Commission the Bureau of Technology (in this subsection referred to as the Bureau). (B) Duties The Bureau shall engage in activities that include: (i) Aiding or advising the Commission with respect to the technological aspects of the functions of the Commission, including— (I) preparing, conducting, facilitating, managing, or otherwise enabling studies, workshops, audits, community participation opportunities, or other similar activities; and (II) any other assistance deemed appropriate by the Commission or Chair. (ii) Aiding or advising the Commission with respect to the enforcement of this Act. (iii) Providing technical assistance to any enforcement bureau within the Commission with respect to the investigation and trial of cases. (2) Chief Technologist The Bureau shall be headed by a Chief Technologist. (3) Staff (A) Appointments (i) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), the Chair may, without regard to the civil service laws (including regulations), appoint personnel with experience in fields such as management, technology, digital and product design, user experience, information security, civil rights, technology policy, privacy policy, humanities and social sciences, product management, software engineering, machine learning, statistics, or other related fields to enable the Bureau to perform its duties. (ii) Minimum appointments Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chair shall appoint not less than 50 personnel. (B) Excepted service The personnel appointed in accordance with subparagraph (A) may be appointed to positions described in section 213.3102(r) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. (4) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection. (b) Additional personnel in the Bureau of Consumer Protection (1) Additional personnel Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chair may, without regard to the civil service laws (including regulations), appoint 25 additional personnel to the Division of Enforcement of the Bureau of Consumer Protection. (2) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection. (c) Establishment of agreements of cooperation The Commission shall negotiate agreements of cooperation, as needed, with any relevant Federal agency with respect to information sharing and enforcement actions taken regarding the development or deployment of an automated decision system to make a critical decision or of an augmented critical decision process. Such agreements shall include procedures for determining which agency shall file an action and providing notice to the non-filing agency, where feasible, prior to initiating a civil action to enforce any Federal law within such agencies' jurisdictions regarding the development or deployment of an automated decision system to make a critical decision or of an augmented critical decision process by a covered entity.