UNITED STATES CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER.

SEC. 604. UNITED STATES CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER.(a) Short Title.—This section may be cited as the “United States Chief Technology Officer Act”.(b) In General.—Section 203 the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6612) is amended—(1) by inserting “(b) Associate Directors.—” before “The President is authorized” and indenting appropriately;(2) by inserting “(a) In General.—” before “There shall be” and indenting appropriately; and(3) by adding at the end the following:“(c) Chief Technology Officer.—Subject to subsection (b), the President is authorized to designate 1 of the Associate Directors under that subsection as a United States Chief Technology Officer.”.