Federal Trade Commission Technologists Act of 2021
This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish the Office of Technologists to advise on matters such as the FTC's use of technology, technical aspects of law enforcement actions, and technology policy recommendations.
To establish the Office of Technologists within the Federal Trade 
                              Commission.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Trade Commission 
Technologists Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGISTS.

    (a) Office of Technologists.--No later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission shall establish 
within the Commission the Office of Technologists to advise the 
Commission on technology matters, including the Commission's use of 
technology, technical aspects of law enforcement actions, and 
technology policy recommendations.
    (b) Personnel.--The Commission shall appoint at least 25 
technologists to the Office.
    (c) Technologist Defined.--The term ``technologist'' means an 
individual with training and expertise regarding the state of the art 
in information technology, information security, network security, 
software development, computer science, and other related fields and 
applications.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriation.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out the requirements of 
this Act.
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Federal Trade Commission Technologists Act of 2021
To establish the Office of Technologists within the Federal Trade Commission.
Federal Trade Commission Technologists Act of 2021
Rep. McNerney, Jerry