3.0.0 1729 2022-11-01T17:47:14Z 2022-11-01T17:47:14Z House HR 2019-03-13 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:H.R. 1729.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution[Page H2718]]]> hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm09 Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-01T19:51:13Z Referred to 2019-03-13T14:04:40Z Keep America Secure Act 116 8309 HR 2020-09-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2019-04-01 hshm09 Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability. Committee 2019-03-13 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2019-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 N Emergency Management Border security and unlawful immigration Criminal justice information and records Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations Terrorism Emergency Management 00 2019-03-13 Introduced in House 2020-08-31T14:33:17Z Office of Biometric Identity Management Authorization Act of 2019 or the OBIM Authorization Act of 2019

This bill establishes within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Office of Biometric Identity Management Directorate, which shall be administered by a director with significant management experience and experience in biometrics and identity management.

The director shall have specified duties, including

  • leading DHS's biometric identity services to support efforts and activities relating to anti-terrorism, counterterrorism, border security, credentialing, national security, and public safety;
  • managing the operation of DHS's primary biometric repository and identification system;
  • maximizing interoperability with other federal, state, local, and foreign biometric systems; and
  • ensuring the activities of the office are carried out in compliance with the policies and procedures established by the Privacy Officer.
]]> OBIM Authorization Act of 2019 Display Title OBIM Authorization Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office of Biometric Identity Management, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced OBIM Authorization Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Office of Biometric Identity Management Authorization Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1729ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1729ih.xml 2019-04-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.