[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1616 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

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                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                       October 2, 2017.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
1616) entitled ``An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
authorize the National Computer Forensics Institute, and for other 
purposes.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
      following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening State and Local Cyber 
Crime Fighting Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL COMPUTER FORENSICS INSTITUTE OF 
              THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle C of title VIII of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

``SEC. 822. NATIONAL COMPUTER FORENSICS INSTITUTE.

    ``(a) In General.--There is authorized for fiscal years 2017 
through 2022 within the United States Secret Service a National 
Computer Forensics Institute (in this section referred to as the 
`Institute'). The Institute shall disseminate information related to 
the investigation and prevention of cyber and electronic crime and 
related threats, and educate, train, and equip State, local, tribal, 
and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges.
    ``(b) Functions.--The functions of the Institute shall include the 
following:
            ``(1) Educating State, local, tribal, and territorial law 
        enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges on current--
                    ``(A) cyber and electronic crimes and related 
                threats;
                    ``(B) methods for investigating cyber and 
                electronic crime and related threats and conducting 
                computer and mobile device forensic examinations; and
                    ``(C) prosecutorial and judicial challenges related 
                to cyber and electronic crime and related threats, and 
                computer and mobile device forensic examinations.
            ``(2) Training State, local, tribal, and territorial law 
        enforcement officers to--
                    ``(A) conduct cyber and electronic crime and 
                related threat investigations;
                    ``(B) conduct computer and mobile device forensic 
                examinations; and
                    ``(C) respond to network intrusion incidents.
            ``(3) Training State, local, tribal, and territorial law 
        enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges on methods to 
        obtain, process, store, and admit digital evidence in court.
    ``(c) Principles.--In carrying out the functions specified in 
subsection (b), the Institute shall ensure, to the extent practicable, 
that timely, actionable, and relevant expertise and information related 
to cyber and electronic crime and related threats is shared with State, 
local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers and 
prosecutors.
    ``(d) Equipment.--The Institute may provide State, local, tribal, 
and territorial law enforcement officers with computer equipment, 
hardware, software, manuals, and tools necessary to conduct cyber and 
electronic crime and related threat investigations and computer and 
mobile device forensic examinations.
    ``(e) Electronic Crime Task Forces.--The Institute shall facilitate 
the expansion of the network of Electronic Crime Task Forces of the 
United States Secret Service through the addition of State, local, 
tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers educated and trained 
at the Institute.
    ``(f) Savings Provision.--All authorized activities and functions 
carried out by the Institute at any location as of the day before the 
date of the enactment of this section are authorized to continue to be 
carried out at any such location on and after such date.''.
    (b) Funding.--For each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, amounts 
appropriated for United States Secret Service, Operations and Support, 
may be used to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 821 the following new 
item:

    ``Sec. 822. National Computer Forensics Institute.''.

SEC. 3. PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, AND PROSECUTION OF ECONOMIC, HIGH 
              TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET, AND OTHER WHITE COLLAR CRIME.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

 ``PART MM--PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, AND PROSECUTION OF WHITE COLLAR 
                                 CRIME

``SEC. 3030. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This part may be cited as the `National White Collar Crime 
Control Act of 2017'.

``SEC. 3031. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with or 
make a grant to an eligible entity for the purpose of improving the 
identification, investigation, and prosecution of white collar crime 
(including each category of such crimes set forth in paragraphs (1) 
through (3) of subsection (b)) by providing comprehensive, direct, and 
practical training and technical assistance to law enforcement 
officers, investigators, auditors and prosecutors in States and units 
of local government.
    ``(b) White Collar Crime Defined.--For purposes of this part, the 
term `white collar crime' includes--
            ``(1) high-tech crime, including cyber and electronic crime 
        and related threats;
            ``(2) economic crime, including financial fraud and 
        mortgage fraud; and
            ``(3) Internet-based crime against children and child 
        pornography.

``SEC. 3032. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this part include the following:
            ``(1) To ensure that training is available for State, 
        local, tribal and territorial law enforcement agencies and 
        officers nationwide to support local efforts to identify, 
        prevent, investigate, and prosecute cyber and financial crimes, 
        including those crimes facilitated via computer networks and 
        other electronic means, and crimes involving financial and 
        economic impacts such as intellectual property crimes.
            ``(2) To deliver training to State, local, tribal, and 
        territorial law enforcement officers, and other criminal 
        justice professionals concerning the use of proven 
        methodologies to prevent, detect, and respond to such crimes, 
        recognize emerging issues, manage electronic and financial 
        crime evidence and to improve local criminal justice agency 
        responses to such threats.
            ``(3) To provide operational and technical assistance and 
        training concerning tools, products, resources, guidelines, and 
        procedures to aid and enhance criminal intelligence analysis, 
        conduct cyber crime and financial crime investigations, and 
        related justice information sharing at the local and State 
        levels.
            ``(4) To provide appropriate training on protections for 
        privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties in the conduct of 
        criminal intelligence analysis and cyber and electronic crime 
        and financial crime investigations, including in the 
        development of policies, guidelines, and procedures by State, 
        local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to 
        protect and enhance privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties 
        protections and identify weaknesses and gaps in the protection 
        of privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties.

``SEC. 3033. AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS.

    ``A grant or cooperative agreement awarded under this part may be 
made only for the following programs, with respect to the prevention, 
investigation, and prosecution of certain criminal activities:
            ``(1) Programs to provide a nationwide support system for 
        State and local criminal justice agencies.
            ``(2) Programs to assist State and local criminal justice 
        agencies to develop, establish, and maintain intelligence-
        focused policing strategies and related information sharing.
            ``(3) Programs to provide training and investigative 
        support services to State and local criminal justice agencies 
        to provide such agencies with skills and resources needed to 
        investigate and prosecute such criminal activities and related 
        criminal activities.
            ``(4) Programs to provide research support, to establish 
        partnerships, and to provide other resources to aid State and 
        local criminal justice agencies to prevent, investigate, and 
        prosecute such criminal activities and related problems.
            ``(5) Programs to provide information and research to the 
        general public to facilitate the prevention of such criminal 
        activities.
            ``(6) Programs to establish or support national training 
        and research centers regionally to provide training and 
        research services for State and local criminal justice 
        agencies.
            ``(7) Programs to provide training and oversight to State 
        and local criminal justice agencies to develop and comply with 
        applicable privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties related 
        policies, procedures, rules, laws, and guidelines.
            ``(8) Any other programs specified by the Attorney General 
        as furthering the purposes of this part.

``SEC. 3034. APPLICATION.

    ``To be eligible for an award of a grant or cooperative agreement 
under this part, an entity shall submit to the Director of the Bureau 
of Justice Assistance an application in such form and manner, and 
containing such information, as required by the Director of the Bureau 
of Justice Assistance.

``SEC. 3035. ELIGIBILITY.

    ``States, units of local government, not-for-profit entities, and 
institutions of higher-education with demonstrated capacity and 
experience in delivering training, technical assistance and other 
resources including direct, practical laboratory training to law 
enforcement officers, investigators, auditors and prosecutors in States 
and units of local government and over the Internet shall be eligible 
to receive an award under this part.

``SEC. 3036. RULES AND REGULATIONS.

    ``The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall promulgate 
such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this part, 
including rules and regulations for submitting and reviewing 
applications under section 3035.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $13,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to 
carry out --
            (1) part MM of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
        Safe Streets Act of 1968, as added by subsection (a); and
            (2) section 401(b) of the Prioritizing Resources and 
        Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 
        30103(b)).

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H.R. 1616

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                               AMENDMENT