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[H.R. 1616 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1616

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen


                                 An Act


 
  To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the National 
          Computer Forensics Institute, and for other purposes.

    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 ``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)).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.