[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2454 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]
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In the Senate of the United States,
December 6, 2018.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.
2454) entitled ``An Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to
establish a data framework to provide access for appropriate personnel
to law enforcement and other information of the Department, 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 ``Department of Homeland Security Data
Framework Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DATA FRAMEWORK.
(a) In General.--
(1) Development.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
develop a data framework to integrate existing Department of
Homeland Security datasets and systems, as appropriate, for
access by authorized personnel in a manner consistent with
relevant legal authorities and privacy, civil rights, and civil
liberties policies and protections.
(2) Requirements.--In developing the framework required
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure, in accordance with all applicable statutory and
regulatory requirements, the following information is included:
(A) All information acquired, held, or obtained by
an office or component of the Department of Homeland
Security that falls within the scope of the information
sharing environment, including homeland security
information, terrorism information, weapons of mass
destruction information, and national intelligence.
(B) Any information or intelligence relevant to
priority mission needs and capability requirements of
the homeland security enterprise, as determined
appropriate by the Secretary.
(b) Data Framework Access.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure that the data framework required under this section is
accessible to employees of the Department of Homeland Security
who the Secretary determines--
(A) have an appropriate security clearance;
(B) are assigned to perform a function that
requires access to information in such framework; and
(C) are trained in applicable standards for
safeguarding and using such information.
(2) Guidance.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
(A) issue guidance for Department of Homeland
Security employees authorized to access and contribute
to the data framework pursuant to paragraph (1); and
(B) ensure that such guidance enforces a duty to
share between offices and components of the Department
when accessing or contributing to such framework for
mission needs.
(3) Efficiency.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
promulgate data standards and instruct components of the
Department of Homeland Security to make available information
through the data framework required under this section in a
machine-readable standard format, to the greatest extent
practicable.
(c) Exclusion of Information.--The Secretary of Homeland Security
may exclude information from the data framework required under this
section if the Secretary determines inclusion of such information may--
(1) jeopardize the protection of sources, methods, or
activities;
(2) compromise a criminal or national security
investigation;
(3) be inconsistent with other Federal laws or regulations;
or
(4) be duplicative or not serve an operational purpose if
included in such framework.
(d) Safeguards.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
incorporate into the data framework required under this section systems
capabilities for auditing and ensuring the security of information
included in such framework. Such capabilities shall include the
following:
(1) Mechanisms for identifying insider threats.
(2) Mechanisms for identifying security risks.
(3) Safeguards for privacy, civil rights, and civil
liberties.
(e) Deadline for Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure the data framework required under this section has the ability
to include appropriate information in existence within the Department
of Homeland Security to meet the critical mission operations of the
Department of Homeland Security.
(f) Notice to Congress.--
(1) Status updates.--The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
regular updates on the status of the data framework until the
framework is fully operational.
(2) Operational notification.--Not later than 60 days after
the date on which the data framework required under this
section is fully operational, the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall provide notice to the appropriate congressional
committees that the data framework is fully operational.
(3) Value added.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
annually brief Congress on component use of the data framework
required under this section to support operations that disrupt
terrorist activities and incidents in the homeland.
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committee; homeland.--The
terms ``appropriate congressional committee'' and ``homeland''
have the meaning given those terms in section 2 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101).
(2) Homeland security information.--The term ``homeland
security information'' has the meaning given such term in
section 892 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
482).
(3) National intelligence.--The term ``national
intelligence'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(5)
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(5)).
(4) Terrorism information.--The term ``terrorism
information'' has the meaning given such term in section 1016
of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
(6 U.S.C. 485).
Attest:
Secretary.
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H.R. 2454
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