[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 2454 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2454

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen


                                 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.

    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 ``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).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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