[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 504 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]
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In the Senate of the United States,
July 25, 2019.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.
504) entitled ``An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
require the Department of Homeland Security to develop an engagement
strategy with fusion centers, and for other purposes.'', do pass with
the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Field Engagement Accountability
Act''.
SEC. 2. ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WITH FUSION CENTERS.
Section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h)
is amended by--
(1) redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections
(k) and (l), respectively; and
(2) inserting after subsection (i) the following:
``(j) Fusion Center Information Sharing Strategy.--Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of the DHS Field Engagement
Accountability Act, and not less frequently than once every 5 years
thereafter, the Secretary shall develop or update a strategy for
Department engagement with fusion centers. Such strategy shall be
developed and updated in consultation with the heads of intelligence
components of the Department, the Chief Privacy Officer, the Officer
for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, officials of fusion centers,
officers designated as Homeland Security Advisors, and the heads of
other relevant agencies, as appropriate. Such strategy shall include
the following:
``(1) Specific goals and objectives for sharing information
and engaging with fusion centers--
``(A) through the direct deployment of personnel
from intelligence components of the Department;
``(B) through the use of Department unclassified
and classified information sharing systems, including
the Homeland Security Information Network and the
Homeland Secure Data Network, or any successor systems;
and
``(C) through any additional means.
``(2) The performance metrics to be used to measure success
in achieving the goals and objectives referred to in paragraph
(1).
``(3) A 5-year plan for continued engagement with fusion
centers.''.
SEC. 3. OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS FIELD PERSONNEL SUPPORT TO
FUSION CENTERS.
(a) Performance Metrics.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and
Analysis shall--
(1) consider the effectiveness of existing processes to
identify and prepare field personnel for deployment to support
fusion centers and internal mechanisms to ensure oversight and
accountability of such field personnel, including field
personnel assigned to one center and field personnel assigned
to multiple centers; and
(2) publish and disseminate performance metrics, taking
into account, as appropriate, regional and threat diversity,
for--
(A) field personnel from the Office of Intelligence
and Analysis assigned to an individual fusion center;
(B) field personnel from the Office of Intelligence
and Analysis assigned to multiple fusion centers; and
(C) Regional Directors of the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis to ensure accountability for
monitoring all field personnel under the supervision of
such Regional Directors.
(b) Training.--In consultation with the Chief Information Officer,
the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall develop and
implement a formalized training module for fusion center personnel
regarding the classified Homeland Secure Data Network, or any successor
system.
(c) Fusion Center Defined.--In this section, the term ``fusion
center'' has the meaning given such term in section 210A(k) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as so redesignated by section 2.
SEC. 4. DHS COMPONENT USAGE OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION
NETWORK.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer, in consultation
with the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, and in
accordance with the functions and responsibilities assigned to the
Under Secretary under title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 121 et seq.), shall--
(1) develop policies and metrics to ensure effective use by
components of the Department of the unclassified Homeland
Security Information Network (referred to in this section as
``HSIN''), or any successor system; and
(2) develop policies for posting unclassified products on
HSIN, or any successor system.
(b) Technical Enhancements.--The Chief Information Officer, in
consultation with the Chief Intelligence Officer, shall assess and
implement, as appropriate, technical enhancements to HSIN to improve
usability, including search functionality, data analysis, and
collaboration capabilities.
SEC. 5. REPORT.
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate,
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, and the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives that
describes the implementation of--
(1) the fusion center information sharing strategy required
under section 210A(j) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as
added by section 2, based on performance metrics developed
pursuant to such strategy;
(2) the deployment of field personnel to fusion centers (as
such term is defined in section 210A of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h)), in accordance with section 3,
based on performance metrics developed pursuant to such
section; and
(3) policies that seek to ensure the effective use of the
Homeland Security Information Network, in accordance with
section 4, based on the metrics developed pursuant to such
section.
Attest:
Secretary.
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H.R. 504
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AMENDMENT