[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