[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H.R. 504 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 47
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 504
[Report No. 116-16]
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 29, 2019
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs
March 25, 2019
Reported by Mr. Johnson, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Field Engagement
Accountability Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WITH FUSION CENTERS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 124h) is amended by--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) redesigning subsections (j) and (k) as
subsections (k) and (l), respectively; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) inserting after subsection (i) the following
new subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(j) Fusion Center Information Sharing Strategy.--Not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection,
the Secretary shall develop and update at least once every five years 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 of
the Department, the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the
Department, 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:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Specific goals and objectives for sharing
information and engaging with fusion centers--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) through the direct deployment of
personnel from intelligence components of the
Department;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) through the use of Department
unclassified and classified information sharing
systems, including the Homeland Security Information
Sharing Network and the Homeland Secure Data Network,
or any successor systems; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) through any additional
means.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) The performance metrics to be used to
measure success in achieving the goals and objectives referred
to in paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) A five-year plan for continued engagement
with fusion centers.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS FIELD PERSONNEL
SUPPORT TO FUSION CENTERS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Performance Metrics.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for
Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security
shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) publish and disseminate performance metrics,
taking into account, as appropriate, regional and threat
diversity, for--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) field personnel from the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis assigned to an individual
fusion center;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) field personnel from the Office of
Intelligence and Analysis assigned to multiple fusion
centers; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Training.--In consultation with the Chief Information
Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, the Under Secretary for
Intelligence and Analysis of the Department shall develop and implement
a formalized training module for fusion center personnel regarding the
classified Homeland Secure Data Network of the Department, or any
successor system.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Fusion Center Defined.--In this section, the term
``fusion center'' has the meaning given such term in section 210A of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h).</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. DHS COMPONENT USAGE OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY
INFORMATION NETWORK.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Chief Intelligence Officer of the
Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Chief
Information Officer of the Department, shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) develop policies and metrics to ensure
effective use by components of the Department of the
Department's unclassified Homeland Security Information Sharing
Network, or any successor system; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) develop policies for posting unclassified
products on the Homeland Security Information Sharing Network,
or any successor system.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Technical Enhancements.--The Chief Information Officer
of the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Chief
Intelligence Officer of the Department, shall assess and implement, as
appropriate, technical enhancements to the Homeland Security
Information Sharing Network (HSIN) to improve usability, including
search functionality, data analysis, and collaboration
capabilities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 5. REPORT.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the
Committee on Homeland Security and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee on
Intelligence of the Senate a report on the implementation of the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) The fusion center information sharing strategy
required under subsection (j) of section 210A of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h), as added by section 2 of
this Act, based on performance metrics developed pursuant to
such strategy.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Field personnel deployed 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Policies that seek to ensure the effective use
of the Homeland Security Information Sharing Network in
accordance with section 4, based on the metrics developed
pursuant to such section.</DELETED>
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.
Calendar No. 47
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 504
[Report No. 116-16]
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
March 25, 2019
Reported with an amendment