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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