[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 164 (Thursday, October 12, 2017)]
[House]
[Pages H8012-H8013]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
STRENGTHENING STATE AND LOCAL CYBER CRIME FIGHTING ACT OF 2017
Mr. RATCLIFFE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the
Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 1616) to amend the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 to authorize the National Computer Forensics Institute, and for
other purposes, with the Senate amendment thereto, and concur in the
Senate amendment.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the Senate amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Senate amendment:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening State and
Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL COMPUTER FORENSICS
INSTITUTE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY.
(a) In General.--Subtitle C of title VIII of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 381 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
``SEC. 822. NATIONAL COMPUTER FORENSICS INSTITUTE.
``(a) In General.--There is authorized for fiscal years
2017 through 2022 within the United States Secret Service a
National Computer Forensics Institute (in this section
referred to as the `Institute'). The Institute shall
disseminate information related to the investigation and
prevention of cyber and electronic crime and related threats,
and educate, train, and equip State, local, tribal, and
territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and
judges.
``(b) Functions.--The functions of the Institute shall
include the following:
``(1) Educating State, local, tribal, and territorial law
enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges on current--
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``(A) cyber and electronic crimes and related threats;
``(B) methods for investigating cyber and electronic crime
and related threats and conducting computer and mobile device
forensic examinations; and
``(C) prosecutorial and judicial challenges related to
cyber and electronic crime and related threats, and computer
and mobile device forensic examinations.
``(2) Training State, local, tribal, and territorial law
enforcement officers to--
``(A) conduct cyber and electronic crime and related threat
investigations;
``(B) conduct computer and mobile device forensic
examinations; and
``(C) respond to network intrusion incidents.
``(3) Training State, local, tribal, and territorial law
enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges on methods to
obtain, process, store, and admit digital evidence in court.
``(c) Principles.--In carrying out the functions specified
in subsection (b), the Institute shall ensure, to the extent
practicable, that timely, actionable, and relevant expertise
and information related to cyber and electronic crime and
related threats is shared with State, local, tribal, and
territorial law enforcement officers and prosecutors.
``(d) Equipment.--The Institute may provide State, local,
tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers with
computer equipment, hardware, software, manuals, and tools
necessary to conduct cyber and electronic crime and related
threat investigations and computer and mobile device forensic
examinations.
``(e) Electronic Crime Task Forces.--The Institute shall
facilitate the expansion of the network of Electronic Crime
Task Forces of the United States Secret Service through the
addition of State, local, tribal, and territorial law
enforcement officers educated and trained at the Institute.
``(f) Savings Provision.--All authorized activities and
functions carried out by the Institute at any location as of
the day before the date of the enactment of this section are
authorized to continue to be carried out at any such location
on and after such date.''.
(b) Funding.--For each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022,
amounts appropriated for United States Secret Service,
Operations and Support, may be used to carry out this Act and
the amendments made by this Act.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section
1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 821 the following new item:
``Sec. 822. National Computer Forensics Institute.''.
SEC. 3. PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, AND PROSECUTION OF
ECONOMIC, HIGH TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET, AND OTHER
WHITE COLLAR CRIME.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``PART MM--PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, AND PROSECUTION OF WHITE COLLAR
CRIME
``SEC. 3030. SHORT TITLE.
``This part may be cited as the `National White Collar
Crime Control Act of 2017'.
``SEC. 3031. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM.
``(a) Authorization.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice
Assistance is authorized to enter into a cooperative
agreement with or make a grant to an eligible entity for the
purpose of improving the identification, investigation, and
prosecution of white collar crime (including each category of
such crimes set forth in paragraphs (1) through (3) of
subsection (b)) by providing comprehensive, direct, and
practical training and technical assistance to law
enforcement officers, investigators, auditors and prosecutors
in States and units of local government.
``(b) White Collar Crime Defined.--For purposes of this
part, the term `white collar crime' includes--
``(1) high-tech crime, including cyber and electronic crime
and related threats;
``(2) economic crime, including financial fraud and
mortgage fraud; and
``(3) Internet-based crime against children and child
pornography.
``SEC. 3032. PURPOSES.
``The purposes of this part include the following:
``(1) To ensure that training is available for State,
local, tribal and territorial law enforcement agencies and
officers nationwide to support local efforts to identify,
prevent, investigate, and prosecute cyber and financial
crimes, including those crimes facilitated via computer
networks and other electronic means, and crimes involving
financial and economic impacts such as intellectual property
crimes.
``(2) To deliver training to State, local, tribal, and
territorial law enforcement officers, and other criminal
justice professionals concerning the use of proven
methodologies to prevent, detect, and respond to such crimes,
recognize emerging issues, manage electronic and financial
crime evidence and to improve local criminal justice agency
responses to such threats.
``(3) To provide operational and technical assistance and
training concerning tools, products, resources, guidelines,
and procedures to aid and enhance criminal intelligence
analysis, conduct cyber crime and financial crime
investigations, and related justice information sharing at
the local and State levels.
``(4) To provide appropriate training on protections for
privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties in the conduct of
criminal intelligence analysis and cyber and electronic crime
and financial crime investigations, including in the
development of policies, guidelines, and procedures by State,
local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to
protect and enhance privacy, civil rights, and civil
liberties protections and identify weaknesses and gaps in the
protection of privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties.
``SEC. 3033. AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS.
``A grant or cooperative agreement awarded under this part
may be made only for the following programs, with respect to
the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of certain
criminal activities:
``(1) Programs to provide a nationwide support system for
State and local criminal justice agencies.
``(2) Programs to assist State and local criminal justice
agencies to develop, establish, and maintain intelligence-
focused policing strategies and related information sharing.
``(3) Programs to provide training and investigative
support services to State and local criminal justice agencies
to provide such agencies with skills and resources needed to
investigate and prosecute such criminal activities and
related criminal activities.
``(4) Programs to provide research support, to establish
partnerships, and to provide other resources to aid State and
local criminal justice agencies to prevent, investigate, and
prosecute such criminal activities and related problems.
``(5) Programs to provide information and research to the
general public to facilitate the prevention of such criminal
activities.
``(6) Programs to establish or support national training
and research centers regionally to provide training and
research services for State and local criminal justice
agencies.
``(7) Programs to provide training and oversight to State
and local criminal justice agencies to develop and comply
with applicable privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties
related policies, procedures, rules, laws, and guidelines.
``(8) Any other programs specified by the Attorney General
as furthering the purposes of this part.
``SEC. 3034. APPLICATION.
``To be eligible for an award of a grant or cooperative
agreement under this part, an entity shall submit to the
Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance an application
in such form and manner, and containing such information, as
required by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
``SEC. 3035. ELIGIBILITY.
``States, units of local government, not-for-profit
entities, and institutions of higher-education with
demonstrated capacity and experience in delivering training,
technical assistance and other resources including direct,
practical laboratory training to law enforcement officers,
investigators, auditors and prosecutors in States and units
of local government and over the Internet shall be eligible
to receive an award under this part.
``SEC. 3036. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
``The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall
promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to
carry out this part, including rules and regulations for
submitting and reviewing applications under section 3035.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated $13,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018
through 2022 to carry out --
(1) part MM of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968, as added by subsection (a); and
(2) section 401(b) of the Prioritizing Resources and
Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C.
30103(b)).
Mr. RATCLIFFE (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous
consent to dispense with the reading.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Texas?
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the original request
of the gentleman from Texas?
There was no objection.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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