    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 116-116
    116th Congress

    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, <>
    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.''.

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    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

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    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.

    Approved March 2, 2020.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 504:
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    SENATE REPORTS: No. 116-16 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental
    Affairs).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
    Vol. 165 (2019):
    Jan. 29, considered and passed
    House.
    July 25, considered and passed
    Senate, amended.
    Vol. 166 (2020):
    Feb. 10, House concurred in Senate
    amendment.