[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5079 Engrossed in House (EH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5079
_______________________________________________________________________
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) redesigning subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (k)
and (l), respectively; and
(2) inserting after subsection (i) the following new
subsection:
``(j) Fusion Center Information Sharing Strategy.--Not later than 1
year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary
shall develop and update at least once every 5 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:
``(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 Sharing 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 of the Department of Homeland Security 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
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.
(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).
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 Intelligence Officer of the Department
of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Chief Information
Officer of the Department, shall--
(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
(2) develop policies for posting unclassified products on
the Homeland Security Information Sharing Network, or any
successor system.
(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.
SEC. 5. REPORT.
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:
(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.
(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.
(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.
Passed the House of Representatives March 19, 2018.
Attest:
Clerk.
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5079
_______________________________________________________________________
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.