DHS Field Engagement Accountability Act

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5079 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5079

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.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 23, 2018

 Mr. Bacon (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Keating, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr.
  Katko, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, and Mr. Gallagher) introduced the
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland
                                Security

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                                 A BILL

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
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:
            ``(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 five-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.
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