#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #afaf  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
authorize the ,national ,computer       
,forensics ,institute1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,strengthening      
,state and ,local ,cyber ,crime         
,fighting ,act of #bjag4  #b4           
,authorization of the national computer 
forensics institute of the department of
 homeland security  7a7 ,in general     
,subtitle ,c of title ,,viii of the     
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #cha et seq47 is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #hbb4 ,national computer      
forensics institute  7a7 ,in general    
,there is authorized for fiscal years   
#bjag through #bjbb within the ,united  
,states ,secret ,service a ,national    
,computer ,forensics ,institute 7in this
 section referred to as the ,institute74
 ,the ,institute shall disseminate      
information related to the investigation

 and prevention of cyber and electronic 
crime and related threats1 and educate1 
train1 and equip ,state1 local1 tribal1 
and territorial law enforcement         
officers1 prosecutors1 and judges4  7b7 
,functions ,the functions of the        
,institute shall include the following3 
7#a7 ,educating ,state1 local1 tribal1  
and territorial law enforcement         
officers1 prosecutors1 and judges on    
current-- 7,a7 cyber and electronic     
crimes and related threats2  7,b7       
methods for investigating cyber and     
electronic crime and related threats and
 conducting computer and mobile device  
forensic examinations2 and  7,c7        
prosecutorial and judicial challenges   
related to cyber and electronic crime   
and related threats1 and computer and   
mobile device forensic examinations4    
7#b7 ,training ,state1 local1 tribal1   
and territorial law enforcement officers
 to-- 7,a7 conduct cyber and electronic 
crime and related threat investigations2
  7,b7 conduct computer and mobile      

device forensic examinations2 and  7,c7 
respond to network intrusion incidents4 
7#c7 ,training ,state1 local1 tribal1   
and territorial law enforcement         
officers1 prosecutors1 and judges on    
methods to obtain1 process1 store1 and  
admit digital evidence in court4  7c7   
,principles ,in carrying out the        
functions specified in subsection 7b71  
the ,institute shall ensure1 to the     
extent practicable1 that timely1        
actionable1 and relevant expertise and  
information related to cyber and        
electronic crime and related threats is 
shared with ,state1 local1 tribal1 and  
territorial law enforcement officers and
 prosecutors4  7d7 ,equipment ,the      
,institute may provide ,state1 local1   
tribal1 and territorial law enforcement 
officers with computer equipment1       
hardware1 software1 manuals1 and tools  
necessary to conduct cyber and          
electronic crime and related threat     
investigations and computer and mobile  
device forensic examinations4  7e7      

,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 ,state1 local1 tribal1 and  
territorial law enforcement officers    
educated and trained at the ,institute4 
7f7 ,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 date4  4  7b7 ,funding
 ,for each of fiscal years #bjah through
 #bjbb1 amounts appropriated for ,united
 ,states ,secret ,service1 ,operations  
and ,support1 may be used to carry out  
this ,act and the amendments made by    
this ,act4  7c7 ,clerical amendment ,the
 table of contents in section #a7;b7 of 
the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb   
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aja et seq47 is amended  
by inserting after the item relating to 

section #hba the following new item3    
,sec4 #hbb4 ,national ,computer         
,forensics ,institute4  4  ,passed the  
,house of ,representatives ,may #af1    
#bjag4;,clerk4