,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ag1 #bjag,mr4
 ,ratcliffe 7for himself and ,mr4       
,palmer7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the  
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,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 in the ,department a  
,national ,computer ,forensics          
,institute 7in this section referred to 
as the ,institute71 to be operated by   
the ,united ,states ,secret ,service4   
,the ,institute shall disseminate       
homeland security 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  
homeland security 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 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 ,no     
additional funding ,no additional funds 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this ,act and the amendments  
made by this ,act4 ,this ,act and such  
amendments shall be carried out using   
amounts otherwise available for such    
purposes4  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