,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebjf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #g1 #bjah,ms4 
,mc,sally 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,bacon1    
,mr4 ,gallagher1 ,mr4 ,higgins of       
,louisiana1 and ,mr4 ,mc,caul7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
establish the ,office of ,biometric     
,identity ,management1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,office of          
,biometric ,identity ,management        
,authorization ,act of #bjah or the     
,,obim ,authorization ,act of #bjah4    
#b4 ,establishment of the ,office of    
,biometric ,identity ,management  7a7   
,in general ,title ,,vii of the         
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #cda et4 seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #gaj4 ,office of ,biometric   
,identity ,management  7a7              

,establishment ,the ,office of          
,biometric ,identity ,management is     
established within the ,department4  7b7
 ,director  7#a7 ,in general ,the       
,office of ,biometric ,identity         
,management shall be administered by the
 ,director of the ,office of ,biometric 
,identity ,management 7in this section  
referred to as the ,director7 who shall 
report to the ,secretary1 or to another 
official of the ,department1 as the     
,secretary may direct4  7#b7            
,qualifications and duties ,the         
,director shall-- 7,a7 have significant 
professional management experience1 as  
well as experience in the field of      
biometrics and identity management2     
7,b7 lead the ,department's biometric   
identity services to support            
anti-terrorism1 counter-terrorism1      
border security1 credentialing1 national
 security1 and public safety2  7,c7     
enable operational missions across the  
,department by matching1 storing1       
sharing1 and analyzing biometric data2  

7,d7 deliver biometric identity         
information and analysis capabilities   
to-- 7i7 the ,department and its        
components2  7ii7 appropriate ,federal1 
,state1 local1 and tribal agencies2     
7iii7 appropriate foreign governments2  
and  7iv7 appropriate private sector    
entities2  7,e7 support the law         
enforcement1 public safety1 national    
security1 and homeland security missions
 of other ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and  
tribal agencies1 as appropriate2  7,f7  
manage the operation of the             
,department's sole biometric repository2
  7,g7 manage ,biometric ,support       
,centers to provide biometric           
identification and verification analysis
 and services to the ,department1       
appropriate ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and
 tribal agencies1 appropriate foreign   
governments1 and appropriate private    
sector entities2  7,h7 in collaboration 
with the ,under ,secretary for ,science 
and ,technology1 establish a            
,department-wide research and           

development program to support efforts  
in assessment1 development1 and         
exploration of biometric advancements   
and emerging technologies2  7,i7 oversee
 ,department-wide standards for         
biometric conformity1 and work to make  
such standards ,government-wide2  7,j7  
in coordination with the ,department's  
,office of ,policy1 and in consultation 
with relevant component offices and     
headquarters offices1 enter into data   
sharing agreements with appropriate     
,federal agencies to support            
immigration1 law enforcement1 national  
security1 and public safety missions2   
7,k7 maximize interoperability with     
other ,federal1 ,state1 local1 and      
international biometric systems1 as     
appropriate2 and  7,l7 carry out the    
duties and powers prescribed by law or  
delegated by the ,secretary4  7c7       
,deputy ,director ,there shall be in the
 ,office of ,biometric ,identity        
,management a ,deputy ,director1 who    
shall assist the ,director in the       

management of the ,office4  7d7 ,other  
authorities  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,director may establish such other      
offices within the ,office of ,biometric
 ,identity ,management as the ,director 
determines necessary to carry out the   
missions1 duties1 functions1 and        
authorities of the ,office4  7#b7       
,notification ,if the ,director         
exercises the authority provided by     
paragraph 7#a71 the ,director shall     
notify the ,committee on ,homeland      
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate not later than  
#cj days before exercising such         
authority4  4  7b7 ,transfer limitation 
,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
may not transfer the location or        
reporting structure of the ,office of   
,biometric ,identity ,management        
7established pursuant to section #gaj of
 the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 
as added by subsection 7a7 of this      

section7 to any component of the        
,department of ,homeland ,security4  7c7
 ,clerical amendment ,the table of      
contents in section #a7;b7 of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is    
amended by adding after the item        
relating to section #gji the following  
new item3  ,sec4 #gaj4 ,office of       
,biometric ,identity ,management4  4