,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fddg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ai1 #bjah,mr4 
,carter of ,texas 7for himself 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 position of      
,chief ,data ,officer of the ,department
 of ,homeland ,security1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,department of      
,homeland ,security ,chief ,data        
,officer ,authorization ,act4  #b4      
,chief ,data ,officer of the ,department
 of ,homeland ,security ,section #gjc of
 the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb  
7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cdc7 is amended by adding
 at the end the following new           
subsection3  7c7 ,chief ,data ,officer  
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,chief            
,information ,officer shall designate a 
career appointee 7as such term is       
defined in section #cacb of title #e1   

,united ,states ,code7 of the           
,department as the ,chief ,data ,officer
 of the ,department4  7#b7              
,qualifications ,the ,chief ,data       
,officer shall possess demonstrated     
training and experience in the          
management1 governance1 generation1     
collection1 protection1 analysis1 use1  
and sharing of data1 including the      
protection and de-identification of     
personally identifiable information4    
7#c7 ,functions ,the ,chief ,data       
,officer shall be responsible for the   
following3 7,a7 ,ensuring that the      
,department conforms with data          
management best practices recognized    
across industry and the ,federal        
,government4  7,b7 ,coordinating the    
organization and integration of data    
across the ,department for improved     
interoperability1 analysis1 and         
decision-making4  7,c7 ,reviewing the   
impact of the infrastructure of the     
,department regarding data integrity and
 interoperability4  7,d7 ,coordinating  

the release of data for public use      
following appropriate privacy reviews   
within the ,department1 as coordinated  
with the ,chief ,privacy ,officer4  7,e7
 ,promoting the use of modern data      
systems to improve ,department          
operations4  7,f7 ,coordinating the     
storage of ,department records in       
accordance with the ,national ,archives 
and ,records ,administration's ,general 
,records ,schedules4  7,g7 ,coordinating
 with appropriate officials of the      
,department1 including the ,chief       
,privacy ,officer1 component privacy    
officers1 component ,chief ,data        
,officers1 and program managers1        
regarding the use of data within their  
respective components and under their   
authorities4  7,h7 ,serving as the      
liaison to other ,federal agencies and  
the ,office of ,management and ,budget  
on data and the best way to use existing
 ,department data for statistical       
purposes4  7#d7 ,component ,chief ,data 
,officers ,the heads of each operational

 component of the ,department shall     
designate a career appointee 7as such   
term is defined in section #cacb of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code7 from   
each such component of the ,department  
as the ,chief ,data ,officer of their   
respective component4 ,each such        
component ,chief ,data ,officer shall-- 
7,a7 have the qualifications described  
under subsection 7c77#b72 and  7,b7     
coordinate with and assist the ,chief   
,data ,officer of the ,department in the
 implementation of the functions        
specified in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,f7 of paragraph 7#c7 for their        
respective component4  7#e7 ,reports    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this subsection and
 periodically thereafter as necessary1  
the ,secretary shall submit to the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a 
report on the implementation of this    

subsection1 including any concerns      
regarding such implementation4  4