,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gaj  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#fddg  ,report ,no4 #aae-iae  ,,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
  ,september #d1 #bjah ,reported with an
 amendment1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,july    
#ai1 #bjah  ,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   
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,chief ,information ,officer1 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 ,overseeing1 
in coordination with the ,chief ,privacy
 ,officer of the ,department1 as        
appropriate1 the ,department's          
compliance with the following           

responsibilities3  7i7 ,issuing         
guidelines ensuring and maximizing the  
quality1 objectivity1 utility and       
integrity of information 7including     
statistical information74  7ii7         
,establishing administrative mechanisms 
that allow affected persons to seek and 
obtain correction of information        
maintained and disseminated by relevant 
components of the ,department that does 
not comply with the ,department's       
guidelines4  7iii7 ,reporting to the    
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget about the number and nature 
of complaints received by relevant      
components of the ,department regarding 
the accuracy of information disseminated
 and how such complaints were handled by
 such components4  7,h7 ,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,i7 ,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 ,department1 in       
consultation with the ,chief ,data      
,officer of the ,department and the     
,chief ,information ,officer of such    
component1 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       
,september #d1 #bjah ,reported with an  
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed