,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bcig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #g1  
#bjah,ms4 ,hassan introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security to establish a data 
framework to provide access for         
appropriate personnel to law enforcement
 and other information of the           
,department1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,department of ,homeland        
,security ,data ,framework ,act of      
#bjah4  #b4 ,department of ,homeland    
,security data framework  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary of ,homeland    
,security shall develop a data framework
 to integrate existing ,department of   
,homeland ,security datasets and        
systems1 as appropriate1 for access by  
authorized personnel in a manner        
consistent with relevant legal          

authorities and privacy1 civil rights1  
and civil liberties policies and        
protections4 ,in developing such        
framework1 the ,secretary shall ensure1 
in accordance with all applicable       
statutory and regulatory requirements1  
the following information is included3  
7#a7 ,all information acquired1 held1 or
 obtained by an office or component of  
the ,department that falls within the   
scope of the information sharing        
environment1 including homeland security
 information1 terrorism information1    
weapons of mass destruction information1
 and national intelligence4  7#b7 ,any  
information or intelligence relevant to 
priority mission needs and capability   
requirements of the homeland security   
enterprise1 as determined appropriate by
 the ,secretary4  7b7 ,data framework   
access  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security shall ensure    
that the data framework required under  
this section is accessible to employees 
of the ,department of ,homeland         

,security who the ,secretary            
determines--  7,a7 have an appropriate  
security clearance2  7,b7 are assigned  
to perform a function that requires     
access to information in such framework2
 and  7,c7 are trained in applicable    
standards for safeguarding and using    
such information4  7#b7 ,guidance ,the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security       
shall--  7,a7 issue guidance for        
,department of ,homeland ,security      
employees authorized to access and      
contribute to the data framework        
pursuant to paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7   
ensure that such guidance enforces a    
duty to share between offices and       
components of the ,department when      
accessing or contributing to such       
framework for mission needs4  7#c7      
,efficiency ,the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security shall promulgate data        
standards and instruct components of the
 ,department of ,homeland ,security to  
make available information through the  
data framework under this section in a  

machine-readable format1 to the greatest
 extent practicable4  7c7 ,exclusion of 
information ,the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security may exclude from the data    
framework information that the          
,secretary determines access to or the  
confirmation of the existence of could--
  7#a7 jeopardize the protection of     
sources1 methods1 or activities2  7#b7  
compromise a criminal or national       
security investigation2  7#c7 be        
inconsistent with the other ,federal    
laws or regulations2 or  7#d7 be        
duplicative or not serve an operational 
purpose if included in such framework4  
7d7 ,safeguards ,the ,secretary of      
,homeland ,security shall incorporate   
into the data framework systems         
capabilities for auditing and ensuring  
the security of information included in 
such framework4 ,such capabilities shall
 include the following3  7#a7           
,mechanisms for identifying insider     
threats4  7#b7 ,mechanisms for          
identifying security risks4  7#c7       

,safeguards for privacy1 civil rights1  
and civil liberties4  7e7 ,deadline for 
implementation ,not later than #b years 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security shall ensure the data         
framework required under this section   
has the ability to include the          
information described in subsection 7a74
  7f7 ,notice to ,congress  7#a7 ,status
 updates ,the ,secretary of ,homeland   
,security shall submit to the           
appropriate congressional committees    
regular updates on the status of the    
data framework required under this      
section until the date on which such    
data framework is fully operational4    
7#b7 ,operational notification ,not     
later than #fj days after the date on   
which the data framework required under 
this section is fully operational1 the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
provide notice to the appropriate       
congressional committees of such4  7g7  
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     

,appropriate congressional committee    
,the term appropriate congressional     
committee has the meaning given the term
 in section #b of the ,homeland         
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#aja74  7#b7 ,national intelligence ,the
 term national intelligence has the     
meaning given the term in section #c7e7 
of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg
 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7e774