,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ac1 #bjai,mr4
 ,higgins of ,louisiana 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 #bjai
 or the ,,obim ,authorization ,act of   
#bjai4  #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 et seq47 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #gaa4 ,office of
 ,biometric ,identity ,management  7a7  
,establishment ,the ,office of          
,biometric ,identity ,management is     
established within the ,management      

,directorate of 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 
efforts and activities relating to      
anti-terrorism1 counter-terrorism1      
border security1 credentialing1 national
 security1 and public safety2  7,c7     
enable operational missions across the  
,department by receiving1 matching1     
storing1 sharing1 and analyzing         
biometric and associated biographic and 
encounter 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 primary biometric  
repository and identification system2   
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 oversee the implementation of      
,department-wide standards for biometric
 conformity1 and work to make such      
standards ,government-wide2  7,i7 in    

coordination with the ,department's     
,office of ,strategy1 ,policy1 and      
,plans1 and in consultation with        
relevant component offices and          
headquarters offices1 enter into data   
sharing agreements with appropriate     
,federal1 ,state1 local1 and foreign    
agencies to support immigration1 law    
enforcement1 national security1 and     
public safety missions2  7,j7 maximize  
interoperability with other ,federal1   
,state1 local1 and foreign biometric    
systems1 as appropriate2  7,k7 ensure   
the activities of the ,office of        
,biometric ,identity ,management are    
carried out in compliance with the      
policies and procedures established by  
the ,privacy ,officer appointed under   
section #bbb2 and  7,l7 carry out other 
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 ,clerical amendment  
,the table of contents in section #a7;b7
 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of     
#bjjb is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section #gaj the       
following new item3  ,sec4 #gaa4 ,office
 of ,biometric ,identity ,management4  4