,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bhg #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gagd ,report ,no4 #aag-cgf1 ,part ,i ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ah1 #bjbb,ms4 ,slotkin 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,palmer1 and ,ms4 ,sewell7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,june #ag1 #bjbb;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4 ,aderholt1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,mr4 ,brooks1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,torres of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,carl1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 ,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mr4 ,garbarino1 ,mr4 ,fleischmann1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 and ,mr4 ,case ,june #ag1 #bjbb,reported from the ,committee on ,homeland ,security with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,june #ag1 #bjbb;,committee on the ,judiciary discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to reauthorize the ,national ,computer ,forensics ,institute of the ,united ,states ,secret ,service1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,computer ,forensics ,institute ,reauthorization ,act of #bjbb4 #b4 ,reauthorization of the ,national ,computer ,forensics ,institute of the ,department of ,homeland ,security 7a7 ,in general ,section #hbb of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #chc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking ,in general and inserting ,in general2 mission2 7,b7 by striking #bjbb and inserting #bjcb2 and 7,c7 by striking the second sentence and inserting ,the ,institute's mission shall be to educate1 train1 and equip ,state1 local1 territorial1 and ,tribal law enforcement officers1 prosecutors1 judges1 participants in the ,united ,states ,secret ,service's network of cyber fraud task forces1 and other appropriate individuals regarding the investigation and prevention of cybersecurity incidents1 electronic crimes1 and related cybersecurity threats1 including through the dissemination of homeland security information1 in accordance with relevant ,department guidance regarding privacy1 civil rights1 and civil liberties protections42 7#b7 by redesignating subsections 7c7 through 7f7 as subsections 7d7 through 7g71 respectively2 7#c7 by striking subsection 7b7 and inserting the following new subsections3 7b7 ,curriculum ,in furtherance of subsection 7a71 all education and training of the ,institute shall be conducted in accordance with relevant ,federal law and policy regarding privacy1 civil rights1 and civil liberties protections1 including best practices for safeguarding data privacy and fair information practice principles4 ,education and training provided pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall relate to the following3 7#a7 ,investigating and preventing cybersecurity incidents1 electronic crimes1 and related cybersecurity threats1 including relating to instances involving illicit use of digital assets and emerging trends in cybersecurity and electronic crime4 7#b7 ,conducting forensic examinations of computers1 mobile devices1 and other information systems4 7#c7 ,prosecutorial and judicial considerations related to cybersecurity incidents1 electronic crimes1 related cybersecurity threats1 and forensic examinations of computers1 mobile devices1 and other information systems4 7#d7 ,methods to obtain1 process1 store1 and admit digital evidence in court4 7c7 ,research and development ,in furtherance of subsection 7a71 the ,institute shall research1 develop1 and share information relating to investigating cybersecurity incidents1 electronic crimes1 and related cybersecurity threats that prioritize best practices for forensic examinations of computers1 mobile devices1 and other information systems4 ,such information may include training on methods to investigate ransomware and other threats involving the use of digital assets4 2 7#d7 in subsection 7d71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 by striking cyber and electronic crime and related threats is shared with ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial law enforcement officers and prosecutors and inserting cybersecurity incidents1 electronic crimes1 and related cybersecurity threats is shared with recipients of education and training provided pursuant to subsection 7a72 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following new sentence3 ,the ,institute shall prioritize providing education and training to individuals from geographically-diverse jurisdictions throughout the ,united ,states42 7#e7 in subsection 7e71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 by striking ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial law enforcement officers and inserting recipients of education and training provided pursuant to subsection 7a72 and 7,b7 by striking necessary to conduct cyber and electronic crime and related threat investigations and computer and mobile device forensic examinations and inserting for investigating and preventing cybersecurity incidents1 electronic crimes1 related cybersecurity threats1 and for forensic examinations of computers1 mobile devices1 and other information systems2 7#f7 in subsection 7f71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 by amending the heading to read as follows3 ,cyber fraud task forces2 7,b7 by striking ,electronic ,crime and inserting ,cyber ,fraud2 7,c7 by striking ,state1 local1 tribal1 and territorial law enforcement officers and inserting recipients of education and training provided pursuant to subsection 7a72 and 7,d7 by striking at and inserting by2 7#g7 by redesignating subsection 7g71 as redesignated pursuant to paragraph 7#b71 as subsection 7j72 and 7#h7 by inserting after subsection 7f71 as so redesignated1 the following new subsections3 7g7 ,expenses ,the ,director of the ,united ,states ,secret ,service may pay for all or a part of the education1 training1 or equipment provided by the ,institute1 including relating to the travel1 transportation1 and subsistence expenses of recipients of education and training provided pursuant to subsection 7a74 7h7 ,annual reports to ,congress ,the ,secretary shall include in the annual report required pursuant to section #aaaf of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 information regarding the activities of the ,institute1 including relating to the following3 7#a7 ,activities of the ,institute1 including1 where possible1 an identification of jurisdictions with recipients of education and training provided pursuant to subsection 7a7 of this section during such year and information relating to the costs associated with such education and training4 7#b7 ,any information regarding projected future demand for such education and training4 7#c7 ,impacts of the ,institute's activities on jurisdictions' capability to investigate and prevent cybersecurity incidents1 electronic crimes1 and related cybersecurity threats4 7#d7 ,a description of the nomination process for ,state1 local1 territorial1 and ,tribal law enforcement officers1 prosecutors1 judges1 participants in the ,united ,states ,secret ,service's network of cyber fraud task forces1 and other appropriate individuals to receive the education and training provided pursuant to subsection 7a74 7#e7 ,any other issues determined relevant by the ,secretary4 7i7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 ,cybersecurity threat ,the term cybersecurity threat has the meaning given such term in section #ajb of the ,cybersecurity ,act of #bjae 7enacted as division ,n of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-aac2 #f ,u4,s4,c4 #aeja77 7#b7 ,incident ,the term incident has the meaning given such term in section #bbji7;a74 7#c7 ,information system ,the term information system has the meaning given such term in section #ajb of the ,cybersecurity ,act of #bjae 7enacted as division ,n of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-aac2 #f ,u4,s4,c4 #aeja7i7774 4 7b7 ,guidance from the ,privacy ,officer and ,civil ,rights and ,civil ,liberties ,officer ,the ,privacy ,officer and the ,officer for ,civil ,rights and ,civil ,liberties of the ,department of ,homeland ,security shall provide guidance1 upon the request of the ,director of the ,united ,states ,secret ,service1 regarding the functions specified in subsection 7b7 of section #hbb of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #chc71 as amended by subsection 7a74 7c7 ,template for information collection from participating jurisdictions ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,united ,states ,secret ,service shall develop and disseminate to jurisdictions that are recipients of education and training provided by the ,national ,computer ,forensics ,institute pursuant to subsection 7a7 of section #hbb of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #chc71 as amended by subsection 7a71 a template to permit each such jurisdiction to submit to the ,director reports on the impacts on such jurisdiction of such education and training1 including information on the number of digital forensics exams conducted annually4 ,the ,director shall1 as appropriate1 revise such template and disseminate to jurisdictions described in this subsection any such revised templates4 7d7 ,requirements analysis 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,united ,states ,secret ,service shall carry out a requirements analysis of approaches to expand capacity of the ,national ,computer ,forensics ,institute to carry out the ,institute's mission as set forth in subsection 7a7 of section #hbb of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #chc71 as amended by subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,submission ,not later than #ij days after completing the requirements analysis under paragraph 7#a71 the ,director of the ,united ,states ,secret ,service shall submit to ,congress such analysis1 together with a plan to expand the capacity of the ,national ,computer ,forensics ,institute to provide education and training described in such subsection4 ,such analysis and plan shall consider the following3 7,a7 ,expanding the physical operations of the ,institute4 7,b7 ,expanding the availability of virtual education and training to all or a subset of potential recipients of education and training from the ,institute4 7,c7 ,some combination of the considerations set forth in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b74 7e7 ,research and development ,the ,director of the ,united ,states ,secret ,service may coordinate with the ,under ,secretary for ,science and ,technology of the ,department of ,homeland ,security to carry out research and development of systems and procedures to enhance the ,national ,computer ,forensics ,institute's capabilities and capacity to carry out the ,institute's mission as set forth in subsection 7a7 of section #hbb of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #chc71 as amended by subsection 7a74 ,june #ag1 #bjbb;,committee on the ,judiciary discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed