July 25, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 126 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                DHS FIELD ENGAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

  Mr. SCOTT of Florida. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 47, H.R. 
504.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 504) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security to 
     develop an engagement strategy with fusion centers, and for 
     other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, with an amendment to strike all after the 
enacting clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Field Engagement 
     Accountability Act''.

     SEC. 2. ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY WITH FUSION CENTERS.

       Section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
     124h) is amended by--
       (1) redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections 
     (k) and (l), respectively; and
       (2) inserting after subsection (i) the following:
       ``(j) Fusion Center Information Sharing Strategy.--Not 
     later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the DHS 
     Field Engagement Accountability Act, and not less frequently 
     than once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall 
     develop or update a strategy for Department engagement with 
     fusion centers. Such strategy shall be developed and updated 
     in consultation with the heads of intelligence components of 
     the Department, the Chief Privacy Officer, the Officer for 
     Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, officials of fusion 
     centers, officers designated as Homeland Security Advisors, 
     and the heads of other relevant agencies, as appropriate. 
     Such strategy shall include the following:
       ``(1) Specific goals and objectives for sharing information 
     and engaging with fusion centers--
       ``(A) through the direct deployment of personnel from 
     intelligence components of the Department;
       ``(B) through the use of Department unclassified and 
     classified information sharing systems, including the 
     Homeland Security Information Network and the Homeland Secure 
     Data Network, or any successor systems; and
       ``(C) through any additional means.
       ``(2) The performance metrics to be used to measure success 
     in achieving the goals and objectives referred to in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(3) A 5-year plan for continued engagement with fusion 
     centers.''.

     SEC. 3. OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS FIELD PERSONNEL 
                   SUPPORT TO FUSION CENTERS.

       (a) Performance Metrics.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for 
     Intelligence and Analysis shall--
       (1) consider the effectiveness of existing processes to 
     identify and prepare field personnel for deployment to 
     support fusion centers and internal mechanisms to ensure 
     oversight and accountability of such field personnel, 
     including field personnel assigned to one center and field 
     personnel assigned to multiple centers; and
       (2) publish and disseminate performance metrics, taking 
     into account, as appropriate, regional and threat diversity, 
     for--
       (A) field personnel from the Office of Intelligence and 
     Analysis assigned to an individual fusion center;
       (B) field personnel from the Office of Intelligence and 
     Analysis assigned to multiple fusion centers; and
       (C) Regional Directors of the Office of Intelligence and 
     Analysis to ensure accountability for monitoring all field 
     personnel under the supervision of such Regional Directors.
       (b) Training.--In consultation with the Chief Information 
     Officer, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis 
     shall develop and implement a formalized training module for 
     fusion center personnel regarding the classified Homeland 
     Secure Data Network, or any successor system.
       (c) Fusion Center Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``fusion center'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     210A(k) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as so 
     redesignated by section 2.

     SEC. 4. DHS COMPONENT USAGE OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY 
                   INFORMATION NETWORK.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer, in 
     consultation with the Under Secretary for Intelligence and 
     Analysis, and in accordance with the functions and 
     responsibilities assigned to the Under Secretary under title 
     II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et 
     seq.), shall--
       (1) develop policies and metrics to ensure effective use by 
     components of the Department of the unclassified Homeland 
     Security Information Network (referred to in this section as 
     ``HSIN''), or any successor system; and
       (2) develop policies for posting unclassified products on 
     HSIN, or any successor system.
       (b) Technical Enhancements.--The Chief Information Officer, 
     in consultation with the Chief Intelligence Officer, shall 
     assess and implement, as appropriate, technical enhancements 
     to HSIN to improve usability, including search functionality, 
     data analysis, and collaboration capabilities.

     SEC. 5. REPORT.

       Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a 
     report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate, the Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
     House of Representatives, and the Permanent Select Committee 
     on Intelligence of the House of Representatives that 
     describes the implementation of--
       (1) the fusion center information sharing strategy required 
     under section 210A(j) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 
     as added by section 2, based on performance metrics developed 
     pursuant to such strategy;
       (2) the deployment of field personnel to fusion centers (as 
     such term is defined in section 210A of the Homeland Security 
     Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h)), in accordance with section 3, 
     based on performance metrics developed pursuant to such 
     section; and
       (3) policies that seek to ensure the effective use of the 
     Homeland Security Information Network, in accordance with 
     section 4, based on the metrics developed pursuant to such 
     section.
  Mr. SCOTT of Florida. I ask unanimous consent that the committee-
reported substitute amendment be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, 
be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee-reported amendment, in the nature of a substitute, was 
agreed to.
  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill was read the third time.
  The bill (H.R. 504), as amended, was passed.

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