Department of Homeland Security Chief Data Officer Authorization Act

Summary: Department of Homeland Security Chief Data Officer Authorization Act  (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate a career appointee of DHS as its Chief Data Officer. The bill sets forth the responsibilities of the Chief Data Officer, including: (1) ensuring that DHS conforms with recognized data management best practices, (2) coordinating the release of data for public use after privacy reviews, (3) promoting the use of modern data systems to improve DHS operations, and (4) serving as the liaison to other federal agencies and the Office of Management and Budget on data.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security 
Chief Data Officer Authorization Act''.

SEC. 2. CHIEF DATA OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

    Section 703 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 343) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Chief Data Officer.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Chief Information Officer, shall designate a career appointee 
        (as such term is defined in section 3132 of title 5, United 
        States Code) of the Department as the Chief Data Officer of the 
        Department.
            ``(2) Qualifications.--The Chief Data Officer shall possess 
        demonstrated training and experience in the management, 
        governance, generation, collection, protection, analysis, use, 
        and sharing of data, including the protection and de-
        identification of personally identifiable information.
            ``(3) Functions.--The Chief Data Officer shall be 
        responsible for the following:
                    ``(A) Ensuring that the Department conforms with 
                data management best practices recognized across 
                industry and the Federal Government.
                    ``(B) Coordinating the organization and integration 
                of data across the Department for improved 
                interoperability, analysis, and decision-making.
                    ``(C) Reviewing the impact of the infrastructure of 
                the Department regarding data integrity and 
                interoperability.
                    ``(D) Coordinating the release of data for public 
                use following appropriate privacy reviews within the 
                Department, as coordinated with the Chief Privacy 
                Officer.
                    ``(E) Promoting the use of modern data systems to 
                improve Department operations.
                    ``(F) Coordinating the storage of Department 
                records in accordance with the National Archives and 
                Records Administration's General Records Schedules.
                    ``(G) Overseeing, in coordination with the Chief 
                Privacy Officer of the Department, as appropriate, the 
                Department's compliance with the following 
                responsibilities:
                            ``(i) Issuing guidelines ensuring and 
                        maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility 
                        and integrity of information (including 
                        statistical information).
                            ``(ii) 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 guidelines.
                            ``(iii) 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 
                        components.
                    ``(H) Coordinating with appropriate officials of 
                the Department, including the Chief Privacy Officer, 
                component privacy officers, component Chief Data 
                Officers, and program managers, regarding the use of 
                data within their respective components and under their 
                authorities.
                    ``(I) 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 purposes.
            ``(4) Component chief data officers.--The heads of each 
        operational component of the Department, in consultation with 
        the Chief Data Officer of the Department and the Chief 
        Information Officer of such component, shall designate a career 
        appointee (as such term is defined in section 3132 of title 5, 
        United States Code) from each such component of the Department 
        as the Chief Data Officer of their respective component. Each 
        such component Chief Data Officer shall--
                    ``(A) have the qualifications described under 
                subsection (c)(2); and
                    ``(B) coordinate with and assist the Chief Data 
                Officer of the Department in the implementation of the 
                functions specified in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of 
                paragraph (3) for their respective component.
            ``(5) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this subsection and periodically thereafter as 
        necessary, 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 subsection, 
        including any concerns regarding such implementation.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 4, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.