Department of Homeland Security Insider Threat and Mitigation Act of 2017

Summary: .  Department of Homeland Security Insider Threat and Mitigation Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an Insider Threat Program, which shall: (1) provide training and education for DHS personnel to identify, prevent, mitigate, and respond to insider threat risks to DHS's critical assets; (2) provide investigative support regarding such threats; and (3) conduct risk mitigation activities for such threats. DHS shall establish a Steering Committee. The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis shall serve as the Chair and the Chief Security Officer as the Vice Chair of the Committee.  The Under Secretary and the Chief Security Officer, in coordination with the Steering Committee, shall:  develop a holistic strategy for DHS-wide efforts to identify, prevent, mitigate, and respond to insider threats to DHS's critical assets;   develop a plan to implement the strategy across DHS components and offices;   document insider threat policies and controls;   conduct a baseline risk assessment of such threats;   examine existing programmatic and technology best practices adopted by the federal government, industry, and research institutions;   develop a timeline for deploying workplace monitoring technologies, employee awareness campaigns, and education and training programs related to potential insider threats;   consult with the the Under Secretary for Science and Technology and other stakeholders to ensure that the Insider Threat Program is informed by current information regarding threats, best practices, and available technology; and   develop, collect, and report metrics on the effectiveness of DHS's insider threat mitigation efforts.  DHS must submit to specified congressional committees biennial reports over the next six years on:   how DHS and its components and offices have implemented such strategy;  the status of DHS's risk assessment of critical assets;  the types of insider threat training conducted;  the number of DHS employees who have received such training; and  information on the effectiveness of the Insider Threat Program, based on such metrics. 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security 
Insider Threat and Mitigation Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 111 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``SEC. 104. INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an Insider 
Threat Program within the Department. Such Program shall--
            ``(1) provide training and education for Department 
        personnel to identify, prevent, mitigate, and respond to 
        insider threat risks to the Department's critical assets;
            ``(2) provide investigative support regarding potential 
        insider threats that may pose a risk to the Department's 
        critical assets; and
            ``(3) conduct risk mitigation activities for insider 
        threats.
    ``(b) Steering Committee.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a Steering 
        Committee within the Department. The Under Secretary for 
        Intelligence and Analysis shall serve as the Chair of the 
        Steering Committee. The Chief Security Officer shall serve as 
        the Vice Chair. The Steering Committee shall be comprised of 
        representatives of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, the 
        Office of the Chief Information Officer, the Office of the 
        General Counsel, the Office for Civil Rights and Civil 
        Liberties, the Privacy Office, the Office of the Chief Human 
        Capital Officer, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the 
        Federal Protective Service, the Office of the Chief Procurement 
        Officer, the Science and Technology Directorate, and other 
        components or offices of the Department as appropriate. Such 
        representatives shall meet on a regular basis to discuss cases 
        and issues related to insider threats to the Department's 
        critical assets, in accordance with subsection (a).
            ``(2) Responsibilities.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of the enactment of this section, the Under Secretary for 
        Intelligence and Analysis and the Chief Security Officer, in 
        coordination with the Steering Committee established pursuant 
        to paragraph (1), shall--
                    ``(A) develop a holistic strategy for Department-
                wide efforts to identify, prevent, mitigate, and 
                respond to insider threats to the Department's critical 
                assets;
                    ``(B) develop a plan to implement the insider 
                threat measures identified in the strategy developed 
                under subparagraph (A) across the components and 
                offices of the Department;
                    ``(C) document insider threat policies and 
                controls;
                    ``(D) conduct a baseline risk assessment of insider 
                threats posed to the Department's critical assets;
                    ``(E) examine existing programmatic and technology 
                best practices adopted by the Federal Government, 
                industry, and research institutions to implement 
                solutions that are validated and cost-effective;
                    ``(F) develop a timeline for deploying workplace 
                monitoring technologies, employee awareness campaigns, 
                and education and training programs related to 
                identifying, preventing, mitigating, and responding to 
                potential insider threats to the Department's critical 
                assets;
                    ``(G) require the Chair and Vice Chair of the 
                Steering Committee to consult with the Under Secretary 
                for Science and Technology and other appropriate 
                stakeholders to ensure the Insider Threat Program is 
                informed, on an ongoing basis, by current information 
                regarding threats, beset practices, and available 
                technology; and
                    ``(H) develop, collect, and report metrics on the 
                effectiveness of the Department's insider threat 
                mitigation efforts.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Critical assets.--The term `critical assets' means 
        the people, facilities, information, and technology required 
        for the Department to fulfill its mission.
            ``(2) Insider.--The term `insider' means--
                    ``(A) any person who has access to classified 
                national security information and is employed by, 
                detailed to, or assigned to the Department, including 
                members of the Armed Forces, experts or consultants to 
                the Department, industrial or commercial contractors, 
                licensees, certificate holders, or grantees of the 
                Department, including all subcontractors, personal 
                services contractors, or any other category of person 
                who acts for or on behalf of the Department, as 
                determined by the Secretary; or
                    ``(B) State, local, tribal, territorial, and 
                private sector personnel who possess security 
                clearances granted by the Department.
            ``(3) Insider threat.--The term `insider threat' means the 
        threat that an insider will use his or her authorized access, 
        wittingly or unwittingly, to do harm to the security of the 
        United States, including damage to the United States through 
        espionage, terrorism, the unauthorized disclosure of classified 
        national security information, or through the loss or 
        degradation of departmental resources or capabilities.''.
    (b) Reporting.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        the enactment of section 104 of the Homeland Security Act of 
        2002 (as added by subsection (a) of this section) and the 
        biennially thereafter for the next 4 years, the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
        Security and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee on 
        Intelligence of the Senate a report on how the Department of 
        Homeland Security and its components and offices have 
        implemented the strategy developed pursuant to subsection 
        (b)(2)(A) of such section 104, the status of the Department's 
        risk assessment of critical assets, the types of insider threat 
        training conducted, the number of Department employees who have 
        received such training, and information on the effectiveness of 
        the Insider Threat Program (established pursuant to subsection 
        (a) of such section 104), based on metrics developed, 
        collected, and reported pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(H) of 
        such section 104.
            (2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms ``critical 
        assets'', ``insider'', and ``insider threat'' have the meanings 
        given such terms in section 104 of the Homeland Security Act of 
        2002 (as added by subsection (a) of this section).
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 is amended by 


              

inserting after the item relating to section 103 the following new 
item:

``Sec. 104. Insider Threat Program.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.