UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

OFFICE OF OPERATIONS COORDINATION AND PLANNING



### Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Committee

1. Committee’s Official Designation :

Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Committee

2. Author ity:

Under the Secretary’s authority in Title 6, United States Code, section 451, t his charter

establishes the Homeland Security Information Network Advisory Committee (HSINAC) as a discretionary advisory committee. This committee is established in accor dance with and shall operate under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Comm ittee Act (F ACA) ( Title 5 , United States Code, App endix 2 )

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3. Objectives and Scope of Activities:

The HSINAC shall provid e advice and recommendations to the U.S. Department o f Homeland Security (DHS) on matters relating to the Homeland Secu rity Information Network (HSIN).

The se matters include system requirements, operating policies, community organization, knowledge management, interoperability and federation with other syst ems, and any other aspect of HSIN that supports the operations of DHS and its f ederal, s tate, territorial, l ocal, t ri bal, international, and private sector mission partners

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4. Description of Duties:

The HSINAC shall provide independent advice and reco mmendations to the lea dership of DHS regarding the HSIN. The duties of the HSINAC are solely advisory in nature.

5. Officials to Whom the Committee Reports:

The HSINAC shall provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security throug h the Director of the Office of Operations Coordination and Planning (OPS) and

, the Management Directorate’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)

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6. Agency Responsible for Providing Necessary Support:

DHS is responsible for providing support to the HSINAC. Within DHS, OPS

, through the HSIN Program Office

, provide s this support.2 7. Estimated Annual Operating Costs and Staff Years:

The estimated an nual operating cost of the HSINAC is $300,000, which includes 0 .7 staff years of support.

8. Designated Federal Officer:

A full

- time or permanent part

- time employee of OPS sh a ll be appointed by the Director of OPS as the HSINAC Designated Federal Officer (DFO). The DFO or Alternate DFO shall approve or call HSINAC meetings, approve meeting agen das, attend all committee and subcommittee meetings, adjourn any meeting when the DFO determines adjournment to be in the public interest, and chair meetings when d irected to do so by the Director of OPS

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9. Estimated Number and Frequency of Meetings:

Th e HSINAC is expected to meet approximately three times annually , usually once every four

months

. Additional meetings may be held with the approval o f the DFO . Members may be reimbursed for travel and per diem, and all travel for HSINAC business must be a pproved in advance by the DFO. Committee meetings are open to the public unless a determination is made by the appropriate DHS official in accordance with DHS policy and directives that the meeting should be closed in accordance with Title 5, United State s Code, subsection (c) of section 552b.

10. Duration:

Continuing

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11. Termination:

This charter is in effect for two ( 2 ) years from the date it is filed with Congress unless sooner terminated. The charter may be renewed at the end of this 2

- year pe riod in accordance with

section 14 of FACA.

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. Member Composition:

The HSINAC sh all be composed of up to 20 members who are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Homeland Security

. HSIN members shall each have expertise, knowledg e, and experience regarding the business processes and information sharing needs of

one or more of the homeland security mission areas

. In the event the HSINAC terminates, all appointments to the committee terminate. M embers shall be appointed based on t heir expertise in professions and disciplines engaged in homeland security operations and in support of homeland security mission requirements

. Because a balance of perspective s is essential to

ensure that the HSINAC truly represents the broad spectrum of HSIN users, HSINAC membership shall expressly include individuals from f ederal, state, local, t ribal

, and territorial governments and the p rivate s ector, including:3 A. Three members drawn from cu rrently serving state, tribal

, or local law enforcement;

B. One member drawn from currently serving f ederal law enforcement;

C. Two members who are drawn from currently serving state Homeland Security Advisors;

D. Two members drawn from currently serving emergency managers;

E. Two members drawn from currently se rving fire service s ; F. Two members drawn from currently serving public health or a griculture sectors ; G. Three members d rawn from current ly serving senior managers in private sector

industries deemed c ritical infrastructure or key r esources in the Nationa l Infrastructure Protection Plan;

H. One member drawn from currently serving in an Office of the Adjutant General of the National Guard;

I. One member drawn from currently serving state or local Chief Information Security Officer or cyber

- related position within state or local government;

J. One member drawn from currently serving local

, county / parish, or city government;

K. One member drawn from curre ntly serving t ribal government;

L. One member drawn from currently serving any discipline with relevant ex pertise in state, local, tribal, or territorial homeland security.

Of the above

- described members, two shall serve in, or have direct oversight of, different state or major urban area fusion centers.

The members described in paragraphs A, C

, D, E, F, G

, I

, J, K, and L

. above shall serve as Special Government Employees as d efined in Title 18, United States Code, section 202(a ).

The member s described in paragraph s B and H shall serve as Regular Government Employee s

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. Officers:

The Chair and Vice Cha ir of the Committee shall be chosen by a majority of the committee

memb ers with the limitation that at no time shall the Chair and Vice Chair be representatives of the same discipline, e.g.

, both represent the fire service, law enforcement, or the private sector.
The Chair and Vice Chair shall serve one ( 1 )

- year terms of office and may serve more than one

term

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. Subcommittees:

The DFO may approve the establishment of subcommittees for any purpose cons istent with this

charter . Such subcommittees may n ot work independently of the chartered commi ttee and must report their recommendations and advice to the HSINAC for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the HSINAC and may not report directly to the Federal Government or any other entity.4 15. Recordkeeping:

The records of the HSINAC, formally and informally established subcommittees

, or other subgroups of the committee, shall be handled in accordance with General Records Schedule 26,

Item 2 or other approved agency records disposition schedule. These records shall be available

fo r public inspection and copying in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (Title 5, United States Code, section 552).

16. Filing Date:

July 11, 2011

_________ __ Department Approval Date

May 26, 2011___________

CMS Consultation Date

July 14, 2011___________ Date Filed with Congress