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Union Calendar No. 462 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5079 
[Report No. 115–606] 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 23, 2018 
Mr. BACON (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. KEATING, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 
KATKO, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, and Mr. GALLAGHER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
MARCH 19, 2018 
Additional sponsor: Mr. BARLETTA 
MARCH 19, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 23, 2018] 
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A BILL 
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. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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) redesigning subsections (j) and (k) as sub-
sections (k) and (l), respectively; and 
(2) inserting after subsection (i) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(j) FUSION CENTER INFORMATION SHARING STRAT-
EGY.—Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection, the Secretary shall develop and up-
date at least once every five years a strategy for Department 
engagement with fusion centers. Such strategy shall be de-
veloped and updated in consultation with the heads of intel-
ligence components of the Department, the Chief Privacy 
Officer of the Department, the Officer for Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties of the Department, officials of fusion centers, 
officers designated as Homeland Security Advisors, and the 
heads of other relevant agencies, as appropriate. Such strat-
egy shall include the following: 
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‘‘(1) Specific goals and objectives for sharing in-
formation and engaging with fusion centers— 
‘‘(A) through the direct deployment of per-
sonnel from intelligence components of the De-
partment; 
‘‘(B) through the use of Department unclas-
sified and classified information sharing sys-
tems, including the Homeland Security Informa-
tion Sharing 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 meas-
ure success in achieving the goals and objectives re-
ferred to in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) A five-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 of the Department 
of Homeland Security shall— 
(1) consider the effectiveness of existing processes 
to identify and prepare field personnel for deployment 
to support fusion centers and internal mechanisms to 
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ensure oversight and accountability of such field per-
sonnel, including field personnel assigned to one cen-
ter 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 Intel-
ligence and Analysis assigned to an individual 
fusion center; 
(B) field personnel from the Office of Intel-
ligence and Analysis assigned to multiple fusion 
centers; and 
(C) regional Directors of the Office of Intel-
ligence and Analysis to ensure accountability for 
monitoring all field personnel under the super-
vision of such Regional Directors. 
(b) TRAINING.—In consultation with the Chief Infor-
mation Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, 
the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the De-
partment shall develop and implement a formalized train-
ing module for fusion center personnel regarding the classi-
fied Homeland Secure Data Network of the Department, or 
any successor system. 
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(c) FUSION CENTER DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘fusion center’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 124h). 
SEC. 4. DHS COMPONENT USAGE OF THE HOMELAND SECU-
RITY INFORMATION NETWORK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Intelligence Offi-
cer of the Department of Homeland Security, in consulta-
tion with the Chief Information Officer of the Department, 
shall— 
(1) develop policies and metrics to ensure effec-
tive use by components of the Department of the De-
partment’s unclassified Homeland Security Informa-
tion Sharing Network, or any successor system; and 
(2) develop policies for posting unclassified prod-
ucts on the Homeland Security Information Sharing 
Network, or any successor system. 
(b) TECHNICAL ENHANCEMENTS.—The Chief Informa-
tion Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, in 
consultation with the Chief Intelligence Officer of the De-
partment, shall assess and implement, as appropriate, tech-
nical enhancements to the Homeland Security Information 
Sharing Network (HSIN) to improve usability, including 
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search functionality, data analysis, and collaboration capa-
bilities. 
SEC. 5. REPORT. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 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 the following: 
(1) The fusion center information sharing strat-
egy required under subsection (j) of section 210A of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h), 
as added by section 2 of this Act, based on perform-
ance metrics developed pursuant to such strategy. 
(2) Field personnel deployed 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 devel-
oped pursuant to such section. 
(3) Policies that seek to ensure the effective use 
of the Homeland Security Information Sharing Net-
work in accordance with section 4, based on the 
metrics developed pursuant to such section. 
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Union Calendar No. 462 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5079 
[Report No. 115–606] 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
require the Department of Homeland Security to 
develop an engagement strategy with fusion cen-
ters, and for other purposes. 
MARCH 19, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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