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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2454 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a data framework 
to provide access for appropriate personnel to law enforcement and other 
information of the Department, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2017 
Mr. HURD (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish 
a data framework to provide access for appropriate per-
sonnel to law enforcement and other information of the 
Department, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Data Framework Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) The Department of Homeland Security was 
established pursuant to the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) and has the statu-
tory mission to prevent terrorist attacks and reduce 
the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism, 
among other critical functions. 
(2) The Department is comprised of more than 
22 component agencies and offices with different 
legal mandates and restrictions regarding collecting, 
storing, and sharing information. 
(3) In November 2013, the Department issued 
a privacy impact assessment for the Department of 
Homeland Security Data Framework, which is in-
tended to be a scalable information technology pro-
gram to connect numerous databases located in dif-
ferent Department component agencies. 
(4) The privacy impact assessment referred to 
in paragraph (3) stated that such Framework ‘‘will 
enable the implementation of efficient and cost-effec-
tive search and analysis across DHS databases in 
both classified and unclassified domains.’’. 
(5) Given the size and purpose of such Frame-
work, it is essential that the Department appro-
priately manages the timeline, budget, privacy, and 
security requirements for the system, as well as en-
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sures the Department has the specialized and 
trained personnel to fully utilize the Framework. 
SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DATA 
FRAMEWORK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall develop a data framework to integrate existing 
Department of Homeland Security datasets and systems, 
as appropriate, for access by authorized personnel in a 
manner consistent with relevant legal authorities and pri-
vacy, civil rights, and civil liberties policies and protec-
tions. In developing such framework, the Secretary shall 
ensure, in accordance with all applicable statutory and 
regulatory requirements, the following information is in-
cluded: 
(1) All information acquired, held, or obtained 
by an office or component of the Department that 
falls within the scope of the information sharing en-
vironment, including homeland security information, 
terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction 
information, and national intelligence. 
(2) Any information or intelligence relevant to 
priority mission needs and capability requirements of 
the homeland security enterprise, as determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary. 
(b) DATA FRAMEWORK ACCESS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall ensure that the data framework re-
quired under this section is accessible to employees 
of the Department of Homeland Security who the 
Secretary determines— 
(A) have an appropriate security clearance; 
(B) are assigned to perform a function 
that requires access to information in such 
framework; and 
(C) are trained in applicable standards for 
safeguarding and using such information. 
(2) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall— 
(A) issue guidance for Department of 
Homeland Security employees authorized to ac-
cess and contribute to the data framework pur-
suant to paragraph (1); and 
(B) ensure that such guidance enforces a 
duty to share between offices and components 
of the Department when accessing or contrib-
uting to such framework for mission needs. 
(3) EFFICIENCY.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall instruct components of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security to make available infor-
mation through the data framework under this sec-
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tion that falls within the scope of the information 
sharing environment, including homeland security 
information, terrorism information, weapons of mass 
destruction information, and national intelligence. 
(2) INTELLIGENCE
COMPONENT
OF
THE
DE-
PARTMENT.—The term ‘‘intelligence component of 
the Department’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 2(11) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(11)). 
(3) NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.—The term ‘‘na-
tional intelligence’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 3(5) of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3003(5)). 
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