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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7174 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reauthorize the National 
Computer Forensics Institute of the United States Secret Service, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2022 
Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself, Mr. PALMER, and Ms. SEWELL) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reauthorize 
the National Computer Forensics Institute of the United 
States Secret Service, 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 ‘‘National Computer 
Forensics Institute Reauthorization Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL COMPUTER 
FORENSICS INSTITUTE OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 822 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 383) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL; 
MISSION’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘2032’’; and 
(C) by striking the second sentence and in-
serting ‘‘The Institute’s mission shall be to edu-
cate, train, and equip State, local, territorial, 
and Tribal law enforcement officers, prosecu-
tors, judges, participants in the United States 
Secret Service’s network of cyber fraud task 
forces, and other appropriate individuals re-
garding investigating and preventing cybersecu-
rity incidents, electronic crimes, and related cy-
bersecurity threats, including through the dis-
semination of homeland security information, in 
accordance with relevant Department guidance 
regarding privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties 
protections.’’; 
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‘‘(4) Methods to obtain, process, store, and 
admit digital evidence in court. 
‘‘(c) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 
AND
INNOVA-
TION.—In furtherance of subsection (a), the Institute 
shall research, develop, and share innovative approaches 
to investigating cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, 
and related cybersecurity threats that prioritize best prac-
tices for forensic examinations of computers, mobile de-
vices, and other information systems. Such innovative ap-
proaches may include training on methods to investigate 
ransomware and other threats involving the use of digital 
assets.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘cyber and electronic crime 
and related threats is shared with State, local, 
tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers 
and prosecutors’’ and inserting ‘‘cybersecurity 
incidents, electronic crimes, and related cyberse-
curity threats is shared with recipients of edu-
cation and training provided pursuant to sub-
section (a)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘The Institute shall prioritize pro-
viding education and training to individuals 
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from 
geographically 
diverse 
jurisdictions 
throughout the United States.’’; 
(5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘State, local, tribal, and 
territorial law enforcement officers’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘recipients of education and training pro-
vided pursuant to subsection (a)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘necessary to conduct 
cyber and electronic crime and related threat 
investigations and computer and mobile device 
forensic examinations’’ and inserting ‘‘for inves-
tigating and preventing cybersecurity incidents, 
electronic crimes, related cybersecurity threats, 
and for forensic examinations of computers, 
mobile devices, and other information systems’’; 
(6) in subsection (f), as so redesignated— 
(A) by amending the heading to read as 
follows: ‘‘CYBER FRAUD TASK FORCES’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Electronic Crime’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Cyber Fraud’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘State, local, tribal, and 
territorial law enforcement officers’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘recipients of education and training pro-
vided pursuant to subsection (a)’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘at’’ and inserting ‘‘by’’; 
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(7) by redesignating subsection (g), as redesig-
nated pursuant to paragraph (2), as subsection (j); 
and 
(8) by inserting after subsection (f), as so re-
designated, the following new subsections: 
‘‘(g) EXPENSES.—The Director of the United States 
Secret Service may pay for all or a part of the education, 
training, or equipment provided by the Institute, including 
relating to the travel, transportation, and subsistence ex-
penses of recipients of education and training provided 
pursuant to subsection (a). 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Sec-
retary shall include in the annual report required pursuant 
to section 1116 of title 31, United States Code, informa-
tion regarding the activities of the Institute, including re-
lating to the following: 
‘‘(1) Activities of the Institute, including identi-
fying the jurisdictions with recipients of education 
and training provided pursuant to subsection (a) of 
this section during such year, the Institute’s oper-
ating budget for such year, and projected demands 
for education and training over the next five years. 
‘‘(2) Impacts of the Institute’s activities on ju-
risdictions’ capability to investigate and prevent cy-
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bersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, and related 
cybersecurity threats. 
‘‘(3) Any other issues determined relevant by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) CYBERSECURITY THREAT.—The term ‘cy-
bersecurity threat’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (en-
acted as division N of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113; 6 U.S.C. 
1501)). 
‘‘(2) INCIDENT.—The term ‘incident’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 2209(a). 
‘‘(3) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘infor-
mation system’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 102 of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (en-
acted as division N of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113; 6 U.S.C. 
1501(9))).’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE FROM THE PRIVACY OFFICER AND 
CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OFFICER.—The Pri-
vacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Lib-
erties of the Department of Homeland Security shall pro-
vide guidance, upon the request of the Director of the 
United States Secret Service, regarding the functions 
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specified in subsection (b) of section 822 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 383), as amended by sub-
section (a). 
(c) TEMPLATE
FOR
INFORMATION
COLLECTION 
FROM PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Director of the United States Secret Service shall develop 
and disseminate to jurisdictions that are recipients of edu-
cation and training provided by the National Computer 
Forensics Institute pursuant to subsection (a) of section 
822 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
383), as amended by subsection (a), a template to permit 
each such jurisdiction to submit to the Director reports 
on the impacts on such jurisdiction of such education and 
training, including information on the number of digital 
forensics exams conducted annually. The Director shall, 
as appropriate, revise such template and disseminate to 
jurisdictions described in this subsection any such revised 
templates. 
(d) REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector of the United States Secret Service shall carry 
out a requirements analysis of approaches to expand 
capacity of the National Computer Forensics Insti-
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tute to carry out the Institute’s mission as set forth 
in subsection (a) of section 822 of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 383), as amended by 
subsection (a). 
(2) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after 
completing the requirements analysis under para-
graph (1), the Director of the United States Secret 
Service shall submit to Congress such analysis, to-
gether with a plan to expand the capacity of the Na-
tional Computer Forensics Institute to provide edu-
cation and training described in such subsection. 
Such analysis and plan shall consider the following: 
(A) Expanding the physical operations of 
the Institute. 
(B) Expanding the availability of virtual 
education and training to all or a subset of po-
tential recipients of education and training from 
the Institute. 
(C) Some combination of the consider-
ations set forth in subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
(e) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—The Director 
of the United States Secret Service, in coordination with 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the 
Department of Homeland Security, shall carry out re-
search and development of systems and procedures to en-
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hance the National Computer Forensics Institute’s capa-
bilities and capacity to educate, train, equip, and dissemi-
nate information consistent with the Institute’s mission as 
set forth in subsection (a) of section 822 of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 383), as amended by sub-
section (a). 
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