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Union Calendar No. 268 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3490 
[Report No. 114–345, Parts I and II] 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the National 
Computer Forensics Institute, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 
Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. PALMER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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 
NOVEMBER 19, 2015 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
NOVEMBER 30, 2015 
Additional sponsor: Mr. RICHMOND 
NOVEMBER 30, 2015 
Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in boldface roman] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 11, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize 
the National Computer Forensics Institute, 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 ‘‘Strengthening State and 
Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL COMPUTER 
FORENSICS INSTITUTE OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 381 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 822. NATIONAL COMPUTER FORENSICS INSTITUTE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Depart-
ment a National Computer Forensics Institute (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘Institute’), to be operated by the 
United States Secret Service, for the dissemination of home-
land security information related to the investigation and 
prevention of cyber and electronic crime and related threats 
to educate, train, and equip State, local, tribal, and terri-
torial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the Institute shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(1) Educating State, local, tribal, and terri-
torial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and 
judges on current— 
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‘‘(A) cyber and electronic crimes and related 
threats; 
‘‘(B) methods for investigating cyber and 
electronic crime and related threats and con-
ducting computer and mobile device forensic ex-
aminations; and 
‘‘(C) prosecutorial and judicial challenges 
related to cyber and electronic crime and related 
threats, and computer and mobile device forensic 
examinations. 
‘‘(2) Training State, local, tribal, and territorial 
law enforcement officers to— 
‘‘(A) conduct cyber and electronic crime and 
related threat investigations; 
‘‘(B) conduct computer and mobile device 
forensic examinations; and 
‘‘(C) respond to network intrusion inci-
dents. 
‘‘(3) Training State, local, tribal, and territorial 
law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges on 
methods to obtain, process, store, and admit digital 
evidence in court. 
‘‘(c) PRINCIPLES.—In carrying out the functions 
under subsection (b), the Institute shall ensure, to the extent 
practicable, that timely, actionable, and relevant expertise 
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and homeland security information related to cyber and 
electronic crime and related threats is shared with State, 
local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, pros-
ecutors, and judges. 
‘‘(d) EQUIPMENT.—The Institute is authorized to pro-
vide State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement of-
ficers, prosecutors, and judges with computer equipment, 
hardware, software, manuals, and tools necessary to con-
duct cyber and electronic crime and related threats inves-
tigations and computer and mobile device forensic examina-
tions. 
‘‘(e) ELECTRONIC CRIME TASK FORCES.—The Insti-
tute shall facilitate the expansion of the Secret Service’s net-
work of Electronic Crime Task Forces through the addition 
of task force officers of State, local, tribal, and territorial 
law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges educated 
and trained at the Institute, in addition to academia and 
private sector stakeholders. 
‘‘(f) COORDINATION WITH FEDERAL LAW ENFORCE-
MENT TRAINING CENTER.—The Institute shall seek oppor-
tunities to coordinate with the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center within the Department to help enhance, 
to the extent practicable, the training provided by the Cen-
ter to stakeholders, including by helping to ensure that such 
training reflects timely, actionable, and relevant expertise 
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in homeland security information related to cyber and elec-
tronic crime and related threats.’’. 
(b) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—No additional funds 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act and 
the amendment made by this Act. This Act and such 
amendment shall be carried out using amounts otherwise 
available for such purposes. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 821 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 822. National Computer Forensics Institute.’’. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strength-
ening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL COMPUTER 
FORENSICS INSTITUTE OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HOMELAND SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title VIII of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 822. NATIONAL COMPUTER FORENSICS INSTITUTE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in 
the 
Department 
a 
National 
Computer 
Forensics Institute (in this section referred to 
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as the ‘Institute’), to be operated by the 
United States Secret Service, for the dissemi-
nation of homeland security information re-
lated to the investigation and prevention of 
cyber and electronic crime and related 
threats to educate, train, and equip State, 
local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement 
officers, prosecutors, and judges. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the In-
stitute shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Educating State, local, tribal, and 
territorial law enforcement officers, pros-
ecutors, and judges on current— 
‘‘(A) cyber and electronic crimes 
and related threats; 
‘‘(B) methods for investigating 
cyber and electronic crime and re-
lated threats and conducting com-
puter and mobile device forensic ex-
aminations; and 
‘‘(C) prosecutorial and judicial 
challenges related to cyber and elec-
tronic crime and related threats, and 
computer and mobile device forensic 
examinations. 
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‘‘(2) Training State, local, tribal, and 
territorial law enforcement officers to— 
‘‘(A) conduct cyber and electronic 
crime and related threat investiga-
tions; 
‘‘(B) conduct computer and mo-
bile device forensic examinations; 
and 
‘‘(C) respond to network intrusion 
incidents. 
‘‘(3) Training State, local, tribal, and 
territorial law enforcement officers, pros-
ecutors, and judges on methods to obtain, 
process, store, and admit digital evidence 
in court. 
‘‘(c) PRINCIPLES.—In carrying out the func-
tions under subsection (b), the Institute shall 
ensure, to the extent practicable, that timely, 
actionable, and relevant expertise and home-
land security information related to cyber 
and electronic crime and related threats is 
shared with State, local, tribal, and territorial 
law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and 
judges. 
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‘‘(d) EQUIPMENT.—The Institute is author-
ized to provide State, local, tribal, and terri-
torial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, 
and judges with computer equipment, hard-
ware, software, manuals, and tools necessary 
to conduct cyber and electronic crime and re-
lated threats investigations and computer 
and mobile device forensic examinations. 
‘‘(e) ELECTRONIC CRIME TASK FORCES.—The 
Institute shall facilitate the expansion of the 
Secret Service’s network of Electronic Crime 
Task Forces through the addition of task 
force officers of State, local, tribal, and terri-
torial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, 
and judges educated and trained at the Insti-
tute, in addition to academia and private sec-
tor stakeholders. 
‘‘(f) COORDINATION WITH FEDERAL LAW EN-
FORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER.—The Institute 
shall seek opportunities to coordinate with 
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Cen-
ter within the Department to help enhance, to 
the extent practicable, the training provided 
by the Center to stakeholders, including by 
helping to ensure that such training reflects 
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timely, actionable, and relevant expertise in 
homeland security information related to 
cyber and electronic crime and related 
threats.’’. 
(b) NO
ADDITIONAL
FUNDING.—No addi-
tional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act and the amend-
ment made by this Act. This Act and such 
amendment 
shall 
be 
carried 
out 
using 
amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 821 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 822. National Computer Forensics Institute.’’. 
SEC. 3. TRAINING MATERIALS. 
Not later than six months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
the United States Secret Service shall report 
to the appropriate congressional oversight 
committees on plans to incorporate best prac-
tices into training materials on chain of cus-
tody for digital evidence, including physical 
devices and the digital evidence that may be 
contained on such devices. 
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SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to 
abridge the rights afforded by the Fourth and 
Fifth Amendments to the United States Con-
stitution. 
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Union Calendar No. 268 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3490 
[Report No. 114–345, Parts I and II] 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
authorize the National Computer Forensics Insti-
tute, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 30, 2015 
Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security 
with an amendment 
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