IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7174 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 14, 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Computer 
Forensics Institute Reauthorization Act of 2022’’. 
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 the investigation and prevention of cy-
bersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, and re-
lated cybersecurity threats, including through 
the dissemination of homeland security informa-
tion, in accordance with relevant Department 
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guidance regarding privacy, civil rights, and 
civil liberties protections.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 
as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; 
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(b) CURRICULUM.—In furtherance of subsection 
(a), all education and training of the Institute shall be 
conducted in accordance with relevant Federal law and 
policy regarding privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties pro-
tections, including best practices for safeguarding data 
privacy and fair information practice principles. Education 
and training provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall re-
late to the following: 
‘‘(1) Investigating and preventing cybersecurity 
incidents, electronic crimes, and related cybersecu-
rity threats, including relating to instances involving 
illicit use of digital assets and emerging trends in cy-
bersecurity and electronic crime. 
‘‘(2) Conducting forensic examinations of com-
puters, mobile devices, and other information sys-
tems. 
‘‘(3) Prosecutorial and judicial considerations 
related to cybersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, 
related cybersecurity threats, and forensic examina-
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tions of computers, mobile devices, and other infor-
mation systems. 
‘‘(4) Methods to obtain, process, store, and 
admit digital evidence in court. 
‘‘(c) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—In further-
ance of subsection (a), the Institute shall research, de-
velop, and share information relating to investigating cy-
bersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, and related cyber-
security threats that prioritize best practices for forensic 
examinations of computers, mobile devices, and other in-
formation systems. Such information 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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‘‘(3) Impacts of the Institute’s activities on ju-
risdictions’ capability to investigate and prevent cy-
bersecurity incidents, electronic crimes, and related 
cybersecurity threats. 
‘‘(4) A description of the nomination process 
for State, local, territorial, and Tribal law enforce-
ment officers, prosecutors, judges, participants in 
the United States Secret Service’s network of cyber 
fraud task forces, and other appropriate individuals 
to receive the education and training provided pursu-
ant to subsection (a). 
‘‘(5) 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-
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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 
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, 
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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-
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-
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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 may coordinate with 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the 
Department of Homeland Security to carry out research 
and development of systems and procedures to enhance 
the National Computer Forensics Institute’s capabilities 
and capacity to carry out 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). 
Passed the House of Representatives July 13, 2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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