Title: Department of Homeland Security Chief Data Officer Authorization Act
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Department of Homeland Security Chief Data Officer Authorization Act
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate a career appointee of DHS as its Chief Data Officer. The bill sets forth the responsibilities of the Chief Data Officer, including: (1) ensuring that DHS conforms with recognized data management best practices, (2) coordinating the release of data for public use after privacy reviews, (3) promoting the use of modern data systems to improve DHS operations, and (4) serving as the liaison to other federal agencies and the Office of Management and Budget on data.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6447 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6447

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the position of 
  Chief Data Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2018

    Mr. Carter of Texas (for himself and Mr. McCaul) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                                Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the position of 
  Chief Data Officer of the Department of Homeland Security, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security 
Chief Data Officer Authorization Act''.

SEC. 2. CHIEF DATA OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.

    Section 703 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 343) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Chief Data Officer.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Chief Information Officer shall 
        designate a career appointee (as such term is defined in 
        section 3132 of title 5, United States Code) of the Department 
        as the Chief Data Officer of the Department.
            ``(2) Qualifications.--The Chief Data Officer shall possess 
        demonstrated training and experience in the management, 
        governance, generation, collection, protection, analysis, use, 
        and sharing of data, including the protection and de-
        identification of personally identifiable information.
            ``(3) Functions.--The Chief Data Officer shall be 
        responsible for the following:
                    ``(A) Ensuring that the Department conforms with 
                data management best practices recognized across 
                industry and the Federal Government.
                    ``(B) Coordinating the organization and integration 
                of data across the Department for improved 
                interoperability, analysis, and decision-making.
                    ``(C) Reviewing the impact of the infrastructure of 
                the Department regarding data integrity and 
                interoperability.
                    ``(D) Coordinating the release of data for public 
                use following appropriate privacy reviews within the 
                Department, as coordinated with the Chief Privacy 
                Officer.
                    ``(E) Promoting the use of modern data systems to 
                improve Department operations.
                    ``(F) Coordinating the storage of Department 
                records in accordance with the National Archives and 
                Records Administration's General Records Schedules.
                    ``(G) Coordinating with appropriate officials of 
                the Department, including the Chief Privacy Officer, 
                component privacy officers, component Chief Data 
                Officers, and program managers, regarding the use of 
                data within their respective components and under their 
                authorities.
                    ``(H) Serving as the liaison to other Federal 
                agencies and the Office of Management and Budget on 
                data and the best way to use existing Department data 
                for statistical purposes.
            ``(4) Component chief data officers.--The heads of each 
        operational component of the Department shall designate a 
        career appointee (as such term is defined in section 3132 of 
        title 5, United States Code) from each such component of the 
        Department as the Chief Data Officer of their respective 
        component. Each such component Chief Data Officer shall--
                    ``(A) have the qualifications described under 
                subsection (c)(2); and
                    ``(B) coordinate with and assist the Chief Data 
                Officer of the Department in the implementation of the 
                functions specified in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of 
                paragraph (3) for their respective component.
            ``(5) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this subsection and periodically thereafter as 
        necessary, the Secretary 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 this subsection, 
        including any concerns regarding such implementation.''.
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