Title: Department of Homeland Security Data Framework Act of 2018
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Department of Homeland Security Data Framework Act of 2018
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to (1) develop a data framework to integrate existing DHS datasets and systems for access by authorized personnel in a manner consistent with relevant legal authorities and privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties policies and protections; (2) ensure that all information of a DHS office or component that falls within the scope of the information sharing environment, and any information or intelligence relevant to priority mission needs and capability requirements of the homeland security enterprise, is included; and (3) ensure that the framework is accessible to DHS employees who have an appropriate security clearance, who are assigned to perform a function that requires access, and who are trained in applicable standards for safeguarding and using such information.
DHS shall (1) issue guidance for DHS employees authorized to access and contribute to the framework that enforces a duty to share between DHS offices and components for mission needs, and (2) promulgate data standards and instruct DHS components to make available information through the framework in a machine-readable format.
DHS may exclude information that could jeopardize the protection of sources, methods, or activities or compromise a criminal or national security investigation.
DHS shall incorporate into such framework systems capabilities for auditing and ensuring the security of information. Such capabilities shall include mechanisms for identifying insider threats and security risks and safeguards for privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2397 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2397

   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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 7, 2018

  Ms. Hassan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   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.

    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 Data 
Framework Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY DATA FRAMEWORK.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 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 
privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties policies and protections. In 
developing such framework, the Secretary shall ensure, in accordance 
with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, the 
following information is included:
            (1) All information acquired, held, or obtained by an 
        office or component of the Department 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) Any information or intelligence relevant to priority 
        mission needs and capability requirements of the homeland 
        security enterprise, as determined appropriate by the 
        Secretary.
    (b) Data Framework Access.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        ensure that the data framework required 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 access and contribute 
                to the data framework pursuant to paragraph (1); and
                    (B) ensure that such guidance enforces a duty to 
                share between offices and components of the Department 
                when accessing or contributing to such framework for 
                mission needs.
            (3) Efficiency.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        promulgate data standards and instruct components of the 
        Department of Homeland Security to make available information 
        through the data framework under this section in a machine-
        readable format, to the greatest extent practicable.
    (c) Exclusion of Information.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
may exclude from the data framework information that the Secretary 
determines access to or the confirmation of the existence of could--
            (1) jeopardize the protection of sources, methods, or 
        activities;
            (2) compromise a criminal or national security 
        investigation;
            (3) be inconsistent with the other Federal laws or 
        regulations; or
            (4) be duplicative or not serve an operational purpose if 
        included in such framework.
    (d) Safeguards.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
incorporate into the data framework systems capabilities for auditing 
and ensuring the security of information included in such framework. 
Such capabilities shall include the following:
            (1) Mechanisms for identifying insider threats.
            (2) Mechanisms for identifying security risks.
            (3) Safeguards for privacy, civil rights, and civil 
        liberties.
    (e) Deadline for Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall ensure the data framework required under this section has the 
ability to include the information described in subsection (a).
    (f) Notice to Congress.--
            (1) Status updates.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
        shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
        regular updates on the status of the data framework required 
        under this section until the date on which such data framework 
        is fully operational.
            (2) Operational notification.--Not later than 60 days after 
        the date on which the data framework required under this 
        section is fully operational, the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security shall provide notice to the appropriate congressional 
        committees of such.
    (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committee.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committee'' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 2 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
        U.S.C. 101).
            (2) National intelligence.--The term ``national 
        intelligence'' has the meaning given the term in section 3(5) 
        of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(5)).
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