An act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the National Computer Forensics Institute, and for other purposes
PL 115-76 (H.R.1616), enacted 11/02/2017

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PUBLIC LAW 115–76—NOV. 2, 2017 
Public Law 115–76 
115th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the National Computer 
Forensics Institute, 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 ‘‘Strengthening State and Local 
Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017’’. 
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 authorized for fiscal years 2017 
through 2022 within the United States Secret Service a National 
Computer Forensics Institute (in this section referred to as the 
‘Institute’). The Institute shall disseminate information related to 
the investigation and prevention of cyber and electronic crime and 
related threats, and educate, train, and equip State, local, tribal, 
and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges. 
‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the Institute shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(1) Educating State, local, tribal, and territorial law 
enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges on current— 
‘‘(A) cyber and electronic crimes and related threats; 
‘‘(B) methods for investigating cyber and electronic 
crime and related threats and conducting computer and 
mobile device forensic examinations; and 
‘‘(C) prosecutorial and judicial challenges related to 
cyber and electronic crime and related threats, and com-
puter and mobile device forensic examinations. 
‘‘(2) Training State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforce-
ment 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 incidents. 
‘‘(3) Training State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforce-
ment officers, prosecutors, and judges on methods to obtain, 
process, store, and admit digital evidence in court. 
Establishment. 
Time period. 
6 USC 383. 
Strengthening 
State and Local 
Cyber Crime 
Fighting Act of 
2017. 
34 USC 10101 
note. 
Nov. 2, 2017 
[H.R. 1616] 
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‘‘(c) PRINCIPLES.—In carrying out the functions specified in 
subsection (b), the Institute shall ensure, to the extent practicable, 
that timely, actionable, and relevant expertise and information 
related to cyber and electronic crime and related threats is shared 
with State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers 
and prosecutors. 
‘‘(d) EQUIPMENT.—The Institute may provide State, local, tribal, 
and territorial law enforcement officers with computer equipment, 
hardware, software, manuals, and tools necessary to conduct cyber 
and electronic crime and related threat investigations and computer 
and mobile device forensic examinations. 
‘‘(e) ELECTRONIC CRIME TASK FORCES.—The Institute shall 
facilitate the expansion of the network of Electronic Crime Task 
Forces of the United States Secret Service through the addition 
of State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers edu-
cated and trained at the Institute. 
‘‘(f) SAVINGS PROVISION.—All authorized activities and functions 
carried out by the Institute at any location as of the day before 
the date of the enactment of this section are authorized to continue 
to be carried out at any such location on and after such date.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—For each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, 
amounts appropriated for United States Secret Service, Operations 
and Support, may be used to carry out this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in section 
1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 821 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 822. National Computer Forensics Institute.’’. 
SEC. 3. PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, AND PROSECUTION OF ECO-
NOMIC, HIGH TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET, AND OTHER WHITE 
COLLAR CRIME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART MM—PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, 
AND PROSECUTION OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME 
‘‘SEC. 3030. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This part may be cited as the ‘National White Collar Crime 
Control Act of 2017’. 
‘‘SEC. 3031. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance is authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement 
with or make a grant to an eligible entity for the purpose of 
improving the identification, investigation, and prosecution of white 
collar crime (including each category of such crimes set forth in 
paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b)) by providing com-
prehensive, direct, and practical training and technical assistance 
to law enforcement officers, investigators, auditors and prosecutors 
in States and units of local government. 
‘‘(b) WHITE COLLAR CRIME DEFINED.—For purposes of this part, 
the term ‘white collar crime’ includes— 
Contracts. 
34 USC 10721. 
34 USC 10101 
note. 
Extension. 
Information 
sharing. 
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‘‘(1) high-tech crime, including cyber and electronic crime 
and related threats; 
‘‘(2) economic crime, including financial fraud and mortgage 
fraud; and 
‘‘(3) Internet-based crime against children and child pornog-
raphy. 
‘‘SEC. 3032. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this part include the following: 
‘‘(1) To ensure that training is available for State, local, 
tribal and territorial law enforcement agencies and officers 
nationwide to support local efforts to identify, prevent, inves-
tigate, and prosecute cyber and financial crimes, including those 
crimes facilitated via computer networks and other electronic 
means, and crimes involving financial and economic impacts 
such as intellectual property crimes. 
‘‘(2) To deliver training to State, local, tribal, and territorial 
law enforcement officers, and other criminal justice profes-
sionals concerning the use of proven methodologies to prevent, 
detect, and respond to such crimes, recognize emerging issues, 
manage electronic and financial crime evidence and to improve 
local criminal justice agency responses to such threats. 
‘‘(3) To provide operational and technical assistance and 
training concerning tools, products, resources, guidelines, and 
procedures to aid and enhance criminal intelligence analysis, 
conduct cyber crime and financial crime investigations, and 
related justice information sharing at the local and State levels. 
‘‘(4) To provide appropriate training on protections for pri-
vacy, civil rights, and civil liberties in the conduct of criminal 
intelligence analysis and cyber and electronic crime and finan-
cial crime investigations, including in the development of poli-
cies, guidelines, and procedures by State, local, tribal, and 
territorial law enforcement agencies to protect and enhance 
privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections and identify 
weaknesses and gaps in the protection of privacy, civil rights, 
and civil liberties. 
‘‘SEC. 3033. AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS. 
‘‘A grant or cooperative agreement awarded under this part 
may be made only for the following programs, with respect to 
the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of certain criminal 
activities: 
‘‘(1) Programs to provide a nationwide support system for 
State and local criminal justice agencies. 
‘‘(2) Programs to assist State and local criminal justice 
agencies to develop, establish, and maintain intelligence-focused 
policing strategies and related information sharing. 
‘‘(3) Programs to provide training and investigative support 
services to State and local criminal justice agencies to provide 
such agencies with skills and resources needed to investigate 
and prosecute such criminal activities and related criminal 
activities. 
‘‘(4) Programs to provide research support, to establish 
partnerships, and to provide other resources to aid State and 
local criminal justice agencies to prevent, investigate, and pros-
ecute such criminal activities and related problems. 
34 USC 10723. 
34 USC 10722. 
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‘‘(5) Programs to provide information and research to the 
general public to facilitate the prevention of such criminal 
activities. 
‘‘(6) Programs to establish or support national training 
and research centers regionally to provide training and research 
services for State and local criminal justice agencies. 
‘‘(7) Programs to provide training and oversight to State 
and local criminal justice agencies to develop and comply with 
applicable privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties related poli-
cies, procedures, rules, laws, and guidelines. 
‘‘(8) Any other programs specified by the Attorney General 
as furthering the purposes of this part. 
‘‘SEC. 3034. APPLICATION. 
‘‘To be eligible for an award of a grant or cooperative agreement 
under this part, an entity shall submit to the Director of the 
Bureau of Justice Assistance an application in such form and 
manner, and containing such information, as required by the 
Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance. 
‘‘SEC. 3035. ELIGIBILITY. 
‘‘States, units of local government, not-for-profit entities, and 
institutions of higher-education with demonstrated capacity and 
experience in delivering training, technical assistance and other 
resources including direct, practical laboratory training to law 
enforcement officers, investigators, auditors and prosecutors in 
States and units of local government and over the Internet shall 
be eligible to receive an award under this part. 
‘‘SEC. 3036. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 
‘‘The Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall promul-
gate such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out 
this part, including rules and regulations for submitting and 
reviewing applications under section 3035.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated $13,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2022 to carry out— 
(1) part MM of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968, as added by subsection (a); and 
Time period. 
34 USC 10726. 
34 USC 10725. 
34 USC 10724. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1616: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 163 (2017): 
May 16, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 2, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 12, House concurred in Senate amendment. 
(2) section 401(b) of the Prioritizing Resources and 
Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 
30103(b)). 
Approved November 2, 2017. 
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