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Q: 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 Secretary, in consultation with 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) Overseeing, in coordination with the Chief
Privacy Officer of the Department, as appropriate, the
Department's compliance with the following
responsibilities:
''(i) Issuing guidelines ensuring and
maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility
and integrity of information (including
statistical information).
''(ii) Establishing administrative
mechanisms that allow affected persons to seek
and obtain correction of information maintained
and disseminated by relevant components of the
Department that does not comply with the
Department's guidelines.
''(iii) Reporting to the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget about the
number and nature of complaints received by
relevant components of the Department regarding
the accuracy of information disseminated and
how such complaints were handled by such
components.
''(H) 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.
''(I) 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, in consultation with
the Chief Data Officer of the Department and the Chief
Information Officer of such component, 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.''.

Passed the House of Representatives September 4, 2018.

Attest:

KAREN L. HAAS,

Clerk.
A:
Department of Homeland Security Chief Data Officer Authorization Act (Sec. 2) 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.