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6 U.S.C. § 161 — Department of Homeland Security data framework
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**(a) In general**
(1) **Development** — 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.
(2) **Requirements** — In developing the framework required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure, in accordance with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, the following information is included:
(A) All information acquired, held, or obtained by an office or component of the Department of Homeland Security that falls within the scope of the information sharing environment, including homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information, and national intelligence.
(B) 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
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**(a) In general**
(1) **Development** — 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.
(2) **Requirements** — In developing the framework required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure, in accordance with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, the following information is included:
(A) All information acquired, held, or obtained by an office or component of the Department of Homeland Security that falls within the scope of the information sharing environment, including homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information, and national intelligence.
(B) 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 required under this section in a machine-readable standard format, to the greatest extent practicable.
**(c) Exclusion of information** The Secretary of Homeland Security may exclude information from the data framework required under this section if the Secretary determines inclusion of such information may—
(1) jeopardize the protection of sources, methods, or activities;
(2) compromise a criminal or national security investigation;
(3) be inconsistent with 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 required under this section 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 December 19, 2018, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure the data framework required under this section has the ability to include appropriate information in existence within the Department of Homeland Security to meet the critical mission operations of the Department of Homeland Security.
**(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 until the 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 that the data framework is fully operational.
(3) **Value added** — The Secretary of Homeland Security shall annually brief Congress on component use of the data framework required under this section to support operations that disrupt terrorist activities and incidents in the homeland.
**(g) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Appropriate congressional committee; homeland** — The terms “appropriate congressional committee” and “homeland” have the meaning given those terms in [section 101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section101&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Homeland security information** — The term “homeland security information” has the meaning given such term in [section 482 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section482&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **National intelligence** — The term “national intelligence” has the meaning given such term in [section 3003(5) of title 50](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3003/5&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Terrorism information** — The term “terrorism information” has the meaning given such term in [section 485 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section485&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) In general** The Secretary, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall operate Transnational Criminal Investigative Units within Homeland Security Investigations.
**(b) Composition** Each Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit shall be composed of trained foreign law enforcement officials who shall collaborate with Homeland Security Investigations to investigate and prosecute individuals involved in transnational criminal activity.
**(c) Vetting requirement**
(1) **In general** — Before entry into a Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit, and at periodic intervals while serving in such a unit, foreign law enforcement officials shall be required to pass certain security evaluations, which may include a background check, a polygraph examination, a urinalysis test, or other measures that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(2) **Leahy vetting required** — No member of a foreign law enforcement unit may join a Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit if the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of State, has credible information that such foreign law enforcement unit has committed a gross violation of human rights, consistent with the limitations set forth in [section 2378d of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2378d&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Approval and concurrence** — The establishment and continued support of the Transnational Criminal Investigative Units who are assigned under paragraph (1)—
(A) shall be performed with the approval of the chief of mission to the foreign country to which the personnel are assigned;
(B) shall be consistent with the duties and powers of the Secretary of State and the chief of mission for a foreign country under [section 4802 of title 2
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**(a) Activities** The Center shall—
(1) receive, aggregate, analyze, and secure, using processes consistent with the processes developed pursuant to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 ([6 U.S.C. 1501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section1501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) reports from covered entities related to a covered cyber incident to assess the effectiveness of security controls, identify tactics, techniques, and procedures adversaries use to overcome those controls and other cybersecurity purposes, including to assess potential impact of cyber incidents on public health and safety and to enhance situational awareness of cyber threats across critical infrastructure sectors;
(2) coordinate and share information with appropriate Federal departments and agencies to identify and track ransom payments, including those utilizing virtual currencies;
(3) leverage information gathered about cyber incidents to—
(A) enhance the quality and effectiveness of information sharing and coordination efforts with appropriate entities, including agencies, sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, critical infrastructure owners and operators, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers; and
(B) provide appropriate entities, including sector coordinating councils, Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, technology providers, cybersecurity and cyber incident response firms, and security researchers, with timely, actionable, and anonymized reports of cyber incident campaigns and trends, including, to the maximum extent practicable
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**(a)** The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress, 180 days after January 17, 2014, and annually thereafter beginning with the submission of the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 pursuant to [section 1105(a) of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1105/a&num=0&edition=prelim), a comprehensive report on the purchase and usage of ammunition, subdivided by ammunition type. The report shall include—
(1) the quantity of ammunition in inventory at the end of the preceding calendar year, and the amount of ammunition expended and purchased, subdivided by ammunition type, during the year for each relevant component or agency in the Department of Homeland Security;
(2) a description of how such quantity, usage, and purchase aligns to each component or agency’s mission requirements for certification, qualification, training, and operations; and
(3) details on all contracting practices applied by the Department of Homeland Security, including comparative details regarding other contracting options with respect to cost and availability.
**(b)** The reports required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in an appropriate format in order to ensure the safety of law enforcement personnel.
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 162
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior subtitle C of title II of Pub. L. 107–296, which
was classified to this part, was redesignated subtitle B
of title II of Pub. L. 107–296 by Pub. L. 115–278,
§ 2(g)(2)(K), Nov. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 4178, and transferred
to part B (§ 141 et seq.) of this subchapter.
§ 161. Establishment of Office; Director
(a) Establishment
(1) In general
There is hereby established within the De-
partment of Justice an Office of Science and
Technology (hereinafter in this subchapter re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Office’’).
(2) Authority
The Office shall be under the general author-
ity of the Assistant Attorney General, Office
of Justice Programs, and shall be established
within the National Institute of Justice.
(b) Director
The Office shall be headed by a Director, who
shall be an individual appointed based on ap-
proval by the Office of Personnel Management of
the executive qualifications of the individual.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title II, § 231, Nov. 25, 2002, 116
Stat. 2159.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was in
the original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title II of Pub. L.
107–296, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2145, which enacted this
subchapter, amended sections 1030, 2511, 2512, 2520, 2701
to 2703, and 3125 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Proce-
dure, sections 10102 and 10122 of Title 34, Crime Control
and Law Enforcement, and section 401a of Title 50, War
and National Defense, and enacted provisions set out as
a note under section 101 of this title and listed in a Pro-
visions for Review, Promulgation, or Amendment of
Federal Sentencing Guidelines Relating to Specific Of-
fenses table set out under section 994 of Title 28, Judici-
ary and Judicial Procedu
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