34 U.S.C. § 30110 — Improved investigative and forensic re-

Page 562 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 30110 the United States have faced a heightened risk of cybercrime during the COVID–19 pandemic. ‘‘(4) Subsection (c) of the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 1988 (34 U.S.C. 41303(c)) requires the Attorney General to ‘acquire, collect, classify, and preserve national data on Federal criminal offenses as part of the Uniform Crime Reports’ and requires all Federal departments and agencies that inves- tigate criminal activity to ‘report details about crime within their respective jurisdiction to the At- torney General in a uniform matter and on a form prescribed by the Attorney General’. ‘‘SEC. 3. CYBERCRIME TAXONOMY. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act [May 5, 2022], the Attor- ney General shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to develop a tax- onomy for the purpose of categorizing different types of cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime faced by individ- uals and businesses. ‘‘(b) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing the taxonomy under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall— ‘‘(1) ensure the taxonomy is useful for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to classify cybercrime in the National Incident-Based Reporting System, or any successor system; ‘‘(2) consult relevant stakeholders, including— ‘‘(A) the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu- rity Agency of the Department of Homeland Secu- rity; ‘‘(B) Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies; ‘‘(C) criminologists and academics; ‘‘(D) cybercrime experts; and ‘‘(E) business leaders; and ‘‘(3) take into consideration relevant taxonomies developed by non-governmental organizations, inter- national organizations, academies, or other entities. ‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Attorney General enters into an agreement under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con- gress, which shall include the Committee on the Judici- ary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives, a report detailing and summarizing— ‘‘(1) the taxonomy developed under subsection (a); and ‘‘(2) any findings from the process of developing the taxonomy under subsection (a). ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000. ‘‘SEC. 4. CYBERCRIME REPORTING. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a category in the National Incident- Based Reporting System, or any successor system, for the collection of cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime reports from Federal, State, and local officials. ‘‘(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In establishing the category required under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall, as appropriate, incorporate recommendations from the taxonomy developed under section 3(a). ‘‘SEC. 5. NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMIZATION SUR- VEY. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 540 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bu- reau of Justice Statistics, in coordination with the Di- rector of the Bureau of the Census, shall include ques- tions relating to cybercrime victimization in the Na- tional Crime Victimization Survey. ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000. ‘‘SEC. 6. GAO STUDY ON CYBERCRIME METRICS. ‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that assesses— ‘‘(1) the effectiveness of reporting mechanisms for cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime in the United States; and ‘‘(2) disparities in reporting data between— ‘‘(A) data relating to cybercrime and cyber-en- abled crime; and ‘‘(B) other types of crime data.’’ DEFINITIONS For definitions of terms used in this section, see sec- tion 12291 of this title, as made applicable by section 2(b) of div. W of Pub. L. 117–103, which is set out as a note under section 12291 of this title. § 30110. Improved investigative and forensic re- sources for enforcement of laws related to cybercrimes against individuals Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this section, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Secretary of Homeland Security, including the Executive As- sociate Director of Homeland Security Inves- tigations, shall, with respect to cybercrimes against individuals— (1) ensure that there are not fewer than 10 additional operational agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation designated to support the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice in the investigation and coordination of cybercrimes against individuals; (2) ensure that each office of a United States Attorney designates at least 1 Assistant United States Attorney as responsible for in- vestigating and prosecuting cybercrimes against individuals; and (3) ensure the implementation of a regular and comprehensive training program— (A) the purpose of which is to train agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the investigation and prosecution of such crimes and the enforcement of laws related to cybercrimes against individuals; and (B) that includes relevant forensic training related to investigating and prosecuting cybercrimes against individuals. (Pub. L. 117–347, title III, § 321, Jan. 5, 2023, 136 Stat. 6206.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITIONS For definition of ‘‘cybercrime against individuals’’ as used in this section, see section 30107(a) of this title, as made applicable by section 3 of Pub. L. 117–347, which is set out as a note under section 20145 of this title. § 30111. Training and technical assistance for States The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Direc- tor of the United States Secret Service, the Ex- ecutive Associate Director of Homeland Secu- rity Investigations, and nongovernmental and survivor stakeholders, shall create, compile, evaluate, and disseminate materials and infor- mation, and provide the necessary training and technical assistance, to assist States and units of local government in— (1) investigating, prosecuting, pursuing, pre- venting, understanding, and mitigating the impact of—