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A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the National Computer Forensics Institute, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-904| Senate 
| Updated: 4/7/2017
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (4)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Luther Strange (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Richard C. Shelby (Republican)

Homeland Security Committee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a National Computer Forensics Institute, to be operated by the U.S. Secret Service. The institute: shall disseminate homeland security information related to the investigation and prevention of cyber and electronic crime and related threats; shall educate, train, and equip state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges; shall ensure that timely, actionable, and relevant expertise and homeland security information related to cyber and electronic crime and related threats is shared with such officers and prosecutors; may provide such 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; and shall facilitate the expansion of the network of Electronic Crime Task Forces of the Secret Service through the addition of such officers educated and trained at the institute.
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Apr 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • April 7, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 7, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1616: Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017
Computer security and identity theftCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureHomeland securityJudgesLaw enforcement officers

A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the National Computer Forensics Institute, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-904| Senate 
| Updated: 4/7/2017
Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a National Computer Forensics Institute, to be operated by the U.S. Secret Service. The institute: shall disseminate homeland security information related to the investigation and prevention of cyber and electronic crime and related threats; shall educate, train, and equip state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges; shall ensure that timely, actionable, and relevant expertise and homeland security information related to cyber and electronic crime and related threats is shared with such officers and prosecutors; may provide such 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; and shall facilitate the expansion of the network of Electronic Crime Task Forces of the Secret Service through the addition of such officers educated and trained at the institute.
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Timeline
Apr 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • April 7, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 7, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (4)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Luther Strange (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Richard C. Shelby (Republican)

Homeland Security Committee, Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1616: Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Computer security and identity theftCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureHomeland securityJudgesLaw enforcement officers