Public Law 115-76: Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 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.

Cosponsors: Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8], Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6], Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6], Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5], Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14], Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5], Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2], Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11]