§383 National Computer Forensics Institute

Summary

Creates a National Computer Forensics Institute inside the U.S. Secret Service for fiscal years 2023 through 2028. The Institute must train and equip State, local, territorial, and Tribal police, prosecutors, and judges, plus certain federal and uniformed service members who work with Secret Service cyber fraud teams. Training must follow federal privacy and civil-rights rules. Courses cover investigating and stopping cyberattacks and electronic crimes (including illegal uses of digital assets and new trends), doing forensic exams of computers and mobile devices, legal issues for prosecutors and judges, and how to collect, store, and use digital evidence in court. The Institute must share useful, timely information with trainees and try to serve people from many different places across the country, with priority for State, local, Tribal, and territorial staff. It may provide computers, software, manuals, and other tools. It will help expand Secret Service Cyber Fraud Task Forces by adding trained participants. Activities at locations used before November 2, 2017 may continue. The Secret Service Director can pay some or all training and equipment costs, including travel. Each year the Secretary must report to Congress on who was trained, costs, demand, effects on local capabilities, the nomination process, and other relevant issues (unless already included in the President’s budget). Defined terms: cybersecurity threat — a danger to computer systems; incident — a security event; information system — computers and related technology.