HR 3490 · 114th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act

Introduced 2015-09-11· Sponsored by Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2015-12-01)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security a National Computer Forensics Institute to be operated by the U.S. Secret Service for the dissemination of homeland security information related to the investigation and prevention of cyber and electronic crime, including threats or acts of terrorism, to educate, train, and equip state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges. The Institute: must provide education and training on investigation methods, computer and mobile device forensic examinations, network intrusion incidents, and methods to obtain, process, store, and admit digital evidence in court; must ensure that timely, actionable, and relevant expertise and homeland security information related to cyber and electronic crime is shared with such officers, prosecutors, and judges; and may provide officers, prosecutors, and judges with computer equipment and tools for such investigations and examinations. The Secret Service's network of Electronic Crime Task Forces is to be expanded through the addition of task force officers, pro…

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H.R. 3490, Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act

Oct 7, 2015

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on September 30, 2015

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H.R. 3490, Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act

Oct 20, 2015

As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 30, 2015

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Cosponsors (3)

1 Democrat2 Republicans