Sec. 5. Establishment of the Office of Biometric Identity Management
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Title VII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 , et. seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Office of Biometric Identity Management is established within the Department. The Office of Biometric Identity Management shall be administered by the Director of the Office of Biometric Identity Management (in this section referred to as the Director ) who shall report to the Secretary, or to another official of the Department, as the Secretary may direct.
The Director shall— have significant professional management experience, as well as experience in the field of biometrics and identity management; lead the Department’s biometric identity services to support anti-terrorism, counter-terrorism, border security, credentialing, national security, and public safety and enable operational missions across the Department by matching, storing, sharing, and analyzing biometric data; deliver biometric identity information and analysis capabilities to— the Department and its components; appropriate Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies; appropriate foreign governments; and appropriate private sector entities; support the law enforcement, public safety, national security, and homeland security missions of other Federal, State, local and tribal agencies, as appropriate; establish and manage the operation and maintenance of the Department’s sole biometric repository; establish, manage, and operate Biometric Support Centers to provide biometric identification and verification analysis and services to the Department, appropriate Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies, appropriate foreign governments, and appropriate private sector entities; in collaboration with the Undersecretary for Science and Technology, establish a Department-wide research and development program to support efforts in assessment, development, and exploration of biometric advancements and emerging technologies; oversee Department-wide standards for biometric conformity, and work to make such standards Government-wide; in coordination with the Department’s Office of Policy, and in consultation with relevant component offices and headquarters offices, enter into data sharing agreements with appropriate Federal agencies to support immigration, law enforcement, national security, and public safety missions; maximize interoperability with other Federal, State, local, and international biometric systems, as appropriate; and carry out the duties and powers prescribed by law or delegated by the Secretary.
There shall be in the Office of Biometric Identity Management a Deputy Director, who shall assist the Director in the management of the Office. There shall be in the Office of Biometric Identity Management a Chief Technology Officer. The Chief Technology Officer shall— ensure compliance with policies, processes, standards, guidelines, and procedures related to information technology systems management, enterprise architecture, and data management; provide engineering and enterprise architecture guidance and direction to the Office of Biometric Identity Management; and leverage emerging biometric technologies to recommend improvements to major enterprise applications, identify tools to optimize information technology systems performance, and develop and promote joint technology solutions to improve services to enhance mission effectiveness.
The Director may establish such other offices within the Office of Biometric Identity Management as the Director determines necessary to carry out the missions, duties, functions, and authorities of the Office. If the Director exercises the authority provided by paragraph (1), the Director shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate not later than 30 days before exercising such authority. .
The Secretary of Homeland Security may not transfer the location or reporting structure of the Office of Biometric Identity Management (established by section 708 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection
(a)of this section) to any component of the Department of Homeland Security. The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by adding after the item relating to section 707 the following new item: Sec. 708. Office of Biometric Identity Management. .
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