§ 5936. VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY.
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Authorization.— Vulnerability management capability .— The Federal judiciary is authorized to perform all necessary functions consistent with the provisions of this subtitle and to support existing threat management capabilities within the United States Marshals Service and other relevant Federal law enforcement and security agencies for active, senior, recalled, and retired Federal judges described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and
(E)of section 5933(4), including— monitoring the protection of at-risk individuals and judiciary assets; managing the monitoring of websites for covered information of at-risk individuals and immediate family members and remove or limit the publication of such information; receiving, reviewing, and analyzing complaints by at-risk individuals of threats, whether direct or indirect, and report such threats to law enforcement partners; and providing training described in section 5935. Vulnerability management for certain article i courts .— The functions and support authorized in paragraph
(1)shall be authorized as follows: The chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is authorized to perform such functions and support for the Federal judges described in section 5933(4)(F). The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is authorized to perform such functions and support for the Federal judges described in section 5933(4)(G). The United States Tax Court is authorized to perform such functions and support for the Federal judges described in subparagraphs
(H)and
(I)of section 5933(4). Technical and conforming amendment .— [Amended section 604 of this title .] Expansion of Capabilities of Office of Protective Intelligence.— In general .— The United States Marshals Service is authorized to expand the current capabilities of the Office of Protective Intelligence of the Judicial Security Division to increase the workforce of the Office of Protective Intelligence to include additional intelligence analysts, United States deputy marshals, and any other relevant personnel to ensure that the Office of Protective Intelligence is ready and able to perform all necessary functions, consistent with the provisions of this subtitle, in order to anticipate and deter threats to the Federal judiciary, including— assigning personnel to State and major urban area fusion and intelligence centers for the specific purpose of identifying potential threats against the Federal judiciary and coordinating responses to such potential threats; expanding the use of investigative analysts, physical security specialists, and intelligence analysts at the 94 judicial districts and territories to enhance the management of local and distant threats and investigations; and increasing the number of United States Marshal Service personnel for the protection of the Federal judicial function and assigned to protective operations and details for the Federal judiciary. Information sharing .— If any of the activities of the United States Marshals Service uncover information related to threats to individuals other than Federal judges, the United States Marshals Service shall, to the maximum extent practicable, share such information with the appropriate Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies. Report.— In general .— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [ Dec. 23, 2022 ], the Department of Justice, in consultation with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and the United States Tax Court, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report on the security of Federal judges arising from Federal prosecutions and civil litigation. Description .— The report required under paragraph
(1)shall describe— the number and nature of threats and assaults against at-risk individuals handling prosecutions and other matters described in paragraph
(1)and the reporting requirements and methods; the security measures that are in place to protect at-risk individuals handling prosecutions described in paragraph (1), including threat assessments, response procedures, the availability of security systems and other devices, firearms licensing such as deputations, and other measures designed to protect the at-risk individuals and their immediate family members; and for each requirement, measure, or policy described in subparagraphs
(A)and (B), when the requirement, measure, or policy was developed and who was responsible for developing and implementing the requirement, measure, or policy. Public posting .— The report described in paragraph
(1)shall, in whole or in part, be exempt from public disclosure if the Attorney General determines that such public disclosure could endanger an at-risk individual.