H.R. 5206 — what changed

“710. Office of Biometric Identity Management

changed “(a) Establishment—The Office of Biometric Identity Management is established within the Management Directorate of the Department.

“(b) Director

“(1) In general—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.

“(2) Qualifications and duties—The Director shall—

“(A) have significant professional management experience, as well as experience in the field of biometrics and identity management;

“(B) lead the Department’s biometric identity services to support anti-terrorism, counter-terrorism, border security, credentialing, national security, and public safety;

changed “(C) enable operational missions across the Department by receiving, matching, storing, sharing, and analyzing biometric and associated biographic and encounter data;

“(D) deliver biometric identity information and analysis capabilities to—

“(i) the Department and its components;

“(ii) appropriate Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies;

“(iii) appropriate foreign governments; and

“(iv) appropriate private sector entities;

“(E) support the law enforcement, public safety, national security, and homeland security missions of other Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies, as appropriate;

changed “(F) manage the operation of the Department’s sole primary biometric repository;repository and identification system;

“(G) manage 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;

changed “(H) in collaboration with oversee the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, establish a Department-wide research and development program to support efforts in assessment, development, and exploration implementation of Department-wide standards for biometric advancements conformity, and emerging technologies;work to make such standards Government-wide;

changed “(I) oversee Department-wide standards for biometric conformity, in coordination with the Department’s Office of Policy, and work in consultation with relevant component offices and headquarters offices, enter into data sharing agreements with appropriate Federal, State, local, and foreign agencies to make such standards Government-wide;support immigration, law enforcement, national security, and public safety missions;

changed “(J) in coordination with the Department’s Office of Policy, and in consultation with relevant component offices and headquarters offices, enter into data sharing agreements maximize interoperability with appropriate Federal agencies to support immigration, law enforcement, national security, other Federal, State, local, and public safety missions;foreign biometric systems, as appropriate;

changed “(K) maximize interoperability ensure the activities of the Office of Biometric Identity Management are carried out in compliance with other Federal, State, local, the policies and international biometric systems, as appropriate; procedures established by the Privacy Officer appointed under section 222; and

changed “(L) carry out the other duties and powers prescribed by law or delegated by the Secretary.

“(c) Deputy Director—There shall be in the Office of Biometric Identity Management a Deputy Director, who shall assist the Director in the management of the Office.

“(d) Other authorities

“(1) In general—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.

“(2) Notification—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.”