text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Office of Biometric Identity 
  Management Authorization Act of 2018'' or the ``OBIM Authorization Act 
  of 2018''.
  
  SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT.
  
      (a) In General.--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:
  
  ``SEC. 710. OFFICE OF BIOMETRIC IDENTITY MANAGEMENT.
  
      ``(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;
                      ``(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;
                      ``(F) manage the operation of the Department's 
                  primary biometric 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;
                      ``(H) oversee the implementation of Department-wide 
                  standards for biometric conformity, and work to make 
                  such standards Government-wide;
                      ``(I) in coordination with the Department's Office 
                  of Policy Strategy, Policy, and Plans, and in 
                  consultation with relevant component offices and 
                  headquarters offices, enter into data sharing 
                  agreements with appropriate Federal, State, local, and 
                  foreign agencies to support immigration, law 
                  enforcement, national security, and public safety 
                  missions;
                      ``(J) maximize interoperability with other Federal, 
                  State, local, and foreign biometric systems, as 
                  appropriate;
                      ``(K) ensure the activities of the Office of 
                  Biometric Identity Management are carried out in 
                  compliance with the policies and procedures established 
                  by the Privacy Officer appointed under section 222; and
                      ``(L) consult with the Office for Civil Rights and 
                  Civil Liberties of the Department about biometric 
                  technologies that may result in disparities in the 
                  treatment of individuals on the basis of their race or 
                  ethnicity; and
                      ``(L)(M) carry out 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.''.
      (b) Clerical Amendment.--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 709 the following new item:
  
  ``Sec. 710. Office of Biometric Identity Management.''.
target: Office of Biometric Identity Management Authorization Act of 2018 or the OBIM Authorization Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Management Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Office of Biometric Identity Management, which shall be administered by a director with significant management experience and experience in biometrics and identity management. The director shall have specified duties, including leading DHS's biometric identity services to support anti-terrorism, counterterrorism, border security, credentialing, national security, and public safety.
feat_title: Office of Biometric Identity Management Authorization Act of 2018