HR 7174 Passed in House – NCFI Reauthorization

Last night, the House finally completed their vote on HR 7174, the National Computer Forensics Institute Reauthorization Act. The bill passed by a strongly bipartisan vote of 410 to 16. The bill was initially debated in the House under the suspension of the rules process on June 21^st, 2022. At the end of the debate a recorded vote was demanded.

The bill would reauthorize the Secret Service’s NCFI through 2032 and expand the scope of responsibilities for the Institute. It would make several changes to 6 USC 383, including adding a list of definitions of key terms. The bill does not include authorization for expenditures to support these changes.

For a more detailed look at the provisions of the bill, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/hr-7174-introduced - subscription required.