34 U.S.C. § 30109: National strategy, classification, and reporting on cybercrime

The term “computer” includes a computer network and any interactive electronic device. The term “cybercrime against individuals” has the meaning given the term in section 30107 of this title . reduce the incidence of cybercrimes against individuals; coordinate investigations of cybercrimes against individuals by Federal law enforcement agencies; increase the number of Federal prosecutions of cybercrimes against individuals; and develop an evaluation process that measures rates of cybercrime victimization and prosecutorial rates among Tribal and culturally specific communities. design and create within the Uniform Crime Reports a category for offenses that constitute cybercrimes against individuals; to the extent feasible, within the category established under paragraph (1), establish subcategories for each type of cybercrime against individuals that is an offense under Federal or State law; classify the category established under paragraph (1) as a Part I crime in the Uniform Crime Reports; and classify each type of cybercrime against individuals that is an offense under Federal or State law as a Group A offense for the purpose of the National Incident-Based Reporting System. The Attorney General shall publish an annual summary of the information reported in the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Incident-Based Reporting System relating to cybercrimes against individuals, including an evaluation of the implementation process for the national strategy developed under subsection (b) and outcome measurements on its impact on Tribal and culturally specific communities. reduce the incidence of cybercrimes against individuals; coordinate investigations of cybercrimes against individuals by Federal law enforcement agencies; and increase the number of Federal prosecutions of cybercrimes against individuals.” “This Act may be cited as the ‘Better Cybercrime Metrics Act’. Public polling indicates that cybercrime could be the most common crime in the United States. The United States lacks comprehensive cybercrime data and monitoring, leaving the country less prepared to combat cybercrime that threatens national and economic security. In addition to existing cybercrime vulnerabilities, the people of the United States and the United States have faced a heightened risk of cybercrime during the COVID–19 pandemic. Subsection (c) of the Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act of 1988 ( 34 U.S.C. 41303(c) ) requires the Attorney General to ‘acquire, collect, classify, and preserve national data on Federal criminal offenses as part of the Uniform Crime Reports’ and requires all Federal departments and agencies that investigate criminal activity to ‘report details about crime within their respective jurisdiction to the Attorney General in a uniform matter and on a form prescribed by the Attorney General’. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act [ May 5, 2022 ], the Attorney General shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to develop a taxonomy for the purpose of categorizing different types of cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime faced by individuals and businesses. ensure the taxonomy is useful for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to classify cybercrime in the National Incident-Based Reporting System, or any successor system; the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security; Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies; criminologists and academics; cybercrime experts; and business leaders; and take into consideration relevant taxonomies developed by non-governmental organizations, international organizations, academies, or other entities. the taxonomy developed under subsection (a); and any findings from the process of developing the taxonomy under subsection (a). There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a category in the National Incident-Based Reporting System, or any successor system, for the collection of cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime reports from Federal, State, and local officials. In establishing the category required under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall, as appropriate, incorporate recommendations from the taxonomy developed under section 3(a). Not later than 540 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in coordination with the Director of the Bureau of the Census, shall include questions relating to cybercrime victimization in the National Crime Victimization Survey. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000. the effectiveness of reporting mechanisms for cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime in the United States; and data relating to cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime; and other types of crime data.”