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Doxing Threat Assessment Act
12/15/2023, 3:58 PM
Summary of Bill HR 3547
The bill requires the Department of Justice to conduct a threat assessment on doxing incidents and report their findings to Congress. This assessment would include information on the frequency and severity of doxing incidents, as well as the impact on victims and potential strategies for prevention.
Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Justice to work with state and local law enforcement agencies to develop best practices for investigating and prosecuting doxing cases. It also calls for the establishment of a national database to track doxing incidents and provide resources for victims. Overall, the Doxing Threat Assessment Act aims to address the growing problem of doxing by providing law enforcement agencies with the tools and resources they need to effectively combat this harmful practice.
Congressional Summary of HR 3547
Doxing Threat Assessment Act
This bill requires the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and disseminate a threat assessment regarding the use of cyber harassment, including doxing, by terrorists and foreign malicious actors.
Doxing means knowingly publishing the personally identifiable information of another individual, without the individual's consent and with intent to
- threaten, intimidate, harass, or stalk any person;
- facilitate another to threaten, intimidate, harass, or stalk any person;
- incite or facilitate the commission of a crime of violence against any person; or
- place any person in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury.
The threat assessment (1) shall be developed in coordination with the DHS Privacy Office and the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and (2) may be informed by existing products.
I&A shall, consistent with the protection of classified and confidential unclassified information (1) disseminate the threat assessment with state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials; and (2) ensure that a version of the assessment is published on the DHS website within 30 days of dissemination to Congress.
