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Palmer Introduces Bipartisan Legislation with Rep. Slotkin (D-MI) to Reauthorize National Computer Forensics Institute

March 25, 2022

For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Elizabeth Hance (202) 225-4921

Palmer Introduces Bipartisan Legislation with Rep. Slotkin (D-MI) to Reauthorize National Computer Forensics Institute

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) has introduced H.R. 7174, the NCFI Reauthorization Act, alongside Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (D-MI). This legislation reauthorizes the National Computer Forensics Institute (NCFI) for 10 years. NCFI is a state of the art institution in Hoover, AL that operates as a joint effort between the U.S. Secret Service, Homeland Security, and the state of Alabama to train law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges.

Congressman Palmer said, “I am pleased that this bill will reauthorize NCFI for another ten years and am proud to support its mission. It has proved a critical part of local and national efforts to prosecute criminals whose crimes would be difficult or impossible to prosecute without evidence from cell phones, computers, and other electronic devices. It provides vital training to local law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges, and soon to vetted domestic and foreign task force officers. The partnerships built during the NCFI’s critical training empower the law enforcement community to hold accountable transnational criminal organizations that commit cyber intrusions, bank fraud, child exploitation, human trafficking, and other computer-enabled crimes.”

Congresswoman Slotkin added, “The NCFI has played a critical role in training and supporting local and state law enforcement officers across Michigan and around the country. This is an invaluable, hands-on program that brings together officers at the local, state and federal level, and Michiganders saw the benefits firsthand in the aftermath of the tragic shooting at Oxford High School last year. We need to give law enforcement the tools and resources they need to be successful, and ensuring NCFI can continue to serve its role through 2032 is an important part of that effort.”

Congressman Palmer concluded, “To date, the NCFI has trained more than 18,000 individuals from all 50 states and U.S. territories. The Sixth District of Alabama is proud to be the home of an organization so crucial to making our nation and world safer. I appreciate Rep. Slotkin’s partnership on this legislation and her efforts in guiding it through the reauthorization process. This is a bipartisan effort that benefits the whole nation.”

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