1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017 . 2. Authorization of the national computer forensics institute of the department of homeland security (a) In general Subtitle C of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 822. National computer forensics institute (a) In general There is in the Department a National Computer Forensics Institute (in this section referred to as the Institute ), to be operated by the United States Secret Service. The Institute shall disseminate homeland security information related to the investigation and prevention of cyber and electronic crime and related threats, and educate, train, and equip State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges. (b) Functions The functions of the Institute shall include the following: (1) Educating State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges on current— (A) cyber and electronic crimes and related threats; (B) methods for investigating cyber and electronic crime and related threats and conducting computer and mobile device forensic examinations; and (C) prosecutorial and judicial challenges related to cyber and electronic crime and related threats, and computer and mobile device forensic examinations. (2) Training State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers to— (A) conduct cyber and electronic crime and related threat investigations; (B) conduct computer and mobile device forensic examinations