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Calendar No. 634 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2989 

[Report No. 117–250] 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the Blue Campaign 

of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 18, 2021 

Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. PORTMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

DECEMBER 13, 2022 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance 

the Blue Campaign of the Department of Homeland 

Security, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Blue Campaign 

5 Enhancement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BLUE CAM2 PAIGN ENHANCEMENT. 

3 Section 434 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

4 (6 U.S.C. 242) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (e)(6), by striking ‘‘utilizing 

6 resources,’’ and inserting ‘‘developing and utilizing, 

7 in consultation with the Advisory Board established 

8 pursuant to subsection (g), resources’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub10 sections: 

11 ‘‘(f) WEB-BASED TRAINING PROGRAMS.—To en12 hance training opportunities, the Director of the Blue 

13 Campaign shall develop web-based interactive training vid14 eos that utilize a learning management system to provide 

15 online training opportunities that shall, during the 10-year 

16 period beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date 

17 of enactment of the DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement 

18 Act, be made available to the following individuals: 

19 ‘‘(1) Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial 

20 law enforcement officers. 

21 ‘‘(2) Non-Federal correction system personnel. 

22 ‘‘(3) Such other individuals as the Director de23 termines appropriate. 

24 ‘‘(g) BLUE CAMPAIGN ADVISORY BOARD.— 

25 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab26 lish within the Department a Blue Campaign AdviVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:12 Dec 14, 2022 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\S2989.RS S2989

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1 sory Board and shall assign to such Board a rep2 resentative from each of the following components: 

3 ‘‘(A) The Transportation Security Admin4 istration. 

5 ‘‘(B) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

6 ‘‘(C) U.S. Immigration and Customs En7 forcement. 

8 ‘‘(D) The Federal Law Enforcement 

9 Training Center. 

10 ‘‘(E) The United States Secret Service. 

11 ‘‘(F) The Office for Civil Rights and Civil 

12 Liberties. 

13 ‘‘(G) The Privacy Office. 

14 ‘‘(H) Any other components or offices the 

15 Secretary determines appropriate. 

16 ‘‘(2) CHARTER.—The Secretary is authorized to 

17 issue a charter for the Board, and such charter shall 

18 specify the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) The Board’s mission, goals, and 

20 scope of its activities. 

21 ‘‘(B) The duties of the Board’s representa22 tives. 

23 ‘‘(C) The frequency of the Board’s meet24 ings. 


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1 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall con2 sult the Board established pursuant to paragraph 

3 (1) regarding the following: 

4 ‘‘(A) Recruitment tactics used by human 

5 traffickers to inform the development of train6 ing and materials by the Blue Campaign. 

7 ‘‘(B) The development of effective aware8 ness tools for distribution to Federal and non9 Federal officials to identify and prevent in10 stances of human trafficking. 

11 ‘‘(C) Identification of additional persons or 

12 entities that may be uniquely positioned to rec13 ognize signs of human trafficking and the devel14 opment of materials for such persons. 

15 ‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY.—The Federal Advisory 

16 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to— 

17 ‘‘(A) the Board; or 

18 ‘‘(B) consultations under paragraph (2). 

19 ‘‘(h) CONSULTATION.—With regard to the develop20 ment of programs under the Blue Campaign and the im21 plementation of such programs, the Director is authorized 

22 to consult with State, local, Tribal, and territorial agen23 cies, non-governmental organizations, private sector orga24 nizations, and experts. Such consultation shall be exempt 


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1 from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

2 App.).’’. 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Blue Campaign 

5 Enhancement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BLUE CAM7 PAIGN ENHANCEMENT. 

8 Section 434 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 

9 U.S.C. 242) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (e)(6), by striking ‘‘utilizing re11 sources,’’ and inserting ‘‘developing and utilizing, in 

12 consultation with the Advisory Board established pur13 suant to subsection (g), resources’’; and 

14 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub15 sections: 

16 ‘‘(f) WEB-BASED TRAINING PROGRAMS.—To enhance 

17 training opportunities, the Director of the Blue Campaign 

18 shall develop web-based interactive training videos that uti19 lize a learning management system to provide online train20 ing opportunities that shall, during the 10-year period be21 ginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enact22 ment of the DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act, be 

23 made available to the following individuals: 

24 ‘‘(1) Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial 

25 law enforcement officers. 


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1 ‘‘(2) Non-Federal correction system personnel. 

2 ‘‘(3) Such other individuals as the Director de3 termines appropriate. 

4 ‘‘(g) BLUE CAMPAIGN ADVISORY BOARD.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 

6 Department a Blue Campaign Advisory Board, which 

7 shall be comprised of representatives assigned by the 

8 Secretary, from not less than 4 separate components 

9 or offices of the Department. 

10 ‘‘(2) CHARTER.—The Secretary is authorized to 

11 issue a charter for the Blue Campaign Advisory 

12 Board, and such charter shall specify the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) The Board’s mission, goals, and scope 

14 of its activities. 

15 ‘‘(B) The duties of the Board’s representa16 tives. 

17 ‘‘(C) The frequency of the Board’s meetings. 

18 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall consult 

19 the Blue Campaign Advisory Board and, as appro20 priate, experts from other components and offices of 

21 the Center for Countering Human Trafficking of the 

22 Department regarding the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) Recruitment tactics used by human 

24 traffickers to inform the development of training 

25 and materials by the Blue Campaign. 


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1 ‘‘(B) The development of effective awareness 

2 tools for distribution to Federal and non-Federal 

3 officials to identify and prevent instances of 

4 human trafficking. 

5 ‘‘(C) Identification of additional persons or 

6 entities that may be uniquely positioned to rec7 ognize signs of human trafficking and the devel8 opment of materials for such persons. 

9 ‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY.—The Federal Advisory 

10 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to— 

11 ‘‘(A) the Blue Campaign Advisory Board; 

12 or 

13 ‘‘(B) consultations under paragraph (3). 

14 ‘‘(h) CONSULTATION.—With regard to the development 

15 of programs under the Blue Campaign and the implementa16 tion of such programs, the Director is authorized to consult 

17 with State, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies, non-gov18 ernmental organizations, private sector organizations, and 

19 experts. Such consultation shall be exempt from the Federal 

20 Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’. 


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Calendar No. 634 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2989 

[Report No. 117–250] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. enhance the Blue Campaign of the Department 

DECEMBER 13, 2022 

Reported with an amendment 


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