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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2795 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 22, 2021 

Mr. MEIJER (for himself and Mr. CORREA) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to 

the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

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 be made available 

16 to the following individuals: 

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

18 law enforcement officers. 

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

20 ‘‘(3) Such other individuals as the Director de21 termines appropriate. 

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

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab24 lish within the Department a Blue Campaign Advi25 sory Board and shall assign to such Board a rep26 resentative from each of the following components: 


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1 ‘‘(A) The Transportation Security Admin2 istration. 

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

4 ‘‘(C) U.S. Immigration and Customs En5 forcement. 

6 ‘‘(D) The Federal Law Enforcement 

7 Training Center. 

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

9 ‘‘(F) Any other components or offices the 

10 Secretary determines appropriate. 

11 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall con12 sult the Board established pursuant to paragraph 

13 (1) regarding the following: 

14 ‘‘(A) Recruitment tactics used by human 

15 traffickers to inform the development of train16 ing and materials by the Blue Campaign. 

17 ‘‘(B) The development of effective aware18 ness tools for distribution to Federal and non19 Federal officials to identify and prevent in20 stances of human trafficking. 

21 ‘‘(C) Identification of additional persons or 

22 entities that may be uniquely positioned to rec23 ognize signs of human trafficking and the devel24 opment of materials for such persons. 


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1 ‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY.—The Federal Advisory 

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

3 ‘‘(A) the Board; or 

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

5 ‘‘(h) CONSULTATION.—With regard to the develop6 ment of programs under the Blue Campaign and the im7 plementation of such programs, the Director is authorized 

8 to consult with State, local, Tribal, and territorial agen9 cies, non-governmental organizations, private sector orga10 nizations, and experts. Such consultation shall be exempt 

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

12 App.).’’. 

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