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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2795 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 21, 2021 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Enhancement Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BLUE CAM5 PAIGN ENHANCEMENT. 

6 Section 434 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

7 (6 U.S.C. 242) is amended— 

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

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

10 in consultation with the Advisory Board established 

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

12 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub13 sections: 

14 ‘‘(f) WEB-BASED TRAINING PROGRAMS.—To en15 hance training opportunities, the Director of the Blue 

16 Campaign shall develop web-based interactive training vid17 eos that utilize a learning management system to provide 

18 online training opportunities that shall be made available 

19 to the following individuals: 

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

21 law enforcement officers. 

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

23 ‘‘(3) Such other individuals as the Director de24 termines appropriate. 

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


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab2 lish within the Department a Blue Campaign Advi3 sory Board and shall assign to such Board a rep4 resentative from each of the following components: 

5 ‘‘(A) The Transportation Security Admin6 istration. 

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

8 ‘‘(C) U.S. Immigration and Customs En9 forcement. 

10 ‘‘(D) The Federal Law Enforcement 

11 Training Center. 

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

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

14 Liberties. 

15 ‘‘(G) The Privacy Office. 

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

17 Secretary determines appropriate. 

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

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

20 specify the following: 

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

22 scope of its activities. 

23 ‘‘(B) The duties of the Board’s representa24 tives. 


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1 ‘‘(C) The frequency of the Board’s meet2 ings. 

3 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall con4 sult the Board established pursuant to paragraph 

5 (1) regarding the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) Recruitment tactics used by human 

7 traffickers to inform the development of train8 ing and materials by the Blue Campaign. 

9 ‘‘(B) The development of effective aware10 ness tools for distribution to Federal and non11 Federal officials to identify and prevent in12 stances of human trafficking. 

13 ‘‘(C) Identification of additional persons or 

14 entities that may be uniquely positioned to rec15 ognize signs of human trafficking and the devel16 opment of materials for such persons. 

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

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

19 ‘‘(A) the Board; or 

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

21 ‘‘(h) CONSULTATION.—With regard to the develop22 ment of programs under the Blue Campaign and the im23 plementation of such programs, the Director is authorized 

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1 nizations, and experts. Such consultation shall be exempt 

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

3 App.).’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2021. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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