II 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4708 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 16, 2018 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department 
of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training 
programs as part of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity Blue Campaign, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCED DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
COORDINATION THROUGH THE BLUE CAM-
PAIGN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 434. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BLUE 
CAMPAIGN. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘human 
trafficking’ means an act or practice described in para-
graph (9) or (10) of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department a program, which shall be known as the 
‘Blue Campaign’. The Blue Campaign shall be headed by 
a Director, who shall be appointed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Blue Campaign 
shall be to unify and coordinate Department efforts to ad-
dress human trafficking. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Secretary, working 
through the Director, shall, in accordance with subsection 
(e)— 
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‘‘(1) issue Department-wide guidance to appro-
priate Department personnel; 
‘‘(2) develop training programs for such per-
sonnel; 
‘‘(3) coordinate departmental efforts, including 
training for such personnel; and 
‘‘(4) provide guidance and training on trauma- 
informed practices to ensure that human trafficking 
victims are afforded prompt access to victim support 
service providers, in addition to the assistance re-
quired under section 107 of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105), to address 
their immediate and long-term needs. 
‘‘(e) GUIDANCE
AND TRAINING.—The Blue Cam-
paign shall provide guidance and training to Department 
personnel and other Federal, State, tribal, and law en-
forcement personnel, as appropriate, regarding— 
‘‘(1) programs to help identify instances of 
human trafficking; 
‘‘(2) the types of information that should be 
collected and recorded in information technology sys-
tems utilized by the Department to help identify in-
dividuals suspected or convicted of human traf-
ficking; 
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‘‘(3) systematic and routine information sharing 
within the Department and among Federal, State, 
tribal, and local law enforcement agencies regard-
ing— 
‘‘(A) individuals suspected or convicted of 
human trafficking; and 
‘‘(B) patterns and practices of human traf-
ficking; 
‘‘(4) techniques to identify suspected victims of 
trafficking along the United States border and at 
airport security checkpoints; 
‘‘(5) methods to be used by the Transportation 
Security Administration and personnel from other 
appropriate agencies to— 
‘‘(A) train employees of the Transportation 
Security Administration to identify suspected 
victims of trafficking; and 
‘‘(B) serve as a liaison and resource re-
garding human trafficking prevention to appro-
priate State, local, and private sector aviation 
workers and the traveling public; 
‘‘(6) utilizing resources, such as indicator cards, 
fact sheets, pamphlets, posters, brochures, and radio 
and television campaigns to— 
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‘‘(A) educate partners and stakeholders; 
and 
‘‘(B) increase public awareness of human 
trafficking; 
‘‘(7) leveraging partnerships with State and 
local governmental, nongovernmental, and private 
sector organizations to raise public awareness of 
human trafficking; and 
‘‘(8) any other activities the Secretary deter-
mines necessary to carry out the Blue Campaign.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
433 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 434. Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign.’’. 
SEC. 3. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
ensure, in accordance with the Department of Homeland 
Security-wide guidance required under section 434(d) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 
2 of this Act, the integration of information technology 
systems utilized within the Department to record and 
track information regarding individuals suspected or con-
victed of human trafficking (as such term is defined in 
such section). 
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SEC. 4. REPORT. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a re-
port that— 
(1) describes the status and effectiveness of the 
Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign 
under section 434 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, as added by section 2 of this Act; and 
(2) provides a recommendation regarding the 
appropriate office within the Department of Home-
land Security for the Blue Campaign. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $819,000 to 
carry out section 434 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, as added by section 2. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 11, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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