(ii) serve as the Department of Home-
land Security’s representative on human 
trafficking. 
(B) MINIMUM CORE PERSONNEL REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Subject to appropriations, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall ensure that 
CCHT is staffed with at least 45 employees in 
order to maintain continuity of effort, subject 
matter expertise, and necessary support to the 
Department of Homeland Security, including— 
(i) employees who are responsible for 
the Continued Presence Program and 
other victim protection duties; 
(ii) employees who are responsible for 
training, including curriculum develop-
ment, and public awareness and education; 
(iii) employees who are responsible for 
stakeholder engagement, Federal inter-
agency coordination, multilateral partner-
ships, and policy; 
(iv) employees who are responsible for 
public relations, human resources, evalua-
tion, data analysis and reporting, and in-
formation technology; 
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(v) special agents and criminal ana-
lysts necessary to accomplish its mission of 
combating human trafficking and the im-
portation of goods produced with forced 
labor; and 
(vi) managers. 
(b) OPERATIONS UNIT.—The CCHT Director shall 
operate, within CCHT, an Operations Unit, which shall, 
at a minimum— 
(1) support criminal investigations of human 
trafficking (including sex trafficking and forced 
labor)— 
(A) by developing, tracking, and coordi-
nating leads; and 
(B) by providing subject matter expertise; 
(2) augment the enforcement of the prohibition 
on the importation of goods produced with forced 
labor through civil and criminal authorities; 
(3) coordinate a Department-wide effort to con-
duct procurement audits and enforcement actions, 
including suspension and debarment, in order to 
mitigate the risk of human trafficking throughout 
Department acquisitions and contracts; and 
(4) support all CCHT enforcement efforts with 
intelligence by conducting lead development, lead 
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validation, case support, strategic analysis, and data 
analytics. 
(c) PROTECTION
AND
AWARENESS
PROGRAMS 
UNIT.—The CCHT Director shall operate, within CCHT, 
a Protection and Awareness Programs Unit, which shall— 
(1) incorporate a victim-centered approach 
throughout Department of Homeland Security poli-
cies, training, and practices; 
(2) operate a comprehensive Continued Pres-
ence program; 
(3) conduct, review, and assist with Department 
of Homeland Security human trafficking training, 
screening, and identification tools and efforts; 
(4) operate the Blue Campaign’s nationwide 
public awareness effort and any other awareness ef-
forts needed to encourage victim identification and 
reporting to law enforcement and to prevent human 
trafficking; and 
(5) coordinate external engagement, including 
training and events, regarding human trafficking 
with critical partners, including survivors, non-
governmental organizations, corporations, multilat-
eral entities, law enforcement agencies, and other in-
terested parties. 
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SEC. 4. SPECIALIZED INITIATIVES. 
(a) HUMAN
TRAFFICKING
INFORMATION
MOD-
ERNIZATION INITIATIVE.—The CCHT Director, in con-
junction with the Science and Technology Directorate Of-
fice of Science and Engineering, shall develop a strategy 
and proposal to modify systems and processes throughout 
the Department of Homeland Security that are related to 
CCHT’s mission in order to— 
(1) decrease the response time to access victim 
protections; 
(2) accelerate lead development; 
(3) advance the identification of human traf-
ficking characteristics and trends; 
(4) fortify the security and protection of sen-
sitive information; 
(5) apply analytics to automate manual proc-
esses; and 
(6) provide artificial intelligence and machine 
learning to increase system capabilities and enhance 
data availability, reliability, comparability, and 
verifiability. 
(b) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—Upon the completion of 
the strategy and proposal under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall submit a summary of 
the strategy and plan for executing the strategy to— 
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(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 5. REPORTS. 
(a) INFORMATION SHARING TO FACILITATE RE-
PORTS AND ANALYSIS.—Each subagency of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security shall share with CCHT— 
(1) any information needed by CCHT to de-
velop the strategy and proposal required under sec-
tion 4(a); and 
(2) any additional data analysis to help CCHT 
better understand the issues surrounding human 
trafficking. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the CCHT 
Director shall submit a report to Congress that identifies 
any legislation that is needed to facilitate the Department 
of Homeland Security’s mission to end human trafficking. 
SEC. 6. TRANSFER OF OTHER FUNCTIONS RELATED TO 
HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 
(a) BLUE CAMPAIGN.—The functions and resources 
of the Blue Campaign located within the Office of Part-
nership and Engagement on the day before the date of 
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