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Union Calendar No. 92 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1370 
[Report No. 115–143, Part I] 
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 Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2017 
Mr. MCCAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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 jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
MAY 22, 2017 
Additional sponsors: Mr. KEATING, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. VELA, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. DONOVAN, Mrs. 
NOEM, and Mr. KATKO 
MAY 22, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
MAY 22, 2017 
The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 6, 2017] 
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A BILL 
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. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCED DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
COORDINATION THROUGH THE BLUE CAM-
PAIGN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title IV of the Home-
land 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) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized in the Depart-
ment a campaign to be known as the ‘Blue Campaign’. As 
part of the Blue Campaign, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) issue Department-wide guidance to appro-
priate personnel of the Department; 
‘‘(2) develop training programs for such per-
sonnel; and 
‘‘(3) coordinate departmental efforts, including 
training for such personnel. 
‘‘(b) GUIDANCE AND TRAINING.—The Blue Campaign 
shall provide guidance and training to appropriate per-
sonnel of the Department regarding the following: 
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‘‘(1) Programs for such personnel, as well as 
Federal, State, and local law enforcement entities, to 
help identify instances of human trafficking and po-
tential connections to terrorist activities, including 
along the borders of the United States. 
‘‘(2) Systematic and routine information sharing 
between and among the components of the Depart-
ment and the National Network of Fusion Centers re-
garding individuals suspected or convicted of human 
trafficking and patterns and practices of human traf-
ficking and potential connections to terrorist activi-
ties, including along the borders of the United States. 
‘‘(3) Techniques to identify suspected victims of 
trafficking along the borders of the United States. 
‘‘(4) Techniques specifically for Transportation 
Security Administration personnel to— 
‘‘(A) identify suspected victims of traf-
ficking at airport security; and 
‘‘(B) serve as a liaison and resource to 
aviation workers and the traveling public. 
‘‘(5) Utilizing resources to educate partners and 
stakeholders and increase public awareness of human 
trafficking, such as indicator cards, fact sheets, pam-
phlets, posters, brochures, and radio and television 
campaigns. 
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‘‘(6) Leveraging partnerships with governmental, 
non-governmental, and private sector organizations at 
the State and local levels to raise public awareness of 
human trafficking and potential connections to ter-
rorist activities, including along the borders of the 
United States. 
‘‘(7) Any other activities determined necessary 
by the Secretary as part of the Blue Campaign. 
‘‘(c) 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) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that, con-
sistent with the Department of Homeland Security-wide 
guidance required under subsection (a) of section 434 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by subsection (a) 
of this section), information technology systems utilized 
within the Department to record and track information re-
garding individuals suspected or convicted of human traf-
ficking (as such term is defined in such section 434) are 
integrated with each other. 
(c) OVERSIGHT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
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Security shall report to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
on the status and effectiveness of the Blue Campaign. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $819,000 to carry out section 434 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a) of 
this section. 
(e) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 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.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 92 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1370 
[Report No. 115–143, Part I] 
A BILL 
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 Security Blue 
Campaign, and for other purposes. 
MAY 22, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security 
with an amendment 
MAY 22, 2017 
The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed 
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