Title: Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a program to be known as the Blue Campaign, the purpose of which shall be to unify and coordinate DHS efforts to address human trafficking.
The campaign director shall issue DHS-wide guidance to and develop training programs for appropriate DHS personnel, coordinate departmental efforts, and provide guidance and training on trauma-informed practices to ensure that human trafficking victims are afforded prompt access to victim support service providers and assistance to address their immediate and long-term needs.
Such campaign shall provide guidance and training to DHS personnel and other federal, state, tribal, and law enforcement personnel regarding:
DHS shall ensure the integration of DHS information technology systems used to record and track information regarding individuals suspected or convicted of human trafficking.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4708 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4708

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 21, 2017

 Mr. McCaul (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Katko, and 
  Mr. Higgins of Louisiana) 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

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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 Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security Blue 
Campaign Authorization Act''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY COORDINATION THROUGH 
              THE BLUE CAMPAIGN.

    (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 paragraph (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 address human trafficking.
    ``(d) Responsibilities.--The Secretary, working through the 
Director, shall, in accordance with subsection (e)--
            ``(1) issue Department-wide guidance to appropriate 
        Department personnel;
            ``(2) develop training programs for such personnel;
            ``(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 required 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 Campaign shall provide 
guidance and training to Department personnel and other Federal, State, 
tribal, and law enforcement 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 systems utilized by the 
        Department to help identify individuals suspected or convicted 
        of human trafficking;
            ``(3) systematic and routine information sharing within the 
        Department and among Federal, State, tribal, and local law 
        enforcement agencies regarding--
                    ``(A) individuals suspected or convicted of human 
                trafficking; and
                    ``(B) patterns and practices of human trafficking;
            ``(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 regarding 
                human trafficking prevention to appropriate 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--
                    ``(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 determines 
        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 enactment 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 convicted of human trafficking (as 
such term is defined in such section).

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report 
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 Homeland 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.
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