Title: DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to expand its Blue Campaign, which coordinates DHS actions to identify and prevent human trafficking. The bill requires DHS to (1) provide web-based training for law enforcement and corrections personnel, and (2) establish an advisory board for the campaign.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2795 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2795

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the Blue Campaign 
    of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 22, 2021

Mr. Meijer (for himself and Mr. Correa) 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 enhance the Blue Campaign 
    of the Department of Homeland Security, 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 ``DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BLUE CAMPAIGN ENHANCEMENT.

    Section 434 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 242) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)(6), by striking ``utilizing 
        resources,'' and inserting ``developing and utilizing, in 
        consultation with the Advisory Board established pursuant to 
        subsection (g), resources''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(f) Web-Based Training Programs.--To enhance training 
opportunities, the Director of the Blue Campaign shall develop web-
based interactive training videos that utilize a learning management 
system to provide online training opportunities that shall be made 
available to the following individuals:
            ``(1) Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial law 
        enforcement officers.
            ``(2) Non-Federal correction system personnel.
            ``(3) Such other individuals as the Director determines 
        appropriate.
    ``(g) Blue Campaign Advisory Board.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish within the 
        Department a Blue Campaign Advisory Board and shall assign to 
        such Board a representative from each of the following 
        components:
                    ``(A) The Transportation Security Administration.
                    ``(B) U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
                    ``(C) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
                    ``(D) The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
                    ``(E) The United States Secret Service.
                    ``(F) Any other components or offices the Secretary 
                determines appropriate.
            ``(2) Consultation.--The Director shall consult the Board 
        established pursuant to paragraph (1) regarding the following:
                    ``(A) Recruitment tactics used by human traffickers 
                to inform the development of training and materials by 
                the Blue Campaign.
                    ``(B) The development of effective awareness tools 
                for distribution to Federal and non-Federal officials 
                to identify and prevent instances of human trafficking.
                    ``(C) Identification of additional persons or 
                entities that may be uniquely positioned to recognize 
                signs of human trafficking and the development of 
                materials for such persons.
            ``(3) Applicability.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
        U.S.C. App.) does not apply to--
                    ``(A) the Board; or
                    ``(B) consultations under paragraph (2).
    ``(h) Consultation.--With regard to the development of programs 
under the Blue Campaign and the implementation of such programs, the 
Director is authorized to consult with State, local, Tribal, and 
territorial agencies, non-governmental organizations, private sector 
organizations, and experts. Such consultation shall be exempt from the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).''.
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