[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1370 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1370

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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 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 of 2017''.

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) In General.--There is authorized in the Department a unified, 
anti-human trafficking campaign to be known as the `Blue Campaign'. As 
part of the Blue Campaign, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) issue Department-wide guidance to appropriate 
        personnel of the Department;
            ``(2) develop training programs for such personnel; and
            ``(3) coordinate departmental efforts, including training 
        for such personnel.
    ``(b) Guidance and Training.--The Blue Campaign shall provide 
guidance and training to appropriate personnel of the Department 
regarding the following:
            ``(1) Programs for such personnel, as well as Federal, 
        State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement entities, 
        to help identify instances of human trafficking and potential 
        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 Department and the National 
        Network of Fusion Centers regarding individuals suspected or 
        convicted of human trafficking and patterns and practices of 
        human trafficking and potential connections to terrorist 
        activities, 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 trafficking 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, pamphlets, 
        posters, brochures, and radio and television campaigns.
            ``(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 terrorist 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 paragraph (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 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall ensure that, consistent 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 regarding individuals suspected or 
convicted of human trafficking (as such term is defined in such section 
434) are capable of systematic and routine information sharing.
    (c) Oversight.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report 
to the Committee on Homeland Security 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.--For each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, 
$819,000 is authorized to carry out section 434 of the Homeland 
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.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1370

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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 Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes.