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[H.R. 4708 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.4708

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen


                                 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''.
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.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.