[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 7 (Thursday, January 11, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BLUE CAMPAIGN AUTHORIZATION ACT

  Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged 
from further consideration of the bill (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, and ask for its 
immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Texas?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 4708

       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.

  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read 
the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the 
table.

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