IIB 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 5804 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER 1, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Oct 02, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5804.RFS H5804 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 HR 5804 RFS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Blue Campaign 2 Enhancement Act’’. 3 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BLUE CAM- 4 PAIGN ENHANCEMENT. 5 Section 434 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 6 (6 U.S.C. 242) is amended— 7 (1) in subsection (e)(6), by striking ‘‘utilizing 8 resources,’’ and inserting ‘‘developing and utilizing, 9 in consultation with the Advisory Board established 10 pursuant to subsection (g), resources’’; and 11 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub- 12 sections: 13 ‘‘(f) WEB-BASED TRAINING PROGRAMS.—To en- 14 hance training opportunities, the Director of the Blue 15 Campaign shall develop web-based interactive training vid- 16 eos that utilize a learning management system to provide 17 online training opportunities that shall be made available 18 to the following individuals: 19 ‘‘(1) Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial 20 law enforcement officers. 21 ‘‘(2) Non-Federal correction system personnel. 22 ‘‘(3) Such other individuals as the Director de- 23 termines appropriate. 24 ‘‘(g) BLUE CAMPAIGN ADVISORY BOARD.— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Oct 02, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5804.RFS H5804 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 HR 5804 RFS ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab- 1 lish within the Department a Blue Campaign Advi- 2 sory Board and shall assign to such Board a rep- 3 resentative from each of the following components: 4 ‘‘(A) The Transportation Security Admin- 5 istration. 6 ‘‘(B) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 7 ‘‘(C) U.S. Immigration and Customs En- 8 forcement. 9 ‘‘(D) The Federal Law Enforcement 10 Training Center. 11 ‘‘(E) The United States Secret Service. 12 ‘‘(F) Any other components or offices the 13 Secretary determines appropriate. 14 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall con- 15 sult the Board established pursuant to paragraph 16 (1) regarding the following: 17 ‘‘(A) Recruitment tactics used by human 18 traffickers to inform the development of train- 19 ing and materials by the Blue Campaign. 20 ‘‘(B) The development of effective aware- 21 ness tools for distribution to Federal and non- 22 Federal officials to identify and prevent in- 23 stances of human trafficking. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Oct 02, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5804.RFS H5804 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 4 HR 5804 RFS ‘‘(C) Identification of additional persons or 1 entities that may be uniquely positioned to rec- 2 ognize signs of human trafficking and the devel- 3 opment of materials for such persons. 4 ‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY.—The Federal Advisor 5 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to— 6 ‘‘(A) the Board; or 7 ‘‘(B) consultations under paragraph (2). 8 ‘‘(h) CONSULTATION.—With regard to the develop- 9 ment of programs under the Blue Campaign and the im- 10 plementation of such programs, the Director is authorized 11 to consult with State, local, Tribal, and territorial agen- 12 cies, non-governmental organizations, private sector orga- 13 nizations, and experts. Such consultation shall be exempt 14 from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 15 App.).’’. 16 Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 2020. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:21 Oct 02, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5804.RFS H5804 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS