6 U.S.C. § 242 — Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign

This section sets up and describes the Department of Homeland Security's "Blue Campaign" against human trafficking. (a) Definition. "Human trafficking" means the acts described in section 7102(9) or (10) of title 22. (b) Establishment. The Department must run a program called the "Blue Campaign," led by a Director the Secretary appoints. (c) Purpose. The Campaign's job is to unify and coordinate the Department's anti-trafficking work. (d) Responsibilities. Working through the Director, the Secretary must: (1) issue Department-wide guidance; (2) develop training programs; (3) coordinate the Department's anti-trafficking efforts, including training; and (4) provide trauma-informed guidance and training so trafficking victims get quick access to victim support services, on top of the help already required by section 7105 of title 22. (e) Guidance and training. The Campaign must train Department staff and other federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement on: (1) identifying trafficking; (2) what information to collect in Department systems about suspected or convicted traffickers; (3) sharing information about suspected traffickers and trafficking patterns across agencies; (4) spotting trafficking victims at the border and airport security checkpoints; (5) training Transportation Security Administration staff and other aviation workers to identify victims; (6) creating materials like cards, pamphlets, and ad campaigns to raise awareness, working with the advisory board described in (g); (7) partnering with state, local, and private organizations to raise awareness; and (8) any other activities the Secretary decides are needed. (f) Web-based training programs. The Director must build online interactive training videos with a learning management system. Starting 90 days after December 27, 2021, and for the next 10 years, this training must be offered to: (1) federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers; (2) non-federal correctional staff; and (3) any other people the Director decides should get it. (g) Blue Campaign Advisory Board. (1) The Department must create an advisory board with representatives the Secretary assigns from the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the Privacy Office, and at least four other Department offices. (2) The Secretary may issue a charter for the Board covering its mission, goals, activities, member duties, and meeting frequency. (3) The Director must consult the Board — and, as needed, experts from the Center for Countering Human Trafficking — about: (A) tactics traffickers use, to shape training and materials; (B) building effective awareness tools for officials to spot and prevent trafficking; and (C) finding other people or groups well-placed to recognize trafficking signs, and making materials for them. (h) Consultation. In developing and running Blue Campaign programs, the Director may consult with state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies, nonprofits, private organizations, and experts.