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6 U.S.C. § 252 — Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign
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**(a) Definition** In this section, the term “human trafficking” means an act or practice described in paragraph (9) or (10) 11 See References in Text note below. of [section 7102 of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7102&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(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 7105 of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7105&num=0&edition=prelim), 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
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**(a) Definition** In this section, the term “human trafficking” means an act or practice described in paragraph (9) or (10) 11 See References in Text note below. of [section 7102 of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7102&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(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 7105 of title 22](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section7105&num=0&edition=prelim), 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) developing and utilizing, in consultation with the Blue Campaign Advisory Board established pursuant to subsection (g), 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.
**(f) Web-based training programs** To enhance training opportunities, the Director of the Blue Campaign shall develop web-based interactive training videos that utilize a learning management system to provide online training opportunities. During the 10-year period beginning on the date that is 90 days after December 27, 2021, such training opportunities shall be made available to the following individuals:
(1) Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement officers.
(2) Non-Federal correction system personnel.
(3) Such other individuals as the Director determines appropriate.
**(g) Blue Campaign Advisory Board**
(1) **In general** — There is established in the Department a Blue Campaign Advisory Board, which shall be comprised of representatives assigned by the Secretary from—
(A) the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department;
(B) the Privacy Office of the Department; and
(C) not fewer than four other separate components or offices of the Department.
(2) **Charter** — The Secretary is authorized to issue a charter for the Blue Campaign Advisory Board, and such charter shall specify the following:
(A) The Board’s mission, goals, and scope of its activities.
(B) The duties of the Board’s representatives.
(C) The frequency of the Board’s meetings.
(3) **Consultation** — The Director shall consult the Blue Campaign Advisory Board and, as appropriate, experts from other components and offices of the Center for Countering Human Trafficking of the Department regarding the following:
(A) Recruitment tactics used by human traffickers to inform the development of training and materials by the Blue Campaign.
(B) The development of effective awareness tools for distribution to Federal and non-Federal officials to identify and prevent instances of human trafficking.
(C) Identification of additional persons or entities that may be uniquely positioned to recognize signs of human trafficking and the development of materials for such persons.
**(h) Consultation** With regard to the development of programs under the Blue Campaign and the implementation of such programs, the Director is authorized to consult with State, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies, non-governmental organizations, private sector organizations, and experts.
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In this chapter:
(1) **Abuse or threatened abuse of law or legal process** — The term “abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process” means the use or threatened use of a law or legal process, whether administrative, civil, or criminal, in any manner or for any purpose for which the law was not designed, in order to exert pressure on another person to cause that person to take some action or refrain from taking some action.
(2) **Appropriate congressional committees** — The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
(3) **Coercion** — The term “coercion” means—
(A) threats of serious harm to or physical restraint against any person;
(B) any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause a person to believe that failure to perform an act would result in serious harm to or physical restraint against any person; or
(C) the abuse or threatened abuse of the legal process.
(4) **Commercial sex act** — The term “commercial sex act” means any sex act on account of which anything of value is given to or received by any person.
(5) **Concrete actions** — The term “concrete actions” means actions that demonstrate increased efforts by the government of a country to meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, including any of the following:
(A) Enforcement actions taken.
(B) Investigations actively underway.
(C) Prosecutions conducted.
(D) Convictions attained.
(E) Training provided.
(F) Programs and partnerships actively underway.
(G) Efforts to prevent severe forms of trafficking, including programs to reduce the vulnerability of particul
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**(a) Assistance for victims in other countries**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in consultation with appropriate nongovernmental organizations, shall establish and carry out programs and initiatives in foreign countries to assist in the safe integration, reintegration, or resettlement, as appropriate, of victims of trafficking. Such programs and initiatives shall be designed to meet the appropriate assistance needs of such persons and their children, as identified by the Task Force, and shall be carried out in a manner which takes into account the cross-border, regional, and transnational aspects of trafficking in persons. In addition, such programs and initiatives shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include the following:
(A) Support for local in-country nongovernmental organization-operated hotlines, culturally and linguistically appropriate protective shelters, and regional and international nongovernmental organization networks and databases on trafficking, including support to assist nongovernmental organizations in establishing service centers and systems that are mobile and extend beyond large cities.
(B) Support for nongovernmental organizations and advocates to provide legal, social, and other services and assistance to trafficked individuals, particularly those individuals in detention, and by facilitating contact between relevant foreign government agencies and such nongovernmental organizations to facilitate cooperation between the foreign governments and such organizations.
(C) Education and training for trafficked women and girls.
(D) The safe integration or reintegration of trafficked individuals into an appropriate community or family, with f
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The Secretary shall be responsible for—
(1) conducting investigations of noncriminal allegations of misconduct, corruption, and fraud involving any employee of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that are not subject to investigation by the Inspector General for the Department;
(2) inspecting the operations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and providing assessments of the quality of the operations of such agency as a whole and each of its components; and
(3) providing an analysis of the management of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Forensic interview specialist** — The term “forensic interview specialist” is an interview professional who has specialized experience and training in conducting trauma-informed forensic interviews with victims of crime.
(2) **Victim** — The term “victim” has the meaning given such term in [section 20141(e)(2) of title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20141/e/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Victim assistance specialist** — The term “victim assistance specialist” is a victim assistance professional who—
(A) has experience working with victims of crime in a service capacity;
(B) has been trained on the exposure of various forms of trauma and other stressors experienced in working with victims; and
(C) may have experience working with local government and community-based organizations, including victim advocacy centers, child advocacy centers, child welfare agencies, faith-based organizations, and other social service programs.
**(b) In general** There is established, in Homeland Security Investigations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Victim Assistance Program.
**(c) Functions** The Victim Assistance Program shall—
(1) provide oversight, guidance, training, travel, equipment, and coordination to Homeland Security Investigations victim assistance personnel throughout the United States;
(2) recruit not fewer than—
(A) 1 forensic interview specialist and 1 victim assistance specialist for each Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge office;
(B) 1 victim assistance specialist for—
(i) every Homeland Security Investigations office participating in a human trafficking task force; and
(ii) every Homeland Security Investigations
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TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY
§ 252
(f) Rule of construction
Nothing in this section may be construed to
authorize the Coast Guard, Customs and Border
Protection, or any other partner agency to ac-
quire, share, or transfer personal information
relating to an individual in violation of any Fed-
eral or State law or regulation.
(Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXII, § 11264, Dec.
23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4062.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the James M. Inhofe
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2023, and not as part of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
RULE OF CONSTRUCTION
Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, § 11003, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat.
4003, provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this division [div. K
(§§ 11001–11808) of Pub. L. 117–263, see Tables for classi-
fication] may be construed—
‘‘(1) to satisfy any requirement for government-to-
government consultation with Tribal governments;
or
‘‘(2) to affect or modify any treaty or other right of
any Tribal government.
‘‘(b) TRIBAL GOVERNMENT DEFINED.—In this section,
the term ‘Tribal government’ means the recognized
governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe,
band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component
band, or component reservation, individually identified
(including parenthetically) in the list published most
recently as of the date of the enactment of this Act
[Dec. 23, 2022] pursuant to section 104 of the Federally
Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C.
5131).’’
DEFINITIONS
For definitions of ‘‘Secretary’’ and ‘‘Commandant’’ as
referred to in this section, see section 11002 of div. K of
Pub. L. 117–263, set out as a note under section 106 of
T
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