,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #higd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjbd,mr4  
,valadao 7for himself and ,mr4 ,carter  
of ,louisiana7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on ,homeland 
,security1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security to establish a ,blue
 ,campaign ,certification ,program to   
encourage employers in covered          
industries to encourage employees to    
complete training to recognize and      
respond to suspected human trafficking1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,human ,trafficking ,awareness ,training
 ,recognition ,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,award
 ,the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 

7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bca et seq47 is amended  
by inserting after section #dcd the     
following3  #dcd;,a4 ,blue ,campaign    
,certification ,program  7a7 ,program   
established ,not later than one year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
section1 the ,secretary of ,homeland    
,security shall establish a ,blue       
,campaign ,certification ,program 7in   
this section referred to as the         
,program7 to encourage efforts by       
employers in covered industries to      
encourage employees to complete training
 to recognize and respond to suspected  
human trafficking4 ,the ,secretary shall
 provide a certificate of completion to 
eligible employers4  7b7 ,application   
process  7#a7 ,solicitation of          
applications ,during each year in which 
the ,secretary provides a certificate of
 completion1 the ,secretary shall       
solicit applications1 beginning not     
later than ,january #ca and ending not  
earlier than ,april #cj1 from employers 
to consider whether such employers      

should receive such certificate4  7#b7  
,review of applications ,the ,secretary1
 in consultation with the ,director of  
,homeland ,security ,investigations1    
shall review each application received  
in a year4  7#c7 ,contents of           
applications ,the ,secretary shall      
require each employer who submits an    
application to provide in such          
application-- 7,a7 information about the
 training to recognize and respond to   
suspected human trafficking that such   
employer provided to the employees of   
such employer2 and  7,b7 any other      
information the ,secretary determines   
appropriate4  7c7 ,recognition of       
recipients  7#a7 ,issuance of awards    
,the ,secretary shall provide a         
certificate of completion to each       
employer whom the ,secretary determines 
is eligible4 ,the certificate of        
completion shall state that the         
recipient may display such certificate  
for a #a-year period beginning on the   
date on which such certificate is       

provided4  7#b7 ,notice in ,federal     
,register ,the ,secretary shall         
recognize each such recipient through   
publication in the ,federal ,register4  
7d7 ,prohibited display ,it is          
prohibited for any employer to publicly 
display a ,blue ,campaign ,certification
 of ,completion-- 7#a7 for the purpose  
of conveying1 or in a manner reasonably 
calculated to convey1 a false impression
 that the employer completed the ,blue  
,campaign ,certification ,program1 if   
such employer did not complete such     
,program2 or  7#b7 for the purpose of   
conveying1 or in a manner reasonably    
calculated to convey1 a false impression
 that the employer received a           
certificate of completion through the   
,blue ,campaign ,certification ,program 
for a year for which such employer did  
not receive such certificate4  7e7      
,reports ,during each year beginning not
 later than two years after the date of 
the enactment of this section1 the      
,secretary shall submit to the          

,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1 a
 report on the ,program1 including--    
7#a7 the number of employers who        
submitted an application for ,blue      
,campaign ,certification in the prior   
year2  7#b7 the fees collected under    
subsection 7f7 from such employers1 and 
any changes in fees to be proposed in   
the present year2  7#c7 the number of   
,blue ,campaign ,certifications of      
,completion provided in the prior year1 
including the name of each employer to  
whom a ,blue ,campaign ,certification of
 ,completion was awarded2  7#d7 the cost
 of administering the ,program in the   
prior year2 and  7#e7 any other matter  
the ,secretary determines appropriate4  
7f7 ,authorization for application fees 
,the ,secretary is authorized to        
establish a reasonable fee to be imposed
 on employers submitting applications   
for a ,blue ,campaign ,certification of 

,completion to cover the cost of        
carrying out the ,program4  7g7         
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,covered industry ,the term covered     
industry means any industry that the    
,secretary has determined-- 7,a7 has a  
relatively high prevalence of human     
trafficking2 and  7,b7 that human       
trafficking awareness training could    
have a significant impact4  7#b7        
,employer ,the term employer has the    
meaning given such term in section #c of
 the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of    
#aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjc71 except that 
such term does not include a public     
agency 7as defined in such section #c74 
7#c7 ,human trafficking ,the term human 
trafficking has the meaning given the   
term severe forms of trafficking in     
person in section #ajc of the           
,trafficking ,victims ,protection ,act  
of #bjjj 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #gajb74  7#d7   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security ,the  
term ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
means the ,secretary of ,homeland       

,security1 acting through the ,director 
of the ,blue ,campaign4  7#e7 ,training 
,the term training means the training to
 recognize and respond to suspected     
human trafficking4  4  #c4 ,blue        
,campaign ,section #dcd7;e7 of the      
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #bdb7;e77 is amended-- 7#a7 in
 paragraph 7#g71 by striking and at the 
end2  7#b7 by redesignating paragraph   
7#h7 as paragraph 7#i72 and  7#c7 by    
inserting after paragraph 7#g7 the      
following3  7#h7 increased coordination 
with experts from the private sector1   
academic institutions1 and other covered
 industries 7as such term is defined in 
section #dcd;,a74  4