1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017 . 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: 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; and (3) coordinate departmental efforts, including training for such personnel. (e) Guidance and training The Blue Campaign shall provide guidance and training to appropriate 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