1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of
2007
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I—Custody, release, family reunification, and
detention
Sec. 101. Procedures when encountering unaccompanied alien
children.
Sec. 102. Family reunification for unaccompanied alien children
with relatives in the United States.
Sec. 103. Appropriate conditions for detention of unaccompanied
alien children.
Sec. 104. Repatriated unaccompanied alien children.
Sec. 105. Establishing the age of an unaccompanied alien
child.
Sec. 106. Effective date.
TITLE II—Access by unaccompanied alien children to child
advocates and counsel
Sec. 201. Child advocates.
Sec. 202. Counsel.
Sec. 203. Effective date; applicability.
TITLE III—Strengthening policies for permanent protection of
alien children
Sec. 301. Special immigrant juvenile
classification.
Sec. 302. Training for officials and certain private parties
who come into contact with unaccompanied alien children.
Sec. 303. Report.
TITLE IV—Children refugee and asylum seekers
Sec. 401. Guidelines for children’s asylum claims.
Sec. 402. Unaccompanied refugee children.
Sec. 403. Exceptions for unaccompanied alien children in asylum
and refugee-like circumstances.
TITLE V—Amendments to the Homeland Security Act of
2002
Sec. 501. Additional responsibilities and powers of the Office
of Refugee Resettlement with respect to unaccompanied alien
children.
Sec. 502. Technical corrections.
Sec. 503. Effective date.
TITLE VI—Authorization of appropriations
Sec. 601. Authorization of appropriations.
2.
(a)In this Act:
(1)The
term competent, in reference to counsel, means an attorney, or a
representative authorized to represent unaccompanied alien children in
immigration proceedings or matters, who—
(A)complies with the
duties set forth in this Act;
(B)is—
(i)properly
qualified to handle matters involving unaccompanied alien children; or
(ii)working under
the auspices of a qualified nonprofit organization that is experienced in
handling such matters; and
(C)if an
attorney—
(i)is
a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of any State,
possession, territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; and
(ii)is
not under any order of any court suspending, enjoining, restraining,
disbarring, or otherwise restricting the attorney in the practice of
law.
(2)The
term Department means the Department of Homeland Security.
(3)The
term Director means the Director of the Office.
(4)The
term Office means the Office of Refugee Resettlement established
by section 411 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1521).
(5)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(6)Unaccompanied
alien childThe term unaccompanied alien child has
the meaning given the term in 101(a)(51) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by
subsection (b).
(7)The term voluntary agency means a private,
nonprofit voluntary agency with expertise in meeting the cultural,
developmental, or psychological needs of unaccompanied alien children, as
certified by the Director.
(b)Amendments to
the Immigration and Nationality
ActSection 101(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(51)The term unaccompanied alien
child means a child who—
(A)has no lawful immigration status in
the United States;
(B)has not attained 18 years of age;
and
(C)with respect to whom—
(i)there is no parent or legal
guardian in the United States; or
(ii)no parent or legal guardian in the
United States is available to provide care and physical custody.
(52)The term unaccompanied refugee
children means persons described in paragraph (42) who—
(A)have not attained 18 years of age;
and
(B)with respect to whom there are no
parents or legal guardians available to provide care and physical
custody.
.
(c)
(1)State courts
acting in loco parentisA department or agency of a State, or an
individual or entity appointed by a State court or a juvenile court located in
the United States, acting in loco parentis, shall not be considered a legal
guardian for purposes of section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 279) or this Act.
(2)Clarification
of the definition of unaccompanied alien childFor the purposes
of section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2))
and this Act, a parent or legal guardian shall not be considered to be
available to provide care and physical custody of an alien child unless such
parent is in the physical presence of, and able to exercise parental
responsibilities over, such child at the time of such child’s apprehension and
during the child’s detention.
<enum>I</enum><header>Custody, release,
family reunification, and detention</header>
<section id="IDB55CA9CFA4CF4825B566C34A5ED9A0ED"><enum>101.</enum><header>Procedures
when encountering unaccompanied alien children</header>
<subsection id="IDC8A11F703674480AAB0466B896611EDD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Unaccompanied
children found along the United States border or at United States ports of
entry</header>
<paragraph id="IDE64AE961FE41429C98B9B2224DAF6995"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), an immigration officer who
finds an unaccompanied alien child described in paragraph (2) at a land border
or port of entry of the United States and determines that such child is
inadmissible under the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and
Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID508A96AE161A48A880B2DD824408EAA4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>permit such child
to withdraw the child’s application for admission pursuant to section 235(a)(4)
of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>
(8 U.S.C. 1225(a)(4)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID76ED323F9D7E47569ECD8F5557187567"><enum>(B)</enum><text>return such child
to the child’s country of nationality or country of last habitual
residence.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDC91FF5BEC6E2484A880EDAC5CA41AE1D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule
for contiguous countries</header>
<subparagraph id="ID1F491A49DA6D42AE9F5AE7497AF78F4A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any child who is a national or habitual resident of a
country, which is contiguous with the United States and has an agreement in
writing with the United States that provides for the safe return and orderly
repatriation of unaccompanied alien children who are nationals or habitual
residents of such country, shall be treated in accordance with paragraph (1) if
the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that—</text>
<clause id="IDEB401A2DE655469591886FC358E1BA81"><enum>(i)</enum><text>such child is a
national or habitual resident of a country described in this
subparagraph;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDBFB7404463D24DE3B4F729C683B620E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such child does
not have a fear of returning to the child’s country of nationality or country
of last habitual residence owing to a fear of persecution;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDB629330ABB1F41668E0DDDF893076640"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the return of
such child to the child’s country of nationality or country of last habitual
residence would not endanger the life or safety of such child; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID973E1BC463424289A224B85076625DE4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the child is
able to make an independent decision to withdraw the child’s application for
admission due to age or other lack of capacity.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB624CF7443E24F79A7957311A96665DF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Right of
consultation</header><text>Any child described in subparagraph (A) shall have
the right, and shall be informed of that right in the child’s native
language—</text>
<clause id="ID20DFC1A052774FB5AFE7F104C1B47715"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
consult with a consular officer from the child’s country of nationality or
country of last habitual residence prior to repatriation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0F08E69A5A3B4782AA905B0FA3D574A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
consult, telephonically, with the Office.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDD0DEADDD726148A3825D2F570698781C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rule for
apprehensions at the border</header><text>The custody of unaccompanied alien
children not described in paragraph (2) who are apprehended at the border of
the United States or at a United States port of entry shall be treated in
accordance with subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8DAFA9D856124386B0CD8AB1266A1616"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Care and
custody of unaccompanied alien children found in the interior of the United
States</header>
<paragraph id="IDADC2B683676A4CC1B8CB4C555F73EC32"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment
of jurisdiction</header>
<subparagraph id="ID481F3759010B4DB3BC95A310880571B7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided under subparagraphs (B) and
(C) and subsection (a), the care and custody of all unaccompanied alien
children, including responsibility for their detention, where appropriate,
shall be under the jurisdiction of the Office.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID62C01D5DF6CA4F39B0BDEE7BA9CA1CD8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception for
children who have committed crimes</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph
(A), the Department of Justice shall retain or assume the custody and care of
any unaccompanied alien who is—</text>
<clause id="idB588D7299FC9465DBD9508FE90B7B472"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the custody of the Department of Justice pending prosecution for a Federal
crime other than a violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idF0B2FA5CCE144C0794B4DC0802E1528C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>serving a
sentence pursuant to a conviction for a Federal crime.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC25D2392DC564801B8D629787D74C2AF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exception for
children who threaten national security</header><text>Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), the Department shall retain or assume the custody and care of
an unaccompanied alien child if the Secretary has substantial evidence, based
on an individualized determination, that such child could personally endanger
the national security of the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDBB643FE17E8E4385B1797302D34F962B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header>
<subparagraph id="ID86D23042AEB9482DADC0AB344AF40BB8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each department or agency of the Federal Government shall
promptly notify the Office upon—</text>
<clause id="IDF81B1D42184847FBB3E6D1F17781B902"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
apprehension of an unaccompanied alien child;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDEEB7867B156F4AC2952AF787D80796DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the discovery
that an alien in the custody of such department or agency is an unaccompanied
alien child;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3EA3E50F438441CD8F6987BD0E0468BA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any claim by an
alien in the custody of such department or agency that such alien is younger
than 18 years of age; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDFDC4E46B43F24EB2A3B6D41236FA302F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any suspicion
that an alien in the custody of such department or agency who has claimed to be
at least 18 years of age is actually younger than 18 years of age.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID57D7E7743B8944F28472E9635018DA7C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Special
rule</header><text>The Director shall—</text>
<clause id="idBE4DB296D8674312A51736CDE3AB3156"><enum>(i)</enum><text>make an age
determination for an alien described in clause (iii) or (iv) of subparagraph
(A) in accordance with section 105; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id0412A2B4081C4F0A8AACBD89ECEB4C3C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>take whatever
other steps are necessary to determine whether such alien is eligible for
treatment under section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279)
or under this Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB2B4C311FEE94FCFB66302896687B38B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transfer of
unaccompanied alien children</header>
<subparagraph id="ID09B1EFEE24EA479283AB23C05FAB8056"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Transfer to the
office</header><text>Any Federal department or agency that has an unaccompanied
alien child in its custody shall transfer the custody of such child to the
Office—</text>
<clause id="IDBF974FC2F43C459A951B988FB2EDEAF7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not
later than 72 hours after a determination is made that such child is an
unaccompanied alien, if the child is not described in subparagraph (B) or (C)
of paragraph (1);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID10328E33DD6540649E14F3E72EE923E3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if
the custody and care of the child has been retained or assumed by the Attorney
General under paragraph (1)(B) or by the Department under paragraph (1)(C),
following a determination that the child no longer meets the description set
forth in such subparagraphs; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3C53D3FB5DBC4F4382834F7B8B16F81A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>if the child
was previously released to an individual or entity described in section
102(a)(1), upon a determination by the Director that such individual or entity
is no longer able to care for the child.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID295413257B4A4CFFBCC24CCB94FE3CA5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transfer to the
department</header><text>The Director shall transfer the care and custody of an
unaccompanied alien child in the custody of the Office or the Department of
Justice to the Department upon determining that the child is described in
subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1B5DD774F59D4B14867B7CD45EB0140D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Promptness of
transfer</header><text>If a child needs to be transferred under this paragraph,
the sending office shall make prompt arrangements to transfer such child and
the receiving office shall make prompt arrangements to receive such
child.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDAF151D232F974EB3A04EF839D8CD35F5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Age
determinations</header><text>If the age of an alien is in question and the
resolution of questions about the age of such alien would affect the alien’s
eligibility for treatment under section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 279) or this Act, a determination of whether or not such alien
meets such age requirements shall be made in accordance with section 105,
unless otherwise specified in subsection (b)(2)(B).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2D9DD0911AD94594B1B434B710B8A7F2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Access to
alien</header><text>The Secretary and the Attorney General shall permit the
Office to have reasonable access to aliens in the custody of the Secretary or
the Attorney General to ensure a prompt determination of the age of such alien,
if necessary under subsection (b)(2)(B).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID01ADD7746035472ABC361B47972BF6D2"><enum>102.</enum><header>Family
reunification for unaccompanied alien children with relatives in the United
States</header>
<subsection id="IDBB8DC2B21FCC4EFCAEB0D091937165EA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Placement of
released children</header>
<paragraph id="IDC6236DFCC810418E870E125C8A239378"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Order of
preference</header><text>Subject to the discretion of the Director under
paragraph (4), section 103(a)(2), and section 462(b)(2) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(b)(2)), an unaccompanied alien child in the
custody of the Office shall be promptly placed with 1 of the following
individuals or entities in the following order of preference:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8C2898DB058D4B72BA4CA1163731D34B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A parent who
seeks to establish custody under paragraph (3)(A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1122CBF9E9D9403293A3EF8C5E66288A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A legal guardian
who seeks to establish custody under paragraph (3)(A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC7E50866B2CD4CDAA7A2C0F17EE72E53"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An adult
relative.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0E5556B47D294AA5B7455D5D3D63F017"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An individual or
entity designated by the parent or legal guardian that is capable and willing
to care for the well being of the child.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDAE73B03601F04902A846CB9A371AF5FD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A State-licensed
family foster home, small group home, or juvenile shelter willing to accept
custody of the child.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDB298EBDEEACB480F9FCA947F28EB8FC5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>A qualified adult
or entity, as determined by the Director by regulation, seeking custody of the
child if the Director determines that no other likely alternative to long-term
detention exists and family reunification does not appear to be a reasonable
alternative.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID80C17254404940F78C07E7DF9F4C9FB8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Suitability
assessment</header>
<subparagraph id="IDB58C8A2CC5274B3F9D813363BFCF7268"><enum>(A)</enum><header>General
requirements</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), and subject to the
requirements of subparagraph (B), an unaccompanied alien child may not be
placed with a person or entity described in any of subparagraphs (A) through
(F) of paragraph (1) unless the Director provides written certification that
the proposed custodian is capable of providing for the child’s physical and
mental well-being, based on—</text>
<clause id="ID221899BB0DED4CB98D7A5095301DCEF8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to
an individual custodian—</text>
<subclause id="ID839D73C9DEC74465B30402522200CB59"><enum>(I)</enum><text>verification of
such individual’s identity and employment;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID298E95BB399F456D8F0A501D8692F6F6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a finding that
such individual has not engaged in any activity that would indicate a potential
risk to the child, including the people and activities described in paragraph
(4)(A)(i);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID6F1A9A66987B43B0800C6DF89E74F47F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a finding that
such individual is not the subject of an open investigation by a State or local
child protective services authority due to suspected child abuse or
neglect;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID0AE9B8AF4FD8470C994A9D7481A013A3"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>verification
that such individual has a plan for the provision of care for the child;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDBFF13B4910AA4B108F829AEE2093D3CA"><enum>(V)</enum><text>verification of
familial relationship of such individual, if any relationship is claimed;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID923FCC7DD65C4158AF6D8705FD55F923"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>verification of
nature and extent of previous relationship;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID7C8B57B07E884CB9AA7CD664B991855E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to
a custodial entity, verification of such entity’s appropriate licensure by the
State, county, or other applicable unit of government; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF85617F0A5104A9C88E6752F29392F7D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>such other
information as the Director determines appropriate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9A0BB0A8ADED41868F3185051669B45E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Home
study</header>
<clause id="ID5AD89B30F9B64815871AA8926E627A63"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall place a child with any custodian
described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1) unless the
Director determines that a home study with respect to such custodian is
necessary.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID524409910D5C4E9DB68FBD10D2D3EF3A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Special needs
children</header><text>A home study shall be conducted to determine if the
custodian can properly meet the needs of—</text>
<subclause id="id57382D4A98EC4CB79C0F0E143BFD22BE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a special needs
child with a disability (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102(2)); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idE709D6E2F40E4B0891C4718C254BF4BC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a child who has
been the object of physical or mental injury, sexual abuse, negligent
treatment, or maltreatment under circumstances which indicate that the child’s
health or welfare has been harmed or threatened.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID5afaf36c8bb04fffb1cc80802e756f9c"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Follow-up
services</header><text>The Director shall conduct follow-up services for at
least 90 days on custodians for whom a home study was conducted under this
subparagraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID69E7AA98C4734339AB6DA92945C4CA8B"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Contract
authority</header><text>The Director may, by grant or contract, arrange for
some or all of the activities under this section to be carried out by—</text>
<clause id="ID0182DB8DDA944A7BA8F06FF651C10822"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
agency of the State of the child’s proposed residence;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID203ABE86F95B4FDEB3E314C5DA3AA1D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
agency authorized by such State to conduct such activities; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4660B1C015C3432EAD83C6A7ED697A6D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an appropriate
voluntary or nonprofit agency.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1BC6ABD0F11C433D89E8A4B88352AA6B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Database
access</header><text>In conducting suitability assessments, the Director shall
have access to all relevant information in the appropriate Federal, State, and
local law enforcement and immigration databases.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDAD9984AB08ED4CAAA8549F3FFEECF2CF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Right of parent
or legal guardian to custody of unaccompanied alien child</header>
<subparagraph id="ID713A626568544CA2A6BF15753F65C81F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Placement with
parent or legal guardian</header><text>If an unaccompanied alien child is
placed with any person or entity other than a parent or legal guardian, and
subsequent to that placement a parent or legal guardian seeks to establish
custody, the Director shall—</text>
<clause id="ID98A5C14F58DE4B6586E5F41D12C9CC38"><enum>(i)</enum><text>assess the
suitability of placing the child with the parent or legal guardian; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDC786A8FC72BD4F929A683298A9F2A319"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make a written
determination regarding the child’s placement within 30 days.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5EDB3C90924442F8926480B927189A9C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall be construed to—</text>
<clause id="ID97004E057722400B95EB5DD87CBF4EAD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>supersede
obligations under any treaty or other international agreement to which the
United States is a party, including—</text>
<subclause id="id15B80E5916284CB1B38283DB406533A9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Convention on
the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, done at The Hague, October
25, 1980 (TIAS 11670);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2C0B210E3534449A94882A42D773F993"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Vienna
Declaration and Program of Action, adopted at Vienna, June 25, 1993; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC6933CC510D4435CA1616C61E6A2A6CF"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Declaration
of the Rights of the Child, adopted at New York, November 20, 1959; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID42314AFE22C64344BD27883CB6E0B8F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>limit any right
or remedy under such international agreement.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID37BFCD0E69384A579189958204724038"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Protection from
smugglers and traffickers</header>
<subparagraph id="ID070A0DB71AE24CB4917C46FA0F6FB899"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Policies and
programs</header>
<clause id="ID1A0AE0EB356F4439B940F0485D60115C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall establish policies and programs to
ensure that unaccompanied alien children are protected from smugglers,
traffickers, or other persons seeking to victimize or otherwise engage such
children in criminal, harmful, or exploitative activity.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID427901C0B0154E008FF3E134E8AB84C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Witness
protection programs included</header><text>Programs established pursuant to
clause (i) may include witness protection programs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7EDE6A7308DC462B94226F17764A1D56"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criminal
investigations and prosecutions</header><text>Any officer or employee of the
Office or of the Department, and any grantee or contractor of the Office or of
the Department, who suspects any individual of involvement in any activity
described in subparagraph (A) shall report such individual to Federal or State
prosecutors for criminal investigation and prosecution.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7554C206FC04497BB779083CE326188C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Disciplinary
action</header><text>Any officer or employee of the Office or the Department,
and any grantee or contractor of the Office, who believes that a competent
attorney or representative has been a participant in any activity described in
subparagraph (A), shall report the attorney to the State bar association of
which the attorney is a member, or to other appropriate disciplinary
authorities, for appropriate disciplinary action, including private or public
admonition or censure, suspension, or disbarment of the attorney from the
practice of law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB91C6AD51407424780D02F40696E9F9A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Grants and
contracts</header><text>The Director may award grants to, and enter into
contracts with, voluntary agencies to carry out this section or section 462 of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID07E3BAB3D221464884DEC9A287262A11"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header>
<paragraph id="id0090A0D7C73C435E848E1AB4EF3B3551"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>All information obtained by the Office relating to the
immigration status of a person described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of
subsection (a)(1) shall remain confidential and may only be used to determine
such person’s qualifications under subsection (a)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id09325AD47D2F4AAD89B90531E209A61F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nondisclosure
of information</header><text>In consideration of the needs and privacy of
unaccompanied alien children in the custody of the Office or its agents, and
the necessity to guarantee the confidentiality of such children’s information
in order to facilitate their trust and truthfulness with the Office, its
agents, and clinicians, the Office shall maintain the privacy and
confidentiality of all information gathered in the course of the care, custody,
and placement of unaccompanied alien children, consistent with its role and
responsibilities under the Homeland Security Act to act as guardian in loco
parentis in the best interest of the unaccompanied alien child, by not
disclosing such information to other government agencies or nonparental third
parties.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDDCDE01AE5DB74141A43039F26AB23625"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Required
disclosure</header><text>The Secretary or the Secretary of Health and Human
Services shall provide the information furnished under this section, and any
other information derived from such furnished information, to—</text>
<paragraph id="ID147ADC67CB274D56B0F9F7614C848821"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a duly recognized
law enforcement entity in connection with an investigation or prosecution of an
offense described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 212(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)), when such information is requested in writing by such entity;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB6B3F558097841C3B40E98BBB285F878"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an official
coroner for purposes of affirmatively identifying a deceased individual
(whether or not such individual is deceased as a result of a crime).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID998FE0C2F5C146278CAC76611CF19F90"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Penalty</header><text>Any
person who knowingly uses, publishes, or permits information to be examined in
violation of this section shall be fined not more than $10,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID0516388427E7423C80366AE7EC5D77CD"><enum>103.</enum><header>Appropriate
conditions for detention of unaccompanied alien children</header>
<subsection id="ID651AD2A7F2AD4C0EB74908A06AC757F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Standards for
placement</header>
<paragraph id="IDe558668492314b15b79754fe5995a756"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Order of
preference</header><text>An unaccompanied alien child who is not released
pursuant to section 102(a)(1) shall be placed in the least restrictive setting
possible in the following order of preference:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID73e866d47bc2407cad1f6f4b61675290"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Licensed family
foster home.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5cb17e6c9d73422283bf33a23f76c123"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Small group
home.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3c621d8c48a74fdd83f4349ad02d1fe7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Juvenile
shelter.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID85f85a229c06450dac9942f8befb6885"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Residential
treatment center.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID35224d2c4fcf4bffa5a70ca7c4b8b08a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Secure
detention.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB7B83D0FB16A4463A81CE7419F0A49E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition of
detention in certain facilities</header><text>Except as provided under
paragraph (3), an unaccompanied alien child shall not be placed in an adult
detention facility or a facility housing delinquent children.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID028848690D6644A08A615641B30A22E9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Detention in
appropriate facilities</header><text>An unaccompanied alien child who has
exhibited violent or criminal behavior that endangers others may be detained in
conditions appropriate to such behavior in a facility appropriate for
delinquent children.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAD1B2D9E80894472BBC808926754402D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>State
licensure</header><text>A child shall not be placed with an entity described in
section 102(a)(1)(E), unless the entity is licensed by an appropriate State
agency to provide residential, group, child welfare, or foster care services
for dependent children.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7EA6F953F0CF406F8AB05BEBCA258BEC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Conditions of
detention</header>
<subparagraph id="IDE6ADC831018E4B498B132A5D846AB69B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director and the Secretary shall promulgate
regulations incorporating standards for conditions of detention in placements
described in paragraph (1) that provide for—</text>
<clause id="ID1E604133D3284843BFAE607E2287A61D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>educational
services appropriate to the child;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID38E2EA5285204A1DBA3147E2B8A50F86"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>medical
care;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDD9FDA4FD2AE74724900A3273AC3669CC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>mental health
care, including treatment of trauma, physical and sexual violence, and
abuse;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3EBB747492564EFC9C463B315AD01753"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>access to
telephones;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF30D92DA701440DFBF4990F98765CD54"><enum>(v)</enum><text>access to legal
services;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4375403CA04147FC819CDDD3C01B261F"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>access to
interpreters;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDF28640AC3CD1440FA0E9AE740B31E01B"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>supervision by
professionals trained in the care of children, taking into account the special
cultural, linguistic, and experiential needs of children in immigration
proceedings;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDCA8E2333AAFA469DA9E236AF5C659671"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>recreational
programs and activities;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6605981E482C45879BAB57C698288ADF"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>spiritual and
religious needs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0261A54E8A714202B76EA7870C8B619A"><enum>(x)</enum><text>dietary
needs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID75CA866315A0478EAB61DDC6845F849A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification of
children</header><text>Regulations promulgated under subparagraph (A) shall
provide that all children in such placements are notified of such standards
orally and in writing in the child’s native language.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDC4EB0954E5A8424489241AC346E9DED4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition of
certain practices</header><text>The Director and the Secretary shall develop
procedures prohibiting the unreasonable use of—</text>
<paragraph id="IDE76E0CA9E20B43B3A7FA43264416A452"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shackling,
handcuffing, or other restraints on children;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDF2A35EC0035B4F62A13246372C8AC5D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>solitary
confinement; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDCB4C3B42AFC74ED88564F710047BE4D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>pat or strip
searches.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDBBD43460242444AE97BDBCE19257EB24"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to
supersede procedures favoring release of children to appropriate adults or
entities or placement in the least secure setting possible, as described in
paragraph 23 of the Stipulated Settlement Agreement under Flores v.
Reno.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID35333AEAA7DC451B87D7B4E47CB65374"><enum>104.</enum><header>Repatriated
unaccompanied alien children</header>
<subsection id="ID8A9C1F57898E45E0864C3521BC7E1174"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Country
conditions</header>
<paragraph id="ID9865409616B14C88B159AD72B09B2227"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Sense of
congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that, to the extent
consistent with the treaties and other international agreements to which the
United States is a party, and to the extent practicable, the United States
Government should undertake efforts to ensure that it does not repatriate
children in its custody into settings that would threaten the life and safety
of such children.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDE30CC4F4563F4E17AA681E85E9C59DC1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assessment of
conditions</header>
<subparagraph id="ID8450F99CB6494D329BE02B69B75A9CFA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of State shall include, in the annual
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, an assessment of the degree to which
each country protects children from smugglers and traffickers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID30BC9824544148AEBE965E2E17B5509B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Factors for
assessment</header><text>The Secretary shall consult the Country Reports on
Human Rights Practices and the Trafficking in Persons Report in assessing
whether to repatriate an unaccompanied alien child to a particular
country.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDA50318DC75194C758515630B54B0B834"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on
repatriation of unaccompanied alien children</header>
<paragraph id="ID6302687FC00F48DD891D4736EA077798"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to
the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary
of the House of Representatives on efforts to repatriate unaccompanied alien
children.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID30559A9367874B8CAD7844F70683EB49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID642AFBC0A2F84794A6AC3F7B87C17D37"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of
unaccompanied alien children ordered removed and the number of such children
actually removed from the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID94BFA87D39024F54AA9A33DE37174B25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
the type of immigration relief sought and denied to such children;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA9D9F81451B843238DD8942B0D7A9892"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a statement of
the nationalities, ages, and gender of such children;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC95AD85CB353464E8CC7DB598D854BA7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a description of
the procedures used to effect the removal of such children from the United
States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDE93A94D8063746DC9F689835AFF87C14"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a description of
steps taken to ensure that such children were safely and humanely repatriated
to their country of origin; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDF52763A161B948BD9954D7C7B7A8DA8D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any information
gathered in assessments of country and local conditions pursuant to subsection
(a)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDC9ABBBB8A8734AE3AC2691F4160C2733"><enum>105.</enum><header>Establishing
the age of an unaccompanied alien child</header>
<subsection id="IDCB2BDE84806D4E62BE04CD187C6F1C63"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Procedures</header>
<paragraph id="IDF855EF15439442DF8864C7A8395EAA48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director, in consultation with the Secretary, shall
develop procedures to make a prompt determination of the age of an alien, which
procedures shall be used—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID8D6F480E569142CFACC775A28E52BCB6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by the Secretary,
with respect to aliens in the custody of the Department;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID97D9E7161D03423CBAE191BD61AE8C06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by the Director,
with respect to aliens in the custody of the Office; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3BC42E8E44D0469089027C7EE607ABCA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by the Attorney
General, with respect to aliens in the custody of the Department of
Justice.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDB2EA9B11D6B84C8AB4A93D7EA6226151"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evidence</header><text>The
procedures developed under paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDCA279C957B2F4E8FB82A3DC60D850345"><enum>(A)</enum><text>permit the
presentation of multiple forms of evidence, including testimony of the alien,
to determine the age of the unaccompanied alien for purposes of placement,
custody, parole, and detention; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID373D567408874EAC87A51ADF6CBAA9D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allow the appeal
of a determination to an immigration judge.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID827D625BA63F433DAE539043A96DC419"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on
sole means of determining age</header><text>Radiographs or the attestation of
an alien may not be used as the sole means of determining age for the purposes
of determining an alien’s eligibility for treatment under this Act or section
462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID47625220D48848CC9BF8A96C068F99F5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to place
the burden of proof in determining the age of an alien on the
Government.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDF781755B1594412199784EE9AD49E598"><enum>106.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title shall take
effect on the date which is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</section><enum>II</enum><header>Access by
unaccompanied alien children to child advocates and counsel</header>
<section id="ID70AECBF961A84ADB98F485E8A42EBCBD"><enum>201.</enum><header>Child
advocates</header>
<subsection id="IDB78FA5D9DAE34340A476394B08B94A31"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
of child advocate program</header>
<paragraph id="ID09AE82D9455C48A39C38095F3D5BC944"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
Director may appoint a child advocate, who meets the qualifications described
in paragraph (2), for an unaccompanied alien child. The Director is encouraged,
if practicable, to contract with a voluntary agency for the selection of an
individual to be appointed as a child advocate under this paragraph.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID75CD228D73E547C6ABC1DA3E62A8EB43"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications
of child advocate</header>
<subparagraph id="ID7B1172C2F24E4385B78C61ABAF6E19BA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A person may not serve as a child advocate unless such
person—</text>
<clause id="IDEACF25087E8A4415A6E66CFB08455125"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
a child welfare professional or other individual who has received training in
child welfare matters;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7CB59A0092784A8A966275854132AD0C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>possesses
special training on the nature of problems encountered by unaccompanied alien
children; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idA341A196561142B3AA77043D79667337"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is not an
employee of the Department, the Department of Justice, or the Department of
Health and Human Services.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID03243F6254C4441082DCAB901FB67DF9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Independence of
child advocate</header>
<clause id="ID5969441588de492c8b022fff246e8211"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Independence
from agencies of government</header><text>The child advocate shall act
independently of any agency of government in making and reporting findings or
making recommendations with respect to the best interests of the child. No
agency shall terminate, reprimand, de-fund, intimidate, or retaliate against
any person or entity appointed under paragraph (1) because of the findings and
recommendations made by such person relating to any child.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID73e240f4d447455d9ba7b027f213574a"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Prohibition of
conflict of interest</header><text>No person shall serve as a child advocate
for a child if such person is providing legal services to such child.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDBBBE805EB9F441CB83EDA5E9CA79C7C0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
child advocate of a child shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4211F6457755400F9082E40B63E9A275"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct
interviews with the child in a manner that is appropriate, taking into account
the child’s age;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7100E1E75E354A65A96F9CE379C0E5B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>investigate the
facts and circumstances relevant to the child’s presence in the United States,
including facts and circumstances—</text>
<clause id="IDD344A3C6353A4B4E980DA5E82609BD3C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>arising in the
country of the child’s nationality or last habitual residence; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9C150901F484498D84D5E34005F93E41"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>arising
subsequent to the child’s departure from such country;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDADE84A95F1EA4109955B16D19C9F8718"><enum>(C)</enum><text>work with counsel
to identify the child’s eligibility for relief from removal or voluntary
departure by sharing with counsel relevant information collected under
subparagraph (B);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA8E70EE6975A4F80A5734BEB1C3DDBB2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>develop
recommendations on issues relative to the child’s custody, detention, release,
and repatriation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID14C93D5C37304B4DB2D76A2CE6B629FB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>take reasonable
steps to ensure that—</text>
<clause id="ID5CA9491E4D6E434DB5F19C3864B2AF56"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
best interests of the child are promoted while the child participates in, or is
subject to, proceedings or matters under the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1101
et seq.);</text>
</clause><clause id="IDCB6A20BE944047D6B3AA35B04EB9596D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the child
understands the nature of the legal proceedings or matters and determinations
made by the court, and that all information is conveyed to the child in an
age-appropriate manner;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE9D4AC0C3583405DA92B8BD7D3593308"><enum>(F)</enum><text>report factual
findings and recommendations consistent with the child’s best interests
relating to the custody, detention, and release of the child during the
pendency of the proceedings or matters, to the Director and the child’s
counsel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD106866BED584DF2A7AB1FA9FB4FFFD9"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in any proceeding
involving an alien child in which a complaint has been filed with any
appropriate disciplinary authority against an attorney or representative for
criminal, unethical, or unprofessional conduct in connection with the
representation of the alien child, provide the immigration judge with written
recommendations or testimony on any information the child advocate may have
regarding the conduct of the attorney; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7C27EF1153C14F6C89D76A61BE751DB0"><enum>(H)</enum><text>in any proceeding
involving an alien child in which the safety of the child upon repatriation is
at issue, and after the immigration judge has considered and denied all
applications for relief other than voluntary departure, provide the immigration
judge with written recommendations or testimony on any information the child
advocate may have regarding the child’s safety upon repatriation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1D929B2372164E34B2A826B96D06D9B3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Termination of
appointment</header><text>The child advocate shall carry out the duties
described in paragraph (3) until the earliest of the date on which—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID402399F53C9C4CF78C39BD9DDF66DE59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>those duties are
completed;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID21B61DDED3774DDC945A44CC2C83FB5C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the child departs
from the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDD57686308C44477481A36B9870AE48E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the child is
granted permanent resident status in the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA7AADDC4136F4A2B803015C699846A1D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the child reaches
18 years of age; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID565B386982C7426B92D95EF754F47836"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the child is
placed in the custody of a parent or legal guardian.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID2C4FBF69560C4899AAF90AA530D411FF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Powers</header><text>The
child advocate—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDA2907F066CAE4457A0A038E25735295F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall have
reasonable access to the child, including access while such child is being held
in detention or in the care of a foster family;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2D37F9F5A3EF45C7B1ED4ACAC0FD99F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be
permitted to review all records and information relating to such proceedings
that are not deemed privileged or classified;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8967672E4F1E40B39E9679D3B3BDE38E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may seek
independent evaluations of the child;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9642D406D28140278237B6D91733EB15"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shall be notified
in advance of all hearings or interviews involving the child that are held in
connection with proceedings or matters under the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1101
et seq.), and shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be present at such
hearings or interviews;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA72CEC101239400F9CB59F3820E558DA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>shall be
permitted to accompany and consult with the child during any hearing or
interview involving such child; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1F1B757C76E34DF58A92D0F3A4BC4D03"><enum>(F)</enum><text>shall be provided
at least 24 hours advance notice of a transfer of that child to a different
placement, absent compelling and unusual circumstances warranting the transfer
of such child before such notification.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDCB5C0D6A251E456FB395F2C57B96DA2A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Training</header>
<paragraph id="IDC3C05295416D4320BA5E481741C17B3A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall provide professional training for all
persons serving as child advocates under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID09729D4CFE49448384B245EDB1AC133D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Training
topics</header><text>The training provided under paragraph (1) shall include
training in—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2DE7F3C1BADD4E6581FE139437E0025F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the circumstances
and conditions faced by unaccompanied alien children; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDDAA9EC0ECE4C46669429423E80BAEC64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>various
immigration benefits for which such alien child might be eligible.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID44053F3CBCC641A78A86CE8E15311089"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pilot
program</header>
<paragraph id="ID23911CBDDDAA413EB6B72DC565BE4F78"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Director shall establish and begin to carry out a pilot
program to test the implementation of subsection (a). Any pilot program
existing before the date of the enactment of this Act shall be deemed
insufficient to satisfy the requirements of this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID313496D5AD78460CA19FFA2E88C0E86D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of the pilot program established pursuant to paragraph (1) is
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID82687179570E4F2AA3022343205AC481"><enum>(A)</enum><text>study and assess
the benefits of providing child advocates to assist unaccompanied alien
children involved in immigration proceedings or matters;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBC2B97BB83184AFA8444B7B6381A341D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assess the most
efficient and cost-effective means of implementing the child advocate
provisions under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDA5176BB3C8F6465C8FBC113E229E1455"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assess the
feasibility of implementing such provisions on a nationwide basis for all
unaccompanied alien children in the care of the Office.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4768569A4AB94932942491CAE38CADF9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Scope of
program</header>
<subparagraph id="IDA4DBCFF9735D42A9A058EE2D91064B41"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Selection of
site</header><text>The Director shall select 3 sites at which to operate the
pilot program established under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDECF158DCE4364E3BAAB71C3BFFC20068"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Number of
children</header><text>Each site selected under subparagraph (A) should have
not less than 25 children held in immigration custody at any given time, to the
greatest extent possible.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID234ABF450D874BF2924E70AAD85D3A59"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the first
pilot program site is established under paragraph (1), the Director shall
submit a report on the achievement of the purposes described in paragraph (2)
to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the
Judiciary of the House of Representatives.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB39FF16501254D3B83146276F7D16676"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDA551E4AA959A4CFFAAE20CB29AD6C10F"><enum>202.</enum><header>Counsel</header>
<subsection id="ID141915B72BE54BF58C3419B9775DE0DB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Access to
counsel</header>
<paragraph id="ID4A97597E9E0F4AE09509C50CE33ADA44"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall ensure, to the greatest extent
practicable, that all unaccompanied alien children in the custody of the Office
or the Department, who are not described in section 101(a)(2), have competent
counsel to represent them in immigration proceedings or matters.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD84B1FFD73914501AE7E6E8092A13C3A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pro bono
representation</header><text>To the greatest extent practicable, the Director
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID2EEE5D998E6F4C939DB3BB6E5E51D80A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make every effort
to utilize the services of competent pro bono counsel who agree to provide
representation to such children without charge; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID955BE095C72A43CC8083EE6B675C84ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that
placements made under subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) of section 102(a)(1) are
in cities in which there is a demonstrated capacity for competent pro bono
representation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDBFD7D2E1E81F45488BEE817358241975"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Development of
necessary infrastructures and systems</header><text>The Director shall develop
the necessary mechanisms to identify and recruit entities that are available to
provide legal assistance and representation under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4AA818A9ACF44EAF80B5A3EF281D7545"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Contracting and
grant making authority</header>
<subparagraph id="ID88D0975AF3FD453A9F9F24354C6FCE06"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall enter into contracts with, or award
grants to, nonprofit agencies with relevant expertise in the delivery of
immigration-related legal services to children in order to carry out the
responsibilities of this Act, including providing legal orientation, screening
cases for referral, recruiting, training, and overseeing pro bono
attorneys.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0AD35AAB7125492C9E04360E8B7C94C8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subcontracting</header><text>Nonprofit
agencies may enter into subcontracts with, or award grants to, private
voluntary agencies with relevant expertise in the delivery of
immigration-related legal services to children in order to carry out this
subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID564E6BD681894B78BF9B8C9FF5CE75CD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Considerations
regarding grants and contracts</header><text>In awarding grants and entering
into contracts with agencies under this paragraph, the Director shall take into
consideration the capacity of the agencies in question to properly administer
the services covered by such grants or contracts without an undue conflict of
interest.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID12C8FC2A033847CA836DF3AE13FC2825"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Model
guidelines on legal representation of children</header>
<subparagraph id="IDB9758DB96FE846CDB715FBEEBE1F32D7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Development of
guidelines</header><text>The Director of the Executive Office for Immigration
Review of the Department of Justice, in consultation with voluntary agencies
and national experts, shall develop model guidelines for the legal
representation of alien children in immigration proceedings. Such guidelines
shall be based on the children’s asylum guidelines, the American Bar
Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct, and other relevant domestic or
international sources.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDC5D43CAF908648F7832BE4E1E9F5FF60"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purpose of
guidelines</header><text>The guidelines developed under subparagraph (A) shall
be designed to help protect each child from any individual suspected of
involvement in any criminal, harmful, or exploitative activity associated with
the smuggling or trafficking of children, while ensuring the fairness of the
removal proceeding in which the child is involved.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6BC70A5CA5E14DE19FA87E975810ACCF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director
of the Executive Office for Immigration Review shall—</text>
<clause id="id57AE1B0CFB754F56A38D29C663BE8459"><enum>(i)</enum><text>adopt the
guidelines developed under subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8BF95A8DD9304EBDB29FF0152C617C9D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>submit the
guidelines for adoption by national, State, and local bar associations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0635FFC7C7714CB183B69E0FD6D8497C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Counsel
under this section shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDF2185D9B9F6D47A6BB1ECA0434FD656B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>represent the
unaccompanied alien child in all proceedings and matters relating to the
immigration status of the child or other actions involving the
Department;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2CD7801A5C7F4269892E6E20560B1C5E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>appear in person
for all individual merits hearings before the Executive Office for Immigration
Review and interviews involving the Department; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDFD511E7F8A97466FA2BBF0B8D33D441C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>owe the same
duties of undivided loyalty, confidentiality, and competent representation to
the child as is due to an adult client.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDA33F23F138034E9FA1942E8A0EFB7C15"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Access to
child</header>
<paragraph id="ID0FE026B36263418095440B406AAA016E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Counsel under this section shall have reasonable access
to the unaccompanied alien child, including access while the child is—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF5E2C43946E5420B9304D9792BBF2367"><enum>(A)</enum><text>held in
detention;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB96C408F7B04446FB60FB2C2B5F3849A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the care of a
foster family; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE4DD426455A94724A82E0DCC8B6FACFE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in any other
setting that has been determined by the Office.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID29868B066ABE4356BBB7F4E3F061C37C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restriction on
transfers</header><text>Absent compelling and unusual circumstances, a child
who is represented by counsel may not be transferred from the child’s placement
to another placement unless advance notice of at least 24 hours is made to
counsel of such transfer.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5964D1741B1C4C0C9EE19317EA916ACA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Notice to
counsel during immigration proceedings</header>
<paragraph id="IDEA448A48573342AFBA16B7FAAA59A655"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except when otherwise required in an emergency situation
involving the physical safety of the child, counsel shall be given prompt and
adequate notice of all immigration matters affecting or involving an
unaccompanied alien child, including adjudications, proceedings, and
processing, before such actions are taken.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID80CC8AF0506B4834BA218892AE892258"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Opportunity to
consult with counsel</header><text>An unaccompanied alien child in the custody
of the Office may not give consent to any immigration action, including
consenting to voluntary departure, unless first afforded an opportunity to
consult with counsel.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID955F587D6CF6461DA63557C860C5E66F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Access to
recommendations of child advocate</header><text>Counsel shall be given an
opportunity to review the recommendations of the child advocate affecting or
involving a client who is an unaccompanied alien child.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDAD942F71C80446C08C1F73E07F9F8894"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Counsel for
unaccompanied alien children</header><text>Nothing in this Act may be construed
to require the Government of the United States to pay for counsel to any
unaccompanied alien child.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID74F00939DC0D4271BF06EA367B199632"><enum>203.</enum><header>Effective
date; applicability</header>
<subsection id="ID60A0B7F32CE34505871BA2CDA003CE43"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>This title shall take effect on the date which is 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID43C41D4DB4CF4182B687220F6DDECACD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
provisions of this title shall apply to all unaccompanied alien children in
Federal custody before, on, or after the effective date of this title.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Strengthening
policies for permanent protection of alien children</header>
<section id="ID602BF060214C4CD780B950000E36C2B3"><enum>301.</enum><header>Special
immigrant juvenile classification</header>
<subsection id="IDECCFDF87282E4C6E8D4685139469B234"><enum>(a)</enum><header>J
classification</header>
<paragraph id="id2C39FF6688364193855DF0EF4A376CFA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 101(a)(27)(J) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="IDF9332C86D9E24C56BF457A371A6FCEBB" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDD5124CD0F0004380A41330C2EDED6AFA" indent="up1"><enum>(J)</enum><text>an immigrant, who is 18 years of age
or younger on the date of application for classification as a special immigrant
and present in the United States—</text>
<clause id="ID92ACF657AA8C471C99361697CFC95E09"><enum>(i)</enum><text>who, by a court order supported by
written findings of fact, which shall be binding on the Secretary of Homeland
Security for purposes of adjudications under this subparagraph—</text>
<subclause id="id151F5010CFB34BC3AEB42A8CBD033BA9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>was declared dependent on a juvenile
court located in the United States or has been legally committed to, or placed
under the custody of, a department or agency of a State, or an individual or
entity appointed by a State or juvenile court located in the United States;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id79E04EF0E7F544D8A6BCCD9B415691CE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>should not be reunified with his or her
parents due to abuse, neglect, abandonment, or a similar basis found under
State law;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDFE9324CDA3D946788ECD22C1609C35F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for whom it has been determined by
written findings of fact in administrative or judicial proceedings that it
would not be in the alien’s best interest to be returned to the alien’s or
parent’s previous country of nationality or country of last habitual residence;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID98AEEE19CDA94612922BF700ACC3A7DC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>with respect to a child in
Federal custody, for whom the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Department
of Health and Human Services has certified to the Director of U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services that the classification of an alien as a special
immigrant under this subparagraph has not been made solely to provide an
immigration benefit to that
alien.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id21FF041E15B84CDFB988021583D9241A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in subparagraph (J) of section 101(a)(27) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>,
as amended by paragraph (1), shall be construed to grant, to any natural parent
or prior adoptive parent of any alien provided special immigrant status under
such subparagraph, by virtue of such parentage, any right, privilege, or status
under such Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7EC358A4DB91420093B9CB3357652D93"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjustment of
status</header><text>Section 245(h)(2)(A) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C.
1255(h)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="ID12A6FF83A61747A1BD250C269CDE6178" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDDB8DF27E60734A57B32FE22BB5AC9925"><enum>(A)</enum><text>paragraphs (4),
(5)(A), (6)(A), (7)(A), 9(B), and 9(C)(i)(I) of section 212(a) shall not apply;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="IDB479FA4F49064CFEBB3138B7DA2D4BDB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility for
assistance</header>
<paragraph id="id6CE0206172D54D85AA95655EF0D1256B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A child who has been certified under section
101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by subsection
(a)(1), and who was in the custody of the Office at the time a dependency order
was granted for such child, shall be eligible for placement and services under
section 412(d) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(d)) until the earlier of—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAF0A8ED7126D4E54AF6C657FD8E9834F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the date on which
the child reaches the age designated in section 412(d)(2)(B) of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1522(d)(2)(B)); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBBCD2129E8994F4FA926259DB0D55226"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the date on which
the child is placed in a permanent adoptive home.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB95CF19420274CFEB59E9AE75E8CB48A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State
reimbursement</header><text>If foster care funds are expended on behalf of a
child who is not described in paragraph (1) and has been granted relief under
section 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Federal
Government shall reimburse the State in which the child resides for such
expenditures by the State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7DEE1293A2564BAAAA78327E2FAFD5AB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transition
rule</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a child
described in section 101(a)(27)(J) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name>, as amended by
subsection (a)(1), may not be denied such special immigrant juvenile
classification after the date of the enactment of this Act based on age if the
child—</text>
<paragraph id="id800288FD5A57422CB6C3EB61D318CF01"><enum>(1)</enum><text>filed an
application for special immigrant juvenile classification before the date of
the enactment of this Act and was 21 years of age or younger on the date such
application was filed; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3F57DCAAB0D3468D82880D74E0F8C098"><enum>(2)</enum><text>was younger than
21 years of age on the date on which the child applied for classification as a
special immigrant juvenile and can demonstrate exceptional circumstances
warranting relief.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6DBD4F22F24942AF8B1EF1CCC81B1CE2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall promulgate rules to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID73651F632EA6444382D5BB3C421D8F1B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall apply to all aliens who were in the United States before,
on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDDC78609FADAC4817A7FCAFB22B276C88"><enum>302.</enum><header>Training for
officials and certain private parties who come into contact with unaccompanied
alien children</header>
<subsection id="ID0181E17361ED488E81AD982C8E656087"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Training of
State and local officials and certain private parties</header>
<paragraph id="ID78C19F1AE6E54213AE2355385549C555"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting
jointly with the Secretary, shall provide appropriate training materials, and
upon request, direct training, to State and county officials, child welfare
specialists, teachers, public counsel, and juvenile judges who come into
contact with unaccompanied alien children.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3E3DE98144CD48CB97ED1E4E4B68EA16"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Curriculum</header><text>The
training required under paragraph (1) shall include education on the processes
pertaining to unaccompanied alien children with pending immigration status and
on the forms of relief potentially available. The Director shall establish a
core curriculum that can be incorporated into education, training, or
orientation modules or formats that are currently used by these
professionals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5B00E41B6C5F4C38A5F9ECA42482A54C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Video
conferencing</header><text>Direct training requested under paragraph (1) may be
conducted through video conferencing.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7A198C275B0648C884409D97BB0418F8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Training of
Department personnel</header><text>The Secretary, acting jointly with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall provide specialized training to
all personnel of the Department who come into contact with unaccompanied alien
children. Training for agents of the Border Patrol and immigration inspectors
shall include specific training on identifying—</text>
<paragraph id="id9B625F7E44234A32B7A53AB2ECEED07B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>children at the
international borders of the United States or at United States ports of entry
who have been victimized by smugglers or traffickers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9CE47C17F4304E30AF5BDC7A4F5D8EC8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>children for whom
asylum or special immigrant relief may be appropriate, including children
described in section 101(a)(2)(A).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID96D2B1BD1F7A44B88505DBF9E1D65A08"><enum>303.</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that
contains, for the most recently concluded fiscal year—</text>
<paragraph id="ID24979A2E7AB548FDBDF0A43CC358977C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>data related to
the implementation of section 462 of the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C.
279);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID07DDEC7F62004E2BB193277D06D8304B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>data regarding
the care and placement of children under this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDA792F7FA90B6454B9C802AE339795472"><enum>(3)</enum><text>data regarding
the provision of child advocate and counsel services under this Act; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5E6654DDDC724B3792ED545C2234F9B2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other
information that the Director or the Secretary of Health and Human Services
determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Children refugee
and asylum seekers</header>
<section id="ID630AC1A8048A48A4A0E152BA6A2DFBAB"><enum>401.</enum><header>Guidelines for
children’s asylum claims</header>
<subsection id="IDEB18B5B7CEBC46E49FDD511DBE152103"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>Congress—</text>
<paragraph id="IDAAAF890374F941E296007287A060ADE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>commends the
former Immigration and Naturalization Service for its <quote>Guidelines for
Children’s Asylum Claims</quote>, issued in December 1998;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0F45D7F41E7743E29A3251F945A6DF1E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>encourages and
supports the Department to implement such guidelines to facilitate the handling
of children’s affirmative asylum claims;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAB0D896E608F416892C35F0B92BBEF0F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>commends the
Executive Office for Immigration Review of the Department of Justice for its
<quote>Guidelines for Immigration Court Cases Involving Unaccompanied Alien
Children</quote>, issued in September 2004;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6517A6235FEF4ABDADB49F87A6E81DC6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>encourages and
supports the continued implementation of such guidelines by the Executive
Office for Immigration Review in its handling of children’s asylum claims
before immigration judges; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1F3FAFA34DA94811B0C92D58721EFD94"><enum>(5)</enum><text>understands that
the guidelines described in paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC39D1F95085D4D89927D7384CA28EA06"><enum>(A)</enum><text>do not
specifically address the issue of asylum claims; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8BF2D48A3FCD4C91B9FC1801B395C886"><enum>(B)</enum><text>address the
broader issue of unaccompanied alien children.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5942485FD9D44951825A749D8E900744"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Training</header>
<paragraph id="IDC8B5E10DBE53428BAE6225DE3B3DDC59"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Immigration
officers</header><text>The Secretary shall provide periodic comprehensive
training under the <quote>Guidelines for Children’s Asylum Claims</quote> to
asylum officers and immigration officers who have contact with children in
order to familiarize and sensitize such officers to the needs of children
asylum seekers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID125F7DEF8EA14B74AA05435DD000BC3B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Immigration
judges</header><text>The Director of the Executive Office for Immigration
Review shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDBE8C990283CC4B1D958A16DA32FA1019"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide periodic
comprehensive training under the <quote>Guidelines for Immigration Court Cases
Involving Unaccompanied Alien Children</quote> and the <quote>Guidelines for
Children’s Asylum Claims</quote> to immigration judges and members of the Board
of Immigration Appeals; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID30E31B0D87F7429E9B58EC72B8CA8B77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>redistribute the
<quote>Guidelines for Children’s Asylum Claims</quote> to all immigration
courts as part of its training of immigration judges.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID34CD9DD9D9924159BF4AB42C546F3AC2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
voluntary agencies</header><text>Voluntary agencies shall be allowed to assist
in the training described in this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD766159A4E9D4649A35D5037649A6971"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Statistics and
reporting</header>
<paragraph id="id110B9711CF944FD3B23A03E15D612004"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Statistics</header>
<subparagraph id="idB8BF7800D066480E915D59F6B4AF96F8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Department of
justice</header><text>The Attorney General shall compile and maintain
statistics on the number of cases in immigration court involving unaccompanied
alien children, which shall include, with respect to each such child,
information about—</text>
<clause id="IDba5e43d8a62842ff83d31f7de32c3d7b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
age;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID34311a7d02d641809715ab253347ee6a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
gender;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa60166cf6da14bb8a865af045023244d"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the country of
nationality;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa0e802dd83414ef39599b9a4476720b0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>representation
by counsel;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa16b2888df0c4820af8ce4dd3214f376"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
relief sought; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDd651c20159cb4896b7e0887f9f349ea0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the outcome of
such cases.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd3a04bd38e814578a80c0d1137392a16"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Department of
homeland security</header><text>The Secretary shall compile and maintain
statistics on the instances of unaccompanied alien children in the custody of
the Department, which shall include, with respect to each such child,
information about—</text>
<clause id="ID72a3a78631b747b6aba52de18cfccc14"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
age;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5405f80e7dba45158953a21c99cda8e9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
gender;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDfefb1a7c64784ff987105c5725d39bfa"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the country of
nationality; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7d480f0d700f4cd0b0468d5880b08fdc"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the length of
detention.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0453827da7424979be93b47d3443cfd9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports to
congress</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act and annually, thereafter, the Attorney General, in consultation
with the Secretary, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and any other
necessary government official, shall submit a report to the Committee on the
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary House of
Representatives on the number of alien children in Federal custody during the
most recently concluded fiscal year. Information contained in the report, with
respect to such children, shall be categorized by—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDc4cd6261bb5b407ba9c84ebbb31fadcf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>age;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7641e13e2a254a1a9038b1fb71affe96"><enum>(B)</enum><text>gender;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDefc2c2c998d34cea8695e6f475888b1b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>country of
nationality;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID890ac5e78fee4c1c8e34e05583135fd0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>length of time in
custody;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0cf15aa1fb0b40e69c84b664b9c4954f"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the department or
agency with custody; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDce559c037ec44ff2ae30fd4f6374d5e6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>treatment as an
unaccompanied alien child.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDD0156C90F86442D9A81DE98FE9263B8C"><enum>402.</enum><header>Unaccompanied
refugee children</header>
<subsection id="ID0B19423ECEF74A55A0556E6219EFDCB3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Identifying
unaccompanied refugee children</header><text>Section 207(e) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1157(e)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0ABE1D0CF879443388549F281B02935E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and
(8), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0E30F86EF52D4B8F9E4AB6A842CFBCE6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDD74C73E6350D412BBF5A73FC33E5C429" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDCFD064A984014C1B97107DD3897A0EA4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An analysis of
the worldwide situation faced by unaccompanied refugee children, categorized by
region, which shall include an assessment of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID6A32B5FD626A4369A7D97B87DBA567FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of
unaccompanied refugee children;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4C14B9214C09481D81410B88299FEC43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the capacity of
the Department of State to identify such refugees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID88109DFDCD154CC7839ED14CEB6027C7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the capacity of
the international community to care for and protect such refugees;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDBA5D0D8EF492424DB503D33CDA2C3688"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the capacity of
the voluntary agency community to resettle such refugees in the United
States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4215E06C3D384B83A80EC43A16EF25CB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the degree to
which the United States plans to resettle such refugees in the United States in
the following fiscal year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID35C8D2D832074120989AA56F53CB4E6D"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the fate that
will befall such unaccompanied refugee children for whom resettlement in the
United States is not
possible.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDF54648716B864E57908591FD642678C7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Training on the
needs of unaccompanied refugee children</header><text>Section 207(f)(2) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1157(f)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID3EA4591E891C42778CFC243E2F8FCE09"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> after <quote>countries,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID67EDF105B58F4C00A6CF2766C6221559"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>, and instruction on the needs of unaccompanied refugee children</quote>
before the period at the end.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID5EA565BF8BA34D28874B5BD9C37AA447"><enum>403.</enum><header>Exceptions for
unaccompanied alien children in asylum and refugee-like circumstances</header>
<subsection id="ID1F9289F639D849D9AEE0D7DBE07085D4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Placement in
removal proceedings</header><text>Any unaccompanied alien child apprehended by
the Department, except for an unaccompanied alien child subject to exceptions
under paragraph (1)(A) or (2) of section (101)(a), shall be placed in removal
proceedings under section 240 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration
and Nationality Act</act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1229a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3FF7281FFF5B484AA77131F0BE39325D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception from
time limit for filing asylum application</header><text>Section 208 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">Immigration and Nationality Act</act-name> (8
U.S.C. 1158(a)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id2F8715C3CD084FC9BB6618BBE75A328E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)(2), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Immigration and Nationality Act" id="ID57ED688E35C24AA484F5165A3CEF66D4" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID0D7991F222F945078841737314C3E9D6"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Subparagraphs
(A) and (B) shall not apply to an unaccompanied alien
child.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id70A2659FAC8E4C728886EE19C7A55D6E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(3), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD1328D7580B74497972721239B134C8D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="IDd40a745dea3d42b49ed3a2d200f18ea8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Initial
jurisdiction</header><text>United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
shall have initial jurisdiction over any asylum application filed by an
unaccompanied alien
child.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Amendments to the
Homeland Security Act of 2002</header>
<section id="ID1A1E24835C9D430BB2B540548746AD40"><enum>501.</enum><header>Additional
responsibilities and powers of the Office of Refugee Resettlement with respect
to unaccompanied alien children</header>
<subsection id="ID8AB18480458B4A12B97D8A942D5C3DBA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional
responsibilities of the director</header><text>Section 462(b)(1) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(b)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID09A80EAA4FCA402780B19F0B4B7B2F91"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(K), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID88D47DC95DE74E8B9FAD854FF0A11A02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(L), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>, including regular
follow-up visits to such facilities, placements, and other entities, to assess
the continued suitability of such placements; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDB1E4A77C1C5B4C928DAA569CD63D813F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID41A0F6F8612D4B3295B68D68AC8A8BB8" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID62A6993949C9445D90894BC854B6DC36"><enum>(M)</enum><text>ensuring minimum
standards of care for all unaccompanied alien children—</text>
<clause id="IDD9674FF2090D4CE8B6A6024EB146EFC6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for whom
detention is necessary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1F507A81734F463EBA8D2F6E7061041C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>who reside in
settings that are alternative to
detention.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID92B25C8E739E49059C2B293C71EB11EF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
authority of the director</header><text>Section 462(b) of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ID12B6A5640761454EBE45C8CD57779E00" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="IDCCA22A4FCF464BF3BEAC52912BCD6563"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>In
carrying out the duties under paragraph (3), the Director may—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDD4D2345E1D0242D785C252274CB0EC20"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contract with
service providers to perform the services described in sections 102, 103, 201,
and 202 of the <short-title>Unaccompanied Alien Child
Protection Act of 2007</short-title>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3CE0839F973048BA9B6A8F9AC6C3DEE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>compel compliance
with the terms and conditions set forth in section 103 of such Act, by—</text>
<clause id="IDFD0F2A40F2644C21B838F03DA42EEA03"><enum>(i)</enum><text>declaring
providers to be in breach and seek damages for noncompliance;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDDEF012C5238F415799772EE6F2E6701A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>terminating the
contracts of providers that are not in compliance with such conditions;
or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID99DB9D5979254A78B465F3F43745C492"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reassigning any
unaccompanied alien child to a similar facility that is in compliance with such
section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDC11A7D74378F4FC4BC5EDDAC447F2DFA"><enum>502.</enum><header>Technical
corrections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 462(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(b)), as amended by section 501,
is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID21C6D39EEB164891927E3788F2F23756"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>paragraph (1)(G)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph
(1)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID56F995C1D00C4EF2A279A35413A9D8B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="IDD4D5BB990A66487ABFDB51D146BD8974" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID1B9FE56BA481468B940BD1407BB9972C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Rule of
construction</header><text>Nothing in paragraph (2)(B) may be construed to
require that a bond be posted for unaccompanied alien children who are released
to a qualified
sponsor.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID5EED5F1CCAEF421583A4A80AEC569BA9"><enum>503.</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments made by
this title shall take effect as if included in the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.).</text>
</section><enum>VI</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<section id="ID2664F5E3D88F4ACA895A31AEE91B73A0"><enum>601.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="ID0370644A18124E74A33CFE7991AC88B3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Department, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Health and Human
Services, such sums as may be necessary to carry out—</text>
<paragraph id="ID05C1149BF6B04ACDBBDE5825356443F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the provisions of
section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDAB27CA63773444C6962A6DB8AD8EA8EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the provisions of
this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9344D985005F47C490CE6C25C3D1CFFE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
funds</header><text>Amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) shall
remain available until expended.</text>
</subsection></section>