[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 199 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8279]
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SA 4696. Mr. HAGERTY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. 10_. ADVANCE CONSULTATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS
AND MONTHLY REPORTS TO CONGRESS REGARDING THE
RESETTLEMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AND RELOCATION OF
ALIENS IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Consultation Requirement.--Not later than 3 business
days before any resettlement, transportation, or relocation
of non-detained aliens in the United States that is directed,
administered, or funded by the Federal Government, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (in the case of
minors) or the Secretary of Homeland Security (in the case of
adults), as appropriate, shall consult with the governors and
municipal chief executives of the directly affected States
and local jurisdictions regarding the proposed resettlement,
transportation, or relocation.
(b) Reports Required.--Not later than 7 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and monthly thereafter, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of
Homeland Security, in consultation with other appropriate
Federal officials, shall--
(1) submit a State-specific report regarding the
resettlement, transportation, or relocation of non-detained
aliens in the United States during the previous month that
was directed, administered, or funded by the Federal
Government or that involved aliens subject to the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Alternatives to
Detention program that contains the information described in
subsection (c) to--
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives;
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives; and
(E) the governor of each of the affected States; and
(2) make the report described in paragraph (1) available on
a publicly accessible website.
(c) Contents.--Each report under subsection (b) shall
contain, with respect to each State--
(1) the number of aliens resettled, transported, or
relocated during the previous month and the current calendar
year, disaggregated by--
(A) the numbers of single adults, members of family units,
and minors;
(B) age;
(C) sex; and
(D) country of origin;
(2) the methods used to determine the ages of such aliens;
(3) the methods used to verify the familial status of such
aliens;
(4) the types of settings in which such aliens are being
resettled, transported, or relocated, which may be aggregated
by the general type of setting;
(5) a summary of the educational or occupational resources
or assistance provided to such aliens;
(6) whether such aliens are granted permits to work and how
any such aliens without a work permit will financially
support themselves;
(7) the amounts and types of Federal resources spent on
alien resettlement, transportation, or relocation; and
(8) whether the aliens are being resettled, transported, or
relocated on a temporary or permanent basis, disaggregated
by--
(A) the numbers of single adults, members of family units,
and minors;
(B) age;
(C) sex; and
(D) country of origin.
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