Sec. 155. Immigration Detention Commission
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The Secretary shall appoint and convene an Immigration Detention Commission (referred to in this section as the Commission ), which shall be comprised of— experts from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States Customs and Border Protection, the Office of Refugee Resettlement, and the Division of Immigration Health Services of the Department of Health and Human Services; and independent experts, in a number equal to the number of experts appointed under paragraph (1), from nongovernmental organizations and intergovernmental organizations with expertise in working on behalf of detainees and other vulnerable populations.
The Commission shall conduct independent investigations, and evaluate and report on the compliance of detention facilities, short-term detention facilities, and the Department of Homeland Security with the detention requirements under sections 142 and 143. Not later than 60 days after the end of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report containing the findings of its investigations and evaluations under subsection
(b)to— the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate ; the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate ; the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives ; and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives .