Sec. 405. Child welfare at the border
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, experts in child development, child welfare, and pediatric medicine, and other relevant experts as appropriate, shall, by rule, develop and establish guidelines for the intake and treatment of children and families in the custody of the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall— require all U.S.
Customs and Border Protection and subcontracted or cooperating entity personnel, who may have contact with a child at a port of entry or U.S. Border Patrol station to undergo appropriate training, which shall include in-person training, on— the applicable legal authorities, policies, practices, and procedures relating to children in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection; and child development, trauma, and the manner in which trauma affects the health and behavior of children; and require U.S.
Customs and Border Protection personnel to annually undertake continuing training on— identifying and responding to common signs and symptoms of medical distress in children; best practices with respect to the guidelines developed in accordance with subsection (a); and changes in the legal authorities, policies, and procedures described in paragraph (1)(A). The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall ensure that sufficient qualified child welfare professionals and qualified experts in pediatric medicine are stationed at each port of entry and each U.S.
Border Patrol station with a high volume of arriving children to accomplish the duties described in this section without creating an undue delay in the length of time children and apprehended parents and legal guardians remain in the custody of the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress notification that the Secretary has established a system for use by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection to assign a family unit tracking number to each member of a family unit that is apprehended, including each of the following: An apprehended spouse. An apprehended parent or legal guardian. A child accompanying an apprehended parent or legal guardian. Each accompanying member of the family group, including siblings, grandparents, aunts, and uncles. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that a family unit tracking number under paragraph (1)— may be shared among the data systems of— U.S.
Customs and Border Protection; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Department of Health and Human Services; is included on any document pertaining to any member of an apprehended family unit; and is not deleted or altered, except in the case of an error. In this section: The term child has the meaning given such term in section 101(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1) ). The term child welfare professional means an individual who— is licensed in social work by the relevant State welfare agency, and, if applicable, county welfare agency, of a State and county in which the port of entry or U.S.
Border Patrol station is located; has direct experience working with children; and is proficient in one or more of the most common languages spoken by children apprehended at the applicable port of entry or U.S. Border Patrol station. The term cooperating entity means a State or local entity acting pursuant to an agreement with the Secretary.
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