Sec. 14. Reports to Congress
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, and make publicly available, a report that includes— a detailed summary of the contracts in effect to care for and house unaccompanied alien children, including the names and locations of contractors and the facilities being used; for each contractor and facility referred to in subparagraph (A), the cost per day to care for and house an unaccompanied alien child, including a breakdown of factors that contribute to such cost; the number of unaccompanied alien children who have been released to a sponsor, if any; a list of the States in which unaccompanied alien children have been released from the custody of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the care of a sponsor or placement in a facility; a determination of whether more than 1 unaccompanied alien child has been released to the same sponsor, including the number of children who were released to such sponsor; an assessment of the extent to which the Secretary of Health and Human Services is monitoring the release of unaccompanied alien children, including home studies and any other monitoring activity; an assessment of the extent to which the Secretary of Health and Human Services is making efforts— to educate unaccompanied alien children about their legal rights and the legal process; and to provide unaccompanied alien children access to pro bono counsel; and an assessment of efforts by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to mitigate the spread of contagious disease within facilities operated or contracted by the Secretary, including— medical screening and treatment services provided to unaccompanied alien children; and communication with State, local, and Tribal governments regarding the release from custody of any unaccompanied alien child who suffers from a contagious disease or may be especially vulnerable to a contagious disease.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, and make publicly available, a report that identifies— the number of unaccompanied alien children who have voluntarily returned to their country of nationality or habitual residence, disaggregated by— country of nationality or habitual residence; and age of the unaccompanied alien children; the number of unaccompanied alien children who have been returned to their country of nationality or habitual residence, including the length of time such children were present in the United States; the number of unaccompanied alien children who have not been returned to their country of nationality or habitual residence pending travel documents or other requirements from such country, including how long they have been waiting to return; and the number of unaccompanied alien children who were granted relief in the United States, whether through asylum, any other immigration benefit or status, or deferred action.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, and make publicly available, a report that identifies— the number of unaccompanied alien children who, after proceedings under section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b) ), were returned to their country of nationality or habitual residence, disaggregated by— country of nationality or residence; and age and gender of such aliens; the number of unaccompanied alien children who, after proceedings under section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b) ), prove a claim of admissibility and are placed in proceedings under section 240 of that Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229a ); and the number of unaccompanied alien children who fail to appear at a removal hearing that such alien was required to attend.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, and make publicly available, a report that includes— a copy of any repatriation agreement in effect for unaccompanied alien children; a description of the status of any repatriation agreement that is being considered or negotiated; a description of the foreign assistance funding provided by the United States Government to the 20 countries that have the highest total number of nationals entering the United States as unaccompanied alien children and the 20 countries that have the highest total number of nationals entering the United States who do not use the formal immigration system of the United States or of the countries such individuals are traveling through, including amounts provided for, and descriptions of, initiatives or programs— to deter the children, adults, and families of each such country from illegally entering the United States; and to care for or reintegrate repatriated unaccompanied alien children in the country of nationality or last habitual residence; an examination of domestic initiatives by countries described in paragraph
(3)with respect to the prevention of irregular migration by children, adults, and families and the manner in which the United States may work with such countries to make such initiatives more successful; and recommendations on actions the United States may take, through foreign aid programs of the United States, to improve the ability of such countries to combat irregular migration. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, and make publicly available, a report that includes— an anonymized data set describing incidents in which the Secretary has suspected that an alien child was apprehended multiple times as a part of different family units and the response of the Secretary to such incidents; an anonymized data set describing incidents not described in paragraph
(1)in which the Secretary has suspected that an alien child was falsely claimed as a member of a family unit and the response of the Secretary to such incidents; a description of current techniques and technologies used to verify the identity of alien children who are presented as members of multiple family units; and legislative recommendations to improve the ability of the Secretary to detect and respond to incidents in which an alien child is fraudulently claimed to be a member of a family unit.
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