Sec. 5. Expert advisory committee
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ombudsperson shall establish an expert advisory committee to assist the Ombudsperson in— identifying relevant trends relating to immigrant children in immigration custody; conducting fact-finding missions and investigations of facilities; and ensuring Government and private contractor compliance with applicable law and standards for facilities. The members of the Committee shall— be appointed by the Ombudsperson; represent various geographical regions; and be comprised of subject matter experts, including— legal advocates or specialists in the fields of child and family welfare, immigration, and human rights; pediatricians or other appropriate pediatric health care experts; child or adolescent psychiatrists or psychologists; social workers; data analysis experts; and any other relevant subject matter expert.
The Committee shall meet not less frequently than quarterly. The Committee shall regularly— review facility compliance with applicable law and standards relating to Government detention and custody of immigrant children, including the Flores settlement agreement and section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1232 ); and submit to the Ombudsperson recommendations for improvement. Not less frequently than monthly, 1 or more individuals designated by the Committee shall conduct a comprehensive onsite monitoring visit of each facility for the purpose of interviewing immigrant children held in immigration custody, after notification of counsel, as applicable.
Each onsite monitoring visit conducted under paragraph
(1)shall include— an evaluation of the compliance of the facility with— all applicable laws and standards; and the facility standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 ( 34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq. ); an assessment of the delivery of, and immigrant children’s access to, health care and mental health care services; an assessment of immigrant children’s access to counsel and legal services; and private, confidential interviews with immigrant children housed in the facility.
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