der Protection. The Commissioner is authorized to enter 
into such contracts as may be necessary to carry out this 
subsection. 
(f) TRAFFIC FORECASTS.—In calculating the number 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers needed 
at each land, air, and maritime port of entry through the 
Workload Staffing Model, the Office of Field Operations 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall— 
(1) rely on data collected regarding the inspec-
tions and other activities conducted at each such 
port of entry; and 
(2) consider volume due to regional humani-
tarian conditions, seasonal increases, other projected 
changes in commercial and passenger volumes, the 
most current commercial forecasts, and other rel-
evant information. 
(g) STAFFING UPDATES.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall report to 
Congress on the status of efforts to implement subsections 
(a) through (e). 
(h) AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
411(g)(5) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 211(g)(5)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘model’’ and inserting ‘‘mod-
els’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘humanitarian and agricultural 
specialists, child welfare professionals,’’ before ‘‘and 
support personnel’’; and 
(3) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and shall also provide information con-
cerning the progress made toward meeting officer, 
humanitarian and agriculture specialists, child wel-
fare professionals, and support staff hiring targets, 
while accounting for attrition’’. 
(i) GAO REPORT.—If by March 31, 2020, the Com-
missioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection has not 
hired at least 100 additional humanitarian specialists and 
100 child welfare professionals in accordance with sub-
section (b) or at least 200 additional U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection officers in accordance with subsection 
(a), and in any subsequent fiscal year in which the staffing 
levels specified in the applicable Workload Staffing Model 
have not been achieved, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall— 
(1) conduct a review of U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection hiring policies and processes to iden-
tify factors contributing to such levels not being 
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achieved and any other issues related to hiring by 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection; 
(2) consider attrition levels within the Office of 
Field Operations to identify associated factors con-
tributing to attrition within the workforce of such 
Office; and 
(3) submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate a report that describes the re-
sults of the review and consideration under para-
graphs (1) and (2), respectively, and that contains 
recommendations to enhance the likelihood of achiev-
ing such staffing levels. 
SEC. 402. PORTS OF ENTRY INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCE-
MENT REPORT. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate a report that identifies— 
(1) infrastructure improvements at ports of 
entry that would enhance the ability of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection officers to process and 
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protect refugees and asylum seekers, facilitate daily 
pedestrian and vehicular trade and traffic, and de-
tect, interdict, disrupt, and prevent fentanyl, other 
synthetic 
opioids, 
and 
other 
narcotics 
and 
psychoactive substances and associated contraband 
from entering the United States, including a descrip-
tion of circumstances in which effective technology 
in use at certain ports of entry cannot be imple-
mented at other ports of entry; 
(2) detection equipment that would improve the 
ability of such officers to identify such drugs and 
other dangers that are being illegally transported 
into the United States; and 
(3) safety equipment that would protect such 
officers from accidental exposure to such drugs or 
other dangers associated with the inspection of po-
tential drug traffickers. 
SEC. 403. GENERAL SHORT-TERM CUSTODY STANDARDS IN 
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION FACILI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security, acting through the head of the Office of 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Commis-
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sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall es-
tablish short-term custody standards providing for basic 
minimum standards of care, intake procedures, and capac-
ity guidelines at all U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
facilities holding individuals in the agency’s custody, in-
cluding the following: 
(1) U.S. Border Patrol stations. 
(2) Ports of entry. 
(3) Checkpoints. 
(4) Forward operating bases. 
(5) Secondary inspection areas. 
(6) Short-term custody facilities. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—All U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection and subcontracted or cooperating entity per-
sonnel shall undergo mandatory training on all standards 
established in accordance with subsection (a), shall ensure 
that detention space capacity will not be exceeded except 
in emergency circumstances, and shall ensure that all indi-
viduals in agency custody receive the following: 
(1) Potable water and a snack, and, if detained 
for more than five hours, a nutritious meal with reg-
ular meals and snacks, thereafter. 
(2) Medically appropriate meals and snacks for 
pregnant women and individuals with identifiable 
medical needs. 
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(3) Adequate bathroom and shower facilities, as 
well as basic toiletries and hygiene items, including 
soap, a toothbrush, toilet paper, and other items ap-
propriate for the age and gender identification of 
such individuals, including diapers and feminine hy-
giene products. 
(4) A cot, clean linens, and blankets, if detained 
for more than five hours. 
(5) Adequate lighting and climate control that 
achieves a reasonable indoor temperature. 
(6) Adequate protection from the elements, in-
cluding sun shades, for outside holding areas. 
(7) A physical and mental health screening con-
ducted promptly upon arrival in a manner that com-
plies with the requirements for such screenings spec-
ified in the National Commission for Correctional 
Health Care Jails Standards, as well as information 
about the availability of, and access to, health care 
services that is communicated in a form and lan-
guage such individuals are known to understand. 
(8) Immediate physical and mental health needs 
addressed by a qualified health care professional as 
soon as possible. 
(9) Prompt notice of the ability to make tele-
phone calls and the procedures therefore. 
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(10) Prompt notice of phone numbers to file a 
complaint with the Office of the Inspector General 
of the Department and the Office for Civil Rights 
and Civil Liberties of the Department. 
(11) A reasonable accommodation for religious 
practices. 
(12) Applicable protections under the Prison 
Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 15601 et 
seq.; Public Law 108–79). 
(13) Safe transport, including prevention of 
sexual assault during transfer, including in subcon-
tracted transportation services, while such individ-
uals are transported from a U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection facility. 
(c) FURTHER PROVISIONS.—The Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall ensure that all 
individuals in agency custody— 
(1) have regular access to consular officials and 
legal service providers through confidential in-person 
visits or telephonic communications; 
(2) receive copies of all signed documents; and 
(3) are transferred, together with records, in-
cluding medical screening records, to an appropriate 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or De-
partment of Health and Human Services Office of 
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Refugee Resettlement facility or are safely released 
from short-term custody within 72 hours of appre-
hension. 
(d) SURVEILLANCE
OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS
IN 
CBP CUSTODY.—The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection shall ensure constant surveillance of an 
individual in agency custody who exhibits signs of hos-
tility, depression, or similar behaviors, or who is reason-
ably known to pose an elevated suicide risk. 
(e) PHYSICAL
AND
MENTAL
HEALTH
ASSESS-
MENT.—The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection shall ensure that individuals in agency custody 
for more than 24 hours receive, in addition to the physical 
and mental health screening specified in subsection (b)(7), 
a physical and mental health assessment by a qualified 
healthcare professional. To the extent practicable, such in-
dividuals with known or readily apparent disabilities, in-
cluding temporary disabilities, shall be housed in a manner 
that accommodates their mental or physical condition, or 
both, and provides for the safety, comfort, and security 
of such individuals. 
(f) RETURN OF CERTAIN BELONGINGS.—Any lawful, 
nonperishable belongings of an individual in U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection custody that are confiscated by 
personnel operating under Federal authority shall be re-
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turned to such individual prior to the release or repatri-
ation of such individual. 
(g) INSPECTION OF SHORT-TERM CUSTODY FACILI-
TIES.—Short-term custody facilities shall be inspected at 
least once every year by the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Homeland Security, with the 
results made public without the need to submit a request 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code. 
(h) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall seek input from nongovernmental organiza-
tions regarding their independent opinion of specific U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection facilities and permit reg-
ular access to such facilities by nongovernmental organiza-
tions for human rights monitoring. 
(i) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall promulgate regulations to— 
(1) establish a publicly accessible online system 
allowing any person with the alien number of an in-
dividual to track the location of that individual in 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody held in 
short-term custody, and provide an online list of all 
locations with phone numbers routinely used to hold 
individuals in short-term custody; 
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(2) improve the education of individuals in U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection custody regarding 
administrative procedures and legal rights under 
United States immigration law, in consultation with 
the Executive Office for Immigration Review; and 
(3) ensure notification to Congress and the Of-
fice of the Inspector General and the Office for Civil 
Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of 
Homeland Security within 48 hours of each instance 
in which— 
(A) an individual in U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection custody has died, including 
during transfer to another facility or while 
being released; or 
(B) an individual has died as the result of 
an encounter with U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection. 
(j) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that details all instances in which 
an individual in U.S. Customs and Border Protection cus-
tody has died in the prior fiscal year, including during 
transfer to another facility or while being released, as well 
as all instances in which an individual has died as the re-
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sult of an encounter with U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection, and the result of any subsequent investigation. 
Such reports shall also detail all instances in which an 
individual, including an individual in the custody of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, has suffered serious inju-
ries requiring hospitalization as a result of the use of force 
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
SEC. 404. STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN IN THE SHORT-TERM 
CUSTODY OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PRO-
TECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security, acting through the head of the Office for 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of 
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall es-
tablish basic standards of care for the short-term custody 
of children by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The standards required pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall include and apply the general 
short term custody standards described in section 403, as 
well as ensure that all children in the custody of the Com-
missioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection are 
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placed in a safe and sanitary location, and while in such 
custody— 
(1) have available to them at all times diapers, 
diapering supplies, infant formula, and infant feed-
ing supplies, as necessary; 
(2) in the case of any child in such custody for 
more than 24 hours, have access to— 
(A) a parent or other member of the fam-
ily group, including siblings, grandparents, 
aunts, and uncles in U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection custody; and 
(B) daily recreational programs and activi-
ties, including recreational time outdoors; and 
(3) are permitted to make supervised video con-
ference calls, if available, and telephone calls to fam-
ily members (or legal guardians). 
(c) ENSURING CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO LEGAL 
RIGHTS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall en-
sure that on apprehension each child is provided— 
(1) an interview and screening with a child wel-
fare professional; and 
(2) a video orientation and oral and written no-
tice, in a language understood by the child, of the 
rights of the child under the immigration laws (as 
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such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act), including— 
(A) communication with counsel pursuant 
to section 292 of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1362); and 
(B) an applicable complaint mechanism to 
report any abuse, mistreatment, or misconduct. 
SEC. 405. CHILD WELFARE AT THE BORDER. 
(a) GUIDELINES.—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 wel-
fare, and pediatric medicine, and other relevant experts 
as appropriate, shall, by rule, develop and establish guide-
lines for the intake and treatment of children and families 
in the custody of the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection. 
(b) MANDATORY
TRAINING.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall— 
(1) require all U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection and subcontracted or cooperating entity per-
sonnel, 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— 
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(A) the applicable legal authorities, poli-
cies, practices, and procedures relating to chil-
dren in the custody of U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection; and 
(B) child development, trauma, and the 
manner in which trauma affects the health and 
behavior of children; and 
(2) require U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion personnel to annually undertake continuing 
training on— 
(A) identifying and responding to common 
signs and symptoms of medical distress in chil-
dren; 
(B) best practices with respect to the 
guidelines developed in accordance with sub-
section (a); and 
(C) changes in the legal authorities, poli-
cies, and procedures described in paragraph 
(1)(A). 
(c) SUFFICIENT STAFFING.—The Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall ensure that 
sufficient qualified child welfare professionals and quali-
fied 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 
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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 Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
(d) FAMILY UNIT TRACKING NUMBER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress noti-
fication 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 mem-
ber of a family unit that is apprehended, including 
each of the following: 
(A) An apprehended spouse. 
(B) An apprehended parent or legal guard-
ian. 
(C) A child accompanying an apprehended 
parent or legal guardian. 
(D) Each accompanying member of the 
family group, including siblings, grandparents, 
aunts, and uncles. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall ensure that a family unit track-
ing number under paragraph (1)— 
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(A) may be shared among the data sys-
tems of— 
(i) U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion; 
(ii) U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement; and 
(iii) the Office of Refugee Resettle-
ment of the Department of Health and 
Human Services; 
(B) is included on any document per-
taining to any member of an apprehended fam-
ily unit; and 
(C) is not deleted or altered, except in the 
case of an error. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CHILD.—The term ‘‘child’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 101(b)(1) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)). 
(2) CHILD
WELFARE
PROFESSIONAL.—The 
term ‘‘child welfare professional’’ means an indi-
vidual who— 
(A) is licensed in social work by the rel-
evant State welfare agency, and, if applicable, 
county welfare agency, of a State and county in 
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which the port of entry or U.S. Border Patrol 
station is located; 
(B) has direct experience working with 
children; and 
(C) is proficient in one or more of the most 
common languages spoken by children appre-
hended at the applicable port of entry or U.S. 
Border Patrol station. 
(3) COOPERATING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘cooper-
ating entity’’ means a State or local entity acting 
pursuant to an agreement with the Secretary. 
SEC. 406. ENHANCED INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION 
OF 
HUMAN 
SMUGGLING 
NETWORKS 
AND 
TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS. 
The Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall expand collaboration on the investigation 
and prosecution of human smuggling networks and traf-
ficking organizations targeting Central American families 
and unaccompanied children and operating at the south-
western border of the United States, including the con-
tinuation and expansion of anti-trafficking coordination 
teams. 
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SEC. 407. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR ORGANIZED SMUG-
GLING SCHEMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 274(a)(1)(B) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)(B)) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as 
clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘(iii) in the case of a violation of sub-
paragraph (A)(i) during and in relation to 
which the person, while acting for profit or 
other financial gain, knowingly directs or 
participates in a scheme to cause 10 or 
more persons (other than a parent, spouse, 
sibling, child, grandparent, or grandchild 
of the offender) to enter or to attempt to 
enter the United States at the same time 
at a place other than a designated port of 
entry or place other than designated by the 
Secretary, be fined under title 18, United 
States Code, imprisoned not more than 15 
years, or both;’’; and 
(3) in clause (iv), as redesignated, by inserting 
‘‘commits or attempts to commit sexual assault of,’’ 
after ‘‘section 1365 of title 18, United States Code) 
to,’’. 
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(b) BULK CASH SMUGGLING.—Section 5332(b)(1) of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘TERM OF IMPRISONMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘IN GEN-
ERAL’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, fined under title 18, or 
both’’ after ‘‘5 years’’. 
SEC. 408. EXPANDING FINANCIAL SANCTIONS ON NAR-
COTICS TRAFFICKING AND MONEY LAUN-
DERING. 
(a) FINANCIAL SANCTIONS EXPANSION.—The Sec-
retary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Sec-
retary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director 
of Central Intelligence shall expand investigations, intel-
ligence collection, and analysis pursuant to the Foreign 
Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act to increase the identi-
fication and application of sanctions against— 
(1) significant foreign narcotics traffickers, 
their organizations, and networks; and 
(2) foreign persons who provide material, finan-
cial, or technological support to such traffickers, or-
ganizations, and networks. 
(b) TARGETS.—The activities described in subsection 
(a) shall specifically target foreign narcotics traffickers, 
their organizations and networks, and the foreign persons 
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who provide material, financial, or technological support 
to such traffickers, organizations, and networks that are 
present and operating in Central America. 
SEC. 409. SUPPORT FOR FBI TRANSNATIONAL ANTI-GANG 
TASK FORCES FOR COUNTERING CRIMINAL 
GANGS. 
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall expand 
the efforts of the Transnational Anti-Gang Task Forces 
in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, including by— 
(1) expanding transnational criminal investiga-
tions focused on criminal gangs in El Salvador, Gua-
temala, and Honduras, such as the MS–13 and 18th 
Street organizations; 
(2) expanding training and partnership efforts 
with Salvadoran, Guatemalan, and Honduran law 
enforcement entities to disrupt and dismantle crimi-
nal gangs, both internationally and in their respec-
tive countries; 
(3) establishing or expanding gang-related in-
vestigative units; 
(4) collecting and disseminating intelligence to 
support related United States-based investigations; 
and 
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(5) expanding programming related to gang 
intervention and prevention for at-risk youth. 
SEC. 410. HINDERING IMMIGRATION, BORDER, AND CUS-
TOMS CONTROLS. 
(a) IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT.—The Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 274D the following: 
‘‘SEC. 274E. HINDERING IMMIGRATION, BORDER, AND CUS-
TOMS CONTROLS. 
‘‘(a) ILLICIT SPOTTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful to 
knowingly surveil, track, monitor, or transmit the lo-
cation, movement, or activities of any officer or em-
ployee of a Federal, State, or tribal law enforcement 
agency with the intent to— 
‘‘(A) gain financially; and 
‘‘(B) violate the immigration laws, the cus-
toms and trade laws of the United States (as 
defined in section 2 of the Trade Facilitation 
and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public 
Law 114–125)), any other Federal law relating 
to transporting controlled substances, agri-
culture, or monetary instruments into the 
United States, or any Federal law relating to 
border controls measures of the United States. 
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‘‘(2) PENALTY.—Any person who violates para-
graph (1) shall be fined under title 18, United 
States Code, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, 
or both. 
‘‘(b) DESTRUCTION
OF UNITED STATES BORDER 
CONTROLS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful to 
knowingly and without lawful authorization— 
‘‘(A) destroy or significantly damage any 
fence, barrier, sensor, camera, or other physical 
or electronic device deployed by the Federal 
Government to control an international border 
of, or a port of entry to, the United States; or 
‘‘(B) otherwise construct, excavate, or 
make any structure intended to defeat, cir-
cumvent or evade such a fence, barrier, sensor 
camera, or other physical or electronic device 
deployed by the Federal Government to control 
an international border of, or a port of entry to, 
the United States. 
‘‘(2) PENALTY.—Any person who violates para-
graph (1) shall be fined under title 18, United 
States Code, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, 
or both.’’. 
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reasonable fear of persecution, filed an application for asy-
lum or another form of protection as described in sub-
section (a), or expressed an intent to file such an applica-
tion, and that such application has not been finally adju-
dicated and denied, including any appeals thereto. 
SEC. 505. EXPANDING ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION. 
(a) FAMILY CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall expand use of the 
Family Case Management Program (described in section 
226 of Public Law 116–6) for apprehended aliens who are 
members of family units arriving in the United States, and 
develop additional community-based programs to increase 
the number of enrollees in the Alternatives to Detention 
program. 
(b) NONPROFIT ENTITY CONTRACTING PARTNER.— 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall contract with 
qualified nonprofit entities for the operation of the Alter-
natives to Detention program, including the Family Case 
Management Program and other community-based pro-
grams described in subsection (a). 
(c) LEGAL ORIENTATION.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall ensure that enrollees in the Alter-
natives to Detention program, including the Family Case 
Management Program and other community-based pro-
grams described in subsection (a), are provided a legal ori-
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