I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5409 
To require consultation with State and local officials prior to awarding a 
grant or contract for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 
Mr. BARLETTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require consultation with State and local officials prior 
to awarding a grant or contract for housing facilities 
for unaccompanied alien children. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Unaccompanied Alien 
Children Transparency Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS BEFORE AWARDING GRANTS OR 
CONTRACTS FOR HOUSING FACILITIES FOR 
UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN. 
Section 235(i) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
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1232(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Before awarding any grant or contract under this sub-
section that provides for housing of unaccompanied alien 
children, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) notify in writing State and local elected of-
ficials regarding the location of the facility and the 
duration of the grant or contract; 
‘‘(2) provide State and local elected officials a 
written assessment of the grant or contract’s impact 
on the community’s public safety, and educational 
and health systems; 
‘‘(3) provide State and local elected officials a 
written assessment of the grant or contract’s impact 
on the community’s fiscal needs; 
‘‘(4) certify in writing to State and local elected 
officials that all unaccompanied alien children to be 
housed at the facility will have undergone health 
screenings, including vaccinations, and will not 
present a risk to the public health; 
‘‘(5) certify in writing to State and local elected 
officials that all unaccompanied alien children to be 
housed at the facility will have undergone back-
ground checks and will have been determined not to 
present a risk to public safety; 
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‘‘(6) certify in writing to State and local elected 
officials that all persons charged with the care of the 
unaccompanied alien children to be housed at the fa-
cility will have undergone background checks and 
will have been determined not to present a risk to 
such unaccompanied alien children; 
‘‘(7) provide for a 30-day period, beginning on 
the date that the Secretary notifies the State and 
local elected officials, during which such State and 
local officials may review the proposed contract or 
grant, along with the assessment and certifications 
required by paragraphs (2) through (6); 
‘‘(8) conduct a public hearing in the locality in 
which the facility in the grant or contract has been 
proposed, not later than 10 days after the conclusion 
of the 30-day comment period described in para-
graph (7), for which— 
‘‘(A) advance public notice has been pro-
vided, in mediums available for general circula-
tion in the proposed jurisdiction, at least 10 
days before the date of the hearing; and 
‘‘(B) a representative of the Department of 
Health and Human Services is in attendance in 
an official capacity for the purpose of receiving 
public comments; 
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‘‘(9) provide for a 7-day period, beginning on 
the date that the hearing under paragraph (8) con-
cludes, during which the Governor of the State, may 
submit to the Secretary an affirmation of the grant 
or contract, which, if not timely submitted, shall pre-
clude the Secretary from awarding the grant or con-
tract; and 
‘‘(10) provide for a 7-day period, beginning on 
the date that the period under paragraph (9) con-
cludes, during which a majority of the governing 
body of the county in which the facility in the grant 
or contract has been proposed may submit to the 
Secretary an affirmation of the grant or contract, 
which, if not timely submitted, shall preclude the 
Secretary from awarding the grant or contract.’’. 
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