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(3) the scope of enforcement authorities, includ-
ing interrogations, stops, searches, seizures, arrests, 
and detentions; 
(4) the use of force policies issued by the Sec-
retary pursuant to section 1111; 
(5) immigration laws, including screening, iden-
tifying, and addressing vulnerable populations, such 
as children, victims of crime and human trafficking, 
and individuals fleeing persecution or torture; 
(6) social and cultural sensitivity toward border 
communities; 
(7) the impact of border operations on commu-
nities; and 
(8) any particular environmental concerns in a 
particular area. 
(b) TRAINING FOR BORDER COMMUNITY LIAISON 
OFFICERS.—The Secretary shall ensure that border com-
munities liaison officers in Border Patrol sectors along the 
international borders between the United States and Mex-
ico and between the United States and Canada receive 
training to better— 
(1) act as a liaison between border communities 
and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of 
the Department and the Civil Rights Division of the 
Department of Justice; 
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(2) foster and institutionalize consultation with 
border communities; 
(3) consult with border communities on Depart-
ment programs, policies, strategies, and directives; 
and 
(4) receive Department performance assess-
ments from border communities. 
(c) HUMANE CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT FOR 
CHILDREN IN U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
CUSTODY.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish stand-
ards to ensure that children in the custody of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection— 
(1) are afforded adequate medical and mental 
health care, including emergency medical and mental 
health care, when necessary; 
(2) receive adequate nutrition; 
(3) are provided with climate-appropriate cloth-
ing, footwear, and bedding; 
(4) have basic personal hygiene and sanitary 
products; and 
(5) are permitted to make supervised phone 
calls to family members. 
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SEC. 1113. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BOR-
DER OVERSIGHT TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established an inde-
pendent task force, which shall be known as the De-
partment of Homeland Security Border Oversight 
Task Force (referred to in this section as the ‘‘DHS 
Task Force’’). 
(2) DUTIES.—The DHS Task Force shall— 
(A) review and make recommendations re-
garding immigration and border enforcement 
policies, strategies, and programs that take into 
consideration their impact on border and tribal 
communities; 
(B) recommend ways in which the Border 
Communities Liaison Offices can strengthen re-
lations and collaboration between communities 
in the border regions and the Department, the 
Department of Justice, and other Federal agen-
cies that carry out such policies, strategies, and 
programs; 
(C) evaluate how the policies, strategies, 
and programs of Federal agencies operating 
along the international borders between the 
United States and Mexico and between the 
United States and Canada protect the due proc-
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ess, civil, and human rights of border residents, 
visitors, and migrants at and near such borders; 
and 
(D) evaluate and make recommendations 
regarding the training of border enforcement 
personnel described in section 1112. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The DHS Task Force 
shall be composed of 33 members, appointed by 
the President, who have expertise in migration, 
local crime indices, civil and human rights, 
community relations, cross-border trade and 
commerce, quality of life indicators, or other 
pertinent experience, of whom— 
(i) 14 members shall be from the 
Northern border region and shall include— 
(I) 2 local government elected of-
ficials; 
(II) 2 local law enforcement offi-
cials; 
(III) 2 tribal government offi-
cials; 
(IV) 2 civil rights advocates; 
(V) 1 business representative; 
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(VI) 1 higher education rep-
resentative; 
(VII) 1 private land owner rep-
resentative; 
(VIII) 1 representative of a faith 
community; and 
(IX) 2 representatives of U.S. 
Border Patrol; and 
(ii) 19 members shall be from the 
Southern border region and include— 
(I) 3 local government elected of-
ficials; 
(II) 3 local law enforcement offi-
cials; 
(III) 2 tribal government offi-
cials; 
(IV) 3 civil rights advocates; 
(V) 2 business representatives; 
(VI) 1 higher education rep-
resentative; 
(VII) 2 private land owner rep-
resentatives; 
(VIII) 1 representative of a faith 
community; and 
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