TITLE 
I—ADDRESSING 
THE 
ROOT CAUSES OF MIGRATION 
AND PROMOTING RULE OF 
LAW, SECURITY, AND ECO-
NOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT 
IN 
CENTRAL AMERICA 
SEC. 101. UNITED STATES STRATEGY FOR ENGAGEMENT IN 
CENTRAL AMERICA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to Congress a 5-year, interagency strategy, 
to be known as the ‘‘United States Strategy for Engage-
ment in Central America’’ (hereinafter referred to as the 
‘‘Strategy’’), to advance reforms in Central American 
countries and address the key factors contributing to the 
flight of families, unaccompanied alien children, and other 
individuals to the United States. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The Strategy under subsection (a) 
shall include efforts to— 
(1) strengthen the rule of law, improve access 
to justice, bolster the effectiveness and independence 
of judicial systems and public prosecutors’ offices, 
and improve the effectiveness of civilian police 
forces; 
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(2) combat corruption and improve public sec-
tor transparency; 
(3) confront and counter the violence, extortion 
and other crimes perpetrated by armed criminal 
gangs, illicit trafficking organizations, and organized 
crime, and disrupt recruitment efforts by such orga-
nizations; 
(4) disrupt money laundering and other illicit 
financial operations of criminal networks, armed 
gangs, illicit trafficking organizations, and human 
smuggling networks; 
(5) strengthen democratic governance and pro-
mote greater respect for internationally recognized 
human rights, labor rights, fundamental freedoms, 
and the media, including through the protection of 
human rights and environmental defenders, other 
civil society activists, and journalists; 
(6) enhance accountability for government offi-
cials, including police and security force personnel, 
credibly alleged to have committed serious violations 
of human rights or other crimes; 
(7) enhance the capability of Central American 
governments to protect and provide for vulnerable 
and at-risk populations; 
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(8) address the underlying causes of poverty 
and inequality, and the constraints to inclusive eco-
nomic growth in Central America; and 
(9) prevent and respond to endemic levels of 
sexual, gender-based, and domestic violence. 
(c) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—In formu-
lating the Strategy required under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of State shall— 
(1) coordinate with the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development; 
(2) consult with the Director of National Intel-
ligence; and 
(3) consult with national and local civil society 
organizations in Central America and the United 
States. 
(d) SUPPORT FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN EFFORTS.— 
To the degree feasible, the Strategy shall support or com-
plement efforts being carried out by the Governments of 
El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras under the Plan 
of the Alliance for Prosperity in the Northern Triangle 
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Plan’’), in coordination 
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with the Inter-American Development Bank and other bi-
lateral and multilateral donors. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term the ‘‘Plan of the Alliance for Pros-
perity in the Northern Triangle’’ means the plan de-
veloped by the Governments of El Salvador, Guate-
mala, and Honduras, with the technical assistance of 
the Inter-American Development Bank, to address 
national security priorities, including rule of law and 
anti-corruption initiatives; and 
(2) the term ‘‘unaccompanied alien child’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 269(g)(2) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002. 
SEC. 102. UNITED STATES COORDINATOR ON THE STRAT-
EGY FOR ENGAGEMENT IN CENTRAL AMER-
ICA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall des-
ignate a senior official to coordinate the Strategy. The of-
ficial shall report directly to the Secretary of State. 
(b) DUTIES.—The official designated under sub-
section (a) shall coordinate all efforts, activities, and pro-
grams related to the United States Strategy for Engage-
ment in Central America, including the following: 
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(1) Coordinating with the Department of State, 
the Department of Justice, the Department of De-
fense, the Department of the Treasury, the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, the intelligence commu-
nity (as such term is defined in section 3(4) of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))), 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, and international partners on efforts to— 
(A) dismantle and disrupt criminal gangs, 
illicit trafficking networks, illicit financial net-
works, human smuggling networks, and orga-
nized crime; 
(B) combat corruption, and strengthen the 
rule of law, democratic governance, and human 
rights protections; and 
(C) prevent and mitigate the effects of 
criminal gangs and other criminal organizations 
on vulnerable Central American populations. 
(2) Coordinating with the Department of State, 
the Department of Homeland Security, the United 
States Agency for International Development, and 
international partners, including the United Nations 
High Commissioner for Refugees, to increase protec-
tions for vulnerable Central American populations, 
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improve refugee processing, and strengthen asylum 
and migration systems throughout the region. 
(3) Coordinating with the Department of State, 
the Department of Agriculture, the United States 
Agency for International Development, the Depart-
ment of Labor, the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation, the United States Trade and Develop-
ment Agency, and international partners, including 
the Inter-American Development Bank, to strength-
en the foundation for inclusive economic growth and 
improve food security, the investment climate, and 
protections for labor rights. 
(4) Coordinating with the Ambassador-at-Large 
for Global Women’s Issues, the Senior Coordinator 
for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment at 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, the President and Chief Executive Officer of 
the Inter-American Foundation, and international 
partners to develop and implement new community- 
based interventions to combat sexual, gender-based, 
and domestic violence. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The official designated under 
subsection (a) shall consult multilateral organizations and 
institutions, and domestic and international civil society 
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organizations, in strategy development and implementa-
tion. 
SEC. 103. REQUIREMENT FOR STRATEGY TO SECURE SUP-
PORT 
OF 
INTERNATIONAL 
DONORS 
AND 
PARTNERS. 
(a) STRATEGY.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a 3-year strategy that— 
(1) describes how the United States will secure 
support from international donors and regional part-
ners to enhance the implementation of the Strategy; 
(2) identifies governments that are willing to 
provide financial and technical assistance for the im-
plementation of the Strategy and a description of 
such assistance; and 
(3) identifies the financial and technical assist-
ance to be provided by multilateral institutions, in-
cluding the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the 
Andean Development Corporation - Development 
Bank of Latin America, and the Organization of 
American States, and a description of such assist-
ance. 
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(b) DIPLOMATIC
ENGAGEMENT
AND
COORDINA-
TION.—The Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary of the Treasury, as appropriate, shall— 
(1) carry out diplomatic engagement to secure 
contributions of financial and technical assistance 
from international donors and partners in support of 
the Strategy; and 
(2) take all necessary steps to ensure effective 
cooperation among international donors and part-
ners supporting the Strategy. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after submit-
ting the strategy under subsection (a) and annually there-
after, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that describes— 
(1) the progress made in implementing the 
Strategy; and 
(2) the financial and technical assistance pro-
vided by international donors and partners, includ-
ing the multilateral institutions specified in sub-
section (a)(3). 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; 
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(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives; 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; and 
(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 104. STRENGTHENING THE RULE OF LAW AND COM-
BATING CORRUPTION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development to strengthen the rule of law, com-
bat corruption, consolidate democratic governance, and de-
fend human rights in Central American countries through 
the following activities: 
(1) Strengthening the rule of law in Central 
American countries by providing support for: 
(A) Attorney general offices, public pros-
ecutors, and the judiciary, including the en-
hancement of investigative and forensics capa-
bilities. 
(B) The promotion of independent, merit- 
based selection processes for judges and pros-
ecutors, independent internal controls, and rel-
evant ethics and professional training, including 
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training on sexual, gender-based, and domestic 
violence. 
(C) The improvement of victim, witness, 
and whistleblower protection and access to jus-
tice. 
(D) The reform and improvement of prison 
facilities and management. 
(2) Combating corruption by providing support 
for: 
(A) Inspectors general and oversight insti-
tutions, including relevant training for inspec-
tors and auditors. 
(B) International commissions against im-
punity, including the International Commission 
against Impunity in Guatemala and the Sup-
port Mission against Corruption and Impunity 
in Honduras. 
(C) Civil society organizations conducting 
oversight of executive branch officials and func-
tions, police and security forces, and judicial of-
ficials and public prosecutors. 
(D) The enhancement of freedom of infor-
mation mechanisms. 
(3) Consolidating democratic governance by 
providing support for: 
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(A) The reform of civil services, related 
training programs, and relevant laws and proc-
esses that lead to independent, merit-based se-
lection processes. 
(B) National legislatures and their capac-
ity to conduct oversight of executive branch 
functions. 
(C) The reform and strengthening of polit-
ical party and campaign finance laws and elec-
toral tribunals. 
(D) Local governments and their capacity 
to provide critical safety, education, health, and 
sanitation services to citizens. 
(4) Defending human rights by providing sup-
port for: 
(A) Human rights ombudsman offices. 
(B) Government protection programs that 
provide physical protection and security to 
human rights defenders, journalists, trade 
unionists, whistleblowers, and civil society activ-
ists at risk. 
(C) Civil society organizations that pro-
mote and defend human rights, freedom of ex-
pression, freedom of the press, labor rights, en-
vironmental protection, and the rights of indi-
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viduals with diverse sexual orientations or gen-
der identities. 
(D) Civil society organizations that address 
sexual, gender-based, and domestic violence, 
and that protect victims of such violence. 
SEC. 105. COMBATING CRIMINAL VIOLENCE AND IMPROV-
ING CITIZEN SECURITY. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development to counter the violence and crime 
perpetrated by armed criminal gangs, illicit trafficking or-
ganizations, and human smuggling networks in Central 
American countries through the following activities: 
(1) Countering criminal activity by providing 
assistance to civilian law enforcement, including sup-
port for— 
(A) the execution and management of com-
plex, multi-actor criminal cases; 
(B) the enhancement of intelligence collec-
tion capacity, and training on civilian intel-
ligence collection (including safeguards for pri-
vacy and basic civil liberties), investigative tech-
niques, forensic analysis, and evidence preserva-
tion; 
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(C) community policing policies and pro-
grams; 
(D) the enhancement of capacity to iden-
tify, investigate, and prosecute crimes involving 
sexual, gender-based, and domestic violence; 
and 
(E) port, airport, and border security sys-
tems, including—computer infrastructure and 
data management systems, secure communica-
tions 
technologies, 
nonintrusive 
inspection 
equipment, radar and aerial surveillance equip-
ment, and canine units. 
(2) Disrupting illicit financial networks, includ-
ing by providing support for— 
(A) finance ministries, including for the 
imposition of financial sanctions to block the 
assets of individuals and organizations involved 
in money laundering and the financing of 
armed criminal gangs, illicit trafficking net-
works, human smuggling networks, and orga-
nized crime; 
(B) financial intelligence units, including 
the establishment and enhancement of anti- 
money laundering programs; and 
(C) the reform of bank secrecy laws. 
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(3) Professionalizing civilian police forces by 
providing support for— 
(A) the reform of personnel recruitment, 
vetting and dismissal processes, including the 
enhancement of polygraph capability for use in 
such processes; 
(B) inspectors general and oversight of-
fices, including relevant training for inspectors 
and auditors, and independent oversight mecha-
nisms, as appropriate; and 
(C) training and the development of proto-
cols regarding the appropriate use of force and 
human rights. 
(4) Improving crime prevention, and reducing 
violence, extortion, child recruitment into gangs, and 
sexual slavery by providing support for— 
(A) the improvement of child protection 
systems; 
(B) the enhancement of programs for at- 
risk youth, including the improvement of com-
munity centers and programs aimed at success-
fully reinserting former gang members; 
(C) livelihood programming that provides 
youth and other at-risk individuals with legal 
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and sustainable alternatives to gang member-
ship; 
(D) safe shelter and humanitarian re-
sponses for victims of crime and internal dis-
placement; and 
(E) programs to receive and effectively re- 
integrate repatriated migrants in El Salvador, 
Guatemala, and Honduras. 
SEC. 106. COMBATING SEXUAL, GENDER-BASED, AND DO-
MESTIC VIOLENCE. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development to counter sexual, gender-based, 
and domestic violence in Central American countries 
through the following activities: 
(1) Broadening engagement among national 
and local institutions to address sexual, gender- 
based, and domestic violence. 
(2) Supporting educational initiatives to reduce 
sexual, gender-based, and domestic violence. 
(3) Supporting outreach efforts tailored to meet 
the needs of women, girls, individuals of diverse sex-
ual orientations or gender identities, and other vul-
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nerable individuals at risk of violence and exploi-
tation. 
(4) Formalizing standards of care and confiden-
tiality at police, health facilities, and other govern-
ment facilities. 
(5) Establishing accountability mechanisms for 
perpetrators of violence. 
SEC. 107. TACKLING EXTREME POVERTY AND ADVANCING 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for the Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development to tackle extreme poverty and the 
underlying causes of poverty in Central American coun-
tries through the following activities: 
(1) Strengthening human capital, including by 
providing support for— 
(A) workforce development and entrepre-
neurship training programs that are driven by 
market 
demand, 
including 
programs 
that 
prioritize women, at-risk youth, and indigenous 
communities; 
(B) improving early-grade literacy, and 
primary and secondary school curricula; 
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(C) relevant professional training for 
teachers and educational administrators; 
(D) educational policy reform and improve-
ment of education sector budgeting; and 
(E) establishment and expansion of safe 
schools and related facilities for children. 
(2) Enhancing economic competitiveness and 
investment climate by providing support for— 
(A) small business development centers 
and programs that strengthen supply chain in-
tegration; 
(B) the improvement of protections for in-
vestors, including dispute resolution and arbi-
tration mechanisms; 
(C) trade facilitation and customs harmo-
nization programs; and 
(D) reducing energy costs through invest-
ments in clean technologies and the reform of 
energy policies and regulations. 
(3) Strengthening food security, including by 
providing support for: 
(A) Small and medium-scale sustainable 
agriculture, including by providing technical 
training, improving access to credit, and pro-
moting policies and programs that incentivize 
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government agencies and private institutions to 
buy from local producers. 
(B) Agricultural value chain development 
for farming communities. 
(C) Nutrition programs to reduce child-
hood malnutrition and stunting rates. 
(D) Mitigation, adaptation, and recovery 
programs in response to natural disasters and 
other external shocks. 
(4) Improving fiscal and financial affairs, in-
cluding by providing support for— 
(A) domestic revenue generation, including 
programs to improve tax administration, collec-
tion, and enforcement; 
(B) strengthening public sector financial 
management, including strategic budgeting and 
expenditure tracking; and 
(C) reform of customs and procurement 
policies and processes. 
SEC. 
108. 
CONDITIONS, 
LIMITATIONS, 
AND 
CERTIFI-
CATIONS ON UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE. 
(a) ASSISTANCE FUNDING WITHOUT CONDITION.— 
The Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, as appro-
priate, may obligate up to 25 percent of the funds made 
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available for the Governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, 
and Honduras to carry out the United States Strategy for 
Engagement in Central America. 
(b) CONDITIONS RELATED TO COMBATTING SMUG-
GLING AND PROVIDING FOR SCREENING AND SAFETY OF 
MIGRANTS.—In addition, 25 percent of the funds that are 
made available for assistance for the Governments of El 
Salvador, of Guatemala, and of Honduras to carry out the 
United States Strategy for Engagement in Central Amer-
ica may only be made available after the Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, consults with, and subsequently certifies and re-
ports to the appropriate congressional committees that 
such governments are taking effective steps, in addition 
to steps taken during previous years, to— 
(1) combat human smuggling networks and 
trafficking organizations, including investigating, 
prosecuting, and increasing penalties for individuals 
responsible for such crimes; 
(2) improve border security and border screen-
ing to detect and deter illicit smuggling and traf-
ficking, while respecting the rights of individuals 
fleeing violence and seeking asylum or other forms 
of protection, in accordance with regional and inter-
national law; 
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(3) cooperate with United States Government 
agencies and other governments in the region to fa-
cilitate the safe and timely repatriation of migrants 
who are not found to have a well-founded fear of 
persecution or other serious harm, in accordance 
with international law; 
(4) improve reintegration services, in open part-
nership with civil society organizations, for repatri-
ated migrants in a manner that ensures the safety 
and well-being of the individual and reduces the like-
lihood of repeated migration to the United States; 
and 
(5) cooperate with the United Nations High 
Commissioner for Refugees to improve protections 
for, and the processing of, vulnerable populations 
fleeing violence. 
(c) CONDITIONS RELATED TO PROGRESS ON SPE-
CIFIC ISSUES.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE
IMPLEMENTATION.—In addi-
tion, 50 percent of the funds that are made available 
for assistance for the Governments of El Salvador, 
of Guatemala, and of Honduras to carry out the 
United States Strategy for Engagement in Central 
America may only be made available after the Sec-
retary consults with, and subsequently certifies and 
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reports to, the appropriate congressional committees 
that such governments are meeting these conditions 
in their respective countries, in addition to steps 
taken during the previous calendar year, to— 
(A) combat corruption, including inves-
tigating and prosecuting government officials, 
military personnel, and civilian police officers 
credibly alleged to be corrupt; 
(B) implement reforms and strengthen the 
rule of law, including increasing the capacity 
and independence of the judiciary and public 
prosecutors; 
(C) counter the activities of armed crimi-
nal gangs, illicit trafficking networks, and orga-
nized crime; 
(D) establish and implement a plan to cre-
ate a professional, accountable civilian police 
force and curtail the role of the military in in-
ternal policing; 
(E) investigate and prosecute, through the 
civilian justice system, military and police per-
sonnel who are credibly alleged to have violated 
human rights, and to ensure that the military 
and the police are cooperating in such cases; 
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(F) counter and prevent domestic, sexual, 
and gender-based violence; 
(G) cooperate, as appropriate, with inter-
national human rights entities and international 
commissions against impunity, including the 
United Nations’ Commission against Impunity 
in Guatemala (CICIG), the Organization of 
American States’ Mission to Support the Fight 
against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras 
(MACCIH), and any other similar entities that 
may be established; 
(H) implement electoral and political re-
forms, including reforms related to improving 
the transparency of financing political cam-
paigns and political parties; 
(I) protect the right of political opposition 
parties, journalists, trade unionists, human 
rights defenders, whistleblowers, and other civil 
society activists to operate without interference; 
(J) increase government revenues, includ-
ing by enhancing tax collection, strengthening 
customs agencies, and reforming procurement 
processes; 
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(K) implement reforms to strengthen edu-
cational systems, vocational training programs, 
and programs for at-risk youth; 
(L) resolve commercial disputes, including 
the confiscation of real property, between 
United States entities and the respective gov-
ernments; and 
(M) implement a policy by which local 
communities, civil society organizations (includ-
ing indigenous and marginalized groups), and 
local governments are consulted in the design, 
implementation, and evaluation of the activities 
of the Plan that affect such communities, orga-
nizations, or governments. 
(2) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—The Secretary of 
State may not certify that the Government of Guate-
mala is taking effective steps to address the issues 
listed in paragraph (1) until after the Government 
of Guatemala— 
(A) extends the mandate of the Inter-
national Commission against Impunity in Gua-
temala (CICIG) beyond 2019; and 
(B) permits the CICIG Commissioner and 
CICIG staff to carry out their work with gov-
ernment obstruction. 
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(3) EXCEPTION.—The certification and report-
ing requirements under paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to assistance provided to the International 
Commission against Impunity in Guatemala and the 
Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption 
and Impunity in Honduras. 
(d) REPROGRAMMING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds withheld pursuant to 
the limitations described in subsections (b) and (c) 
shall be made available for programs in El Salvador, 
Guatemala, and Honduras that do not directly sup-
port the central governments of such countries. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The limitations described in 
subsections (b) and (c) do not apply to funds au-
thorized to be appropriated by this Act for humani-
tarian assistance or global good security programs. 
SEC. 109. LIMITATIONS ON FUNDING. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
pursuant to this title may be used or transferred to an-
other agency to assist in the removal or repatriation of 
any individual from a third country to his or her country 
of origin or to another country. 
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TITLE II—ADDRESSING MIGRA-
TION NEEDS BY STRENGTH-
ENING 
REGIONAL 
HUMANI-
TARIAN RESPONSES FOR REF-
UGEES AND ASYLUM SEEK-
ERS IN THE WESTERN HEMI-
SPHERE 
SEC. 201. EXPANDING REFUGEE AND ASYLUM PROCESSING 
IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. 
(a) REFUGEE PROCESSING.—The Secretary of State, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
shall work with international partners, including the 
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to sup-
port and strengthen the domestic capacity of countries in 
the Western Hemisphere to process and accept refugees 
for resettlement and adjudicate asylum claims, including 
by— 
(1) providing support and technical assistance 
to expand and improve the capacity to identify, proc-
ess, and adjudicate refugee claims, adjudicate appli-
cations for asylum, or otherwise accept refugees re-
ferred for resettlement by the United Nations High 
Commissioner for Refugees or host nations, includ-
ing by increasing the number of refugee and asylum 
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officers who are trained in the relevant legal stand-
ards for adjudicating claims for protection; 
(2) establishing and expanding safe and secure 
refugee reception centers to facilitate the safe and 
orderly movement of individuals and families seeking 
international protection; 
(3) improving national refugee and asylum reg-
istration systems to ensure that any person seeking 
refugee status, asylum, or other humanitarian pro-
tections— 
(A) receives due process and meaningful 
access to existing humanitarian protections; 
(B) is provided with adequate information 
about his or her rights, including the right to 
seek protection; 
(C) is properly screened for security, in-
cluding biographic and biometric capture; and 
(D) receives appropriate documents to pre-
vent fraud and ensure freedom of movement 
and access to basic social services; and 
(4) developing the capacity to conduct best in-
terest determinations for unaccompanied children 
with international protection needs to ensure that 
such children are properly registered and that their 
claims are appropriately considered. 
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(b) DIPLOMATIC
ENGAGEMENT
AND
COORDINA-
TION.—The Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, as appropriate, shall— 
(1) carry out diplomatic engagement to secure 
commitments from governments to resettle refugees 
from Central America; and 
(2) take all necessary steps to ensure effective 
cooperation among governments resettling refugees 
from Central America. 
SEC. 202. FURTHER STRENGTHENING REGIONAL HUMANI-
TARIAN RESPONSES IN THE WESTERN HEMI-
SPHERE. 
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, and in coordination with 
international partners, including the United Nations High 
Commissioner for Refugees, shall support and coordinate 
with the government of each country hosting a significant 
population of refugees and asylum seekers from El Sal-
vador, Guatemala, and Honduras to— 
(1) establish and expand temporary shelter and 
shelter network capacity to meet the immediate pro-
tection and humanitarian needs of refugees and asy-
lum seekers, including shelters for families, women, 
unaccompanied children, and other vulnerable popu-
lations; 
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(2) deliver gender-, trauma-, and age-sensitive 
humanitarian assistance to refugees and asylum 
seekers, including access to accurate information, 
legal representation, education, livelihood opportuni-
ties, cash assistance, and health care; 
(3) establish and expand sexual, gender-based, 
and domestic violence prevention, recovery, and hu-
manitarian programming; 
(4) fund national- and community-led humani-
tarian organizations in humanitarian response; and 
(5) support local integration initiatives to help 
refugees and asylum seekers rebuild their lives and 
contribute in a meaningful way to the local economy 
in their host country. 
SEC. 203. INFORMATION CAMPAIGN ON DANGERS OF IR-
REGULAR MIGRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall 
design and implement public information campaigns in El 
Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to— 
(1) disseminate information about the potential 
dangers of travel to the United States; 
(2) provide accurate information about United 
States immigration law and policy; and 
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and not fewer than 100 new child welfare profes-
sionals. The Commissioner shall thereafter annually 
hire, train, and assign an additional 100 specialists 
and 100 professionals under this section until the 
Commissioner determines that a sufficient number 
of such specialists and professionals are available to 
adequately provide for the protection of the health 
and welfare of aliens arriving at the border or in the 
custody of the Commissioner, including the require-
ments of sections 404 and 405. The total number of 
such specialists and professionals may not be less 
than the requirements identified in the Workload 
Staffing Model. The Commissioner is authorized to 
enter into such contracts as may be necessary to 
carry out this subsection, including with independent 
child welfare professionals. 
(2) QUALIFIED EXPERTS IN PEDIATRIC MEDI-
CINE.—The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection shall, every fiscal year, hire, train, 
and assign qualified experts in pediatric medicine in 
such numbers as the Commissioner determines ap-
propriate to adequately provide for the health needs 
of children arriving at the border or in the custody 
of the Commissioner, including the requirements of 
sections 404 and 405. 
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