(4) Procedures to report incidents of suspected 
child sexual abuse and exploitation directly to the 
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 
SEC. 8. INTERFACILITY TRANSFER OF CARE. 
(a) TRANSFER.—When a detainee is discharged from 
a medical facility or emergency department, the Director 
and Commissioner, as the case may be, shall ensure that 
responsibility of care is transferred from the medical facil-
ity or emergency department to an accepting licensed 
health care provider of ICE or CBP, as the case may be. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF ACCEPTING PROVIDERS.— 
Such accepting licensed health care provider shall review 
the medical facility or emergency department’s evaluation, 
diagnosis, treatment, management, and discharge care in-
structions to assess the safety of the discharge and trans-
fer and to provide necessary follow-up care. 
SEC. 9. PLANNING AND INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) PLANNING.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to Congress a detailed plan delin-
eating the timeline, process, and challenges of carrying out 
the requirements of this Act. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall ensure that the requirements of this Act are 
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implemented not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment. 
SEC. 10. CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure 
that all personnel contracted to carry out this Act do so 
in accordance with the requirements of this Act. 
SEC. 11. INSPECTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the De-
partment of Homeland Security shall carry out the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Conduct unannounced inspections of ports 
of entry, border patrol stations, and detention facili-
ties administered by ICE or CBP, as the case may 
be, or contractors of ICE or CBP, as the case may 
be. 
(2) Submit to Congress, reports on the results 
of such inspections as well as other reports of the 
Inspector General related to custody operations. 
(b) PARTICULAR ATTENTION.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Inspector General of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall pay particular attention to the 
following: 
(1) The degree of compliance by ICE and CBP 
with the requirements of this Act. 
(2) Remedial actions taken by ICE and CBP. 
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(3) The health needs of detainees. 
(4) The degree of compliance with part 115 of 
title 6, Code of Federal Regulations (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Standards To Prevent, Detect, and 
Respond to Sexual Abuse and Assault in Confine-
ment Facilities’’). 
(c) ACCESS TO FACILITIES.—The Director and Com-
missioner, as the case may be, may not deny a Member 
of Congress entrance to any facility or building used, 
owned, or operated by ICE or CBP, as the case may be. 
SEC. 12. GAO REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall— 
(1) not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, commence a study on imple-
mentation of, and compliance with, this Act; and 
(2) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, submit a report to Congress on 
the results of such study. 
(b) ISSUES TO BE STUDIED.—The study required by 
subsection (a) shall examine the management and over-
sight by ICE and CBP of ports of entry, border patrol 
stations, and other detention facilities, including the ex-
tent to which ICE and CBP and the Department of 
Homeland Security have effective processes in place to 
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comply with this Act. The study shall also examine the 
extent to which ICE and CBP personnel, in carrying out 
this Act, make abusive, derisive, profane, or harassing 
statements or gestures, or engage in any other conduct 
evidencing hatred or invidious prejudice to or about one 
person or group on account of race, color, religion, na-
tional origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability, in-
cluding on social media. 
SEC. 13. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed— 
(1) as authorizing ICE or CBP to detain indi-
viduals for longer than 72 hours; 
(2) as contradicting the March 7, 2014, De-
partment of Homeland Security rule adopting 
Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Sex-
ual Abuse and Assault in Confinement Facilities, 
which includes a zero tolerance policy prohibiting all 
forms of sexual abuse and assault of individuals in 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody, in-
cluding in holding facilities, during transport, and 
during processing; 
(3) as contradicting current protocols related to 
Department background checks in the hiring proc-
ess; 
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(4) as restricting the Department from denying 
employment to or terminating the employment of 
any individual who would be or is involved with the 
handling or processing at holding facilities, during 
transport, or during processing, or care of detainees, 
including the care of children, and has been con-
victed of a sex crime or other offense involving a 
child victim; or 
(5) as affecting the obligation to fully comply 
with all applicable immigration laws, including being 
subject to any penalties, fines, or other sanctions. 
SEC. 14. PUBLICATION OF DATA ON COMPLAINTS OF SEX-
UAL ABUSE AT ICE AND CBP FACILITIES. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting 
in coordination with the Office of Inspector General and 
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, shall publicly 
release aggregate data on complaints of sexual abuse at 
ICE and CBP facilities on its website on a quarterly basis, 
excluding any personally identifiable information that may 
compromise the confidentiality of individuals who reported 
abuse. 
SEC. 15. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) CHILD.—The term ‘‘child’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 101(b)(1) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(b)(1)). 
(2) FORWARD
OPERATING
BASE.—The term 
‘‘forward operating base’’ means a permanent facil-
ity established by CBP in forward or remote loca-
tions, and designated as such by CBP. 
(3) INTERPRETATION
SERVICES.—The term 
‘‘interpretation services’’ includes translation serv-
ices that are performed either in-person or through 
a telephone or video service. 
(4) U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
FACILITY.—The term ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection Facility’’ includes the following: 
(A) U.S. Border Patrol stations. 
(B) Ports of entry. 
(C) Checkpoints. 
(D) Forward operating bases. 
(E) Secondary inspection areas. 
(F) Short-term custody facilities. 
(5) U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCE-
MENT FACILITY.—The term ‘‘U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement facility’’ means a confinement 
facility operated by or pursuant to contract with 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 
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that routinely holds persons for over 24 hours pend-
ing resolution or completion of immigration removal 
operations or processes, including the following: 
(A) Facilities that are operated by ICE. 
(B) Facilities that provide detention serv-
ices under a contract awarded by ICE. 
(C) Facilities used by ICE pursuant to an 
Intergovernmental Service Agreement. 
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