The Secretary shall inform the Committees on Homeland 
Security and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives 
and Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs and the Judiciary of the Senate within three days 
of the Secretary determining such an exigent circumstance 
exists, and provide information on when the impacted indi-
viduals will be so released, paroled, or transferred. 
SEC. 207. ELECTRONIC TRACKING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security and the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall establish an electronic tracking system on a single 
interface, which shall be— 
(1) accessible to agents and officials of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement, and the Office of Refugee Re-
settlement; and 
(2) used to track the location of a child who has 
been separated under section 205 and the parent or 
legal guardian of the child. 
(b) TRACKING NUMBER.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall assign to a child who has been separated 
under section 205 and the parent or legal guardian of the 
child a tracking number that— 
(1) is transferrable; 
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(2) may be shared easily on the electronic track-
ing system described in subsection (a) by agents and 
officials of— 
(A) U.S. Customs and Border Protection; 
(B) U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement; and 
(C) the Office of Refugee Resettlement; and 
(3) is included on the paperwork of the child and 
the parent or legal guardian of the child. 
(c) CONTACT INFORMATION.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall advise a child who has been separated under 
section 205 and the parent or legal guardian of the child 
on the manner in which the child and the parent or legal 
guardian may be contacted during the term of the separa-
tion . 
SEC. 208. PREVENTING IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTI-ASYLUM 
ACCESS INTERIM FINAL RULE; TERMINATION 
OF REMAIN IN MEXICO PROTOCOL AND ME-
TERING POLICY. 
(a) PREVENTION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTI-ASY-
LUM ACCESS RULE.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the joint interim final rule published in the Federal 
Register on July 16, 2019, by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security and Attorney General that would restrict eligi-
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bility for aliens seeking asylum in the United States may 
not be implemented, enforced, or otherwise carried out by 
the Secretary or the Attorney General. 
(b) MPP AND METERING TERMINATION.—Not later 
than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the following shall 
terminate: 
(1) The Migrant Protection Protocols that were 
announced by the Secretary of Homeland Security on 
December 20, 2018, any subsequent revisions to such 
protocols, or any successor protocols in which certain 
individuals seeking asylum in the United States are 
required to wait outside of the United States for the 
duration of their immigration proceedings. 
(2) The U.S. Customs and Border Protection me-
tering policy to regulate the flow of asylum seekers at 
ports of entry by denying asylum seekers access to 
ports of entry or any successor policy that impedes 
access to ports of entry. 
(c) ADDITIONAL CAPACITY AT PORTS OF ENTRY.—For 
the purposes of increasing processing capacity at ports of 
entry, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection shall every fiscal year hire, train, and assign not 
fewer than 600 new officers above the level as of September 
30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year until the total 
number of such officers equals the requirements identified 
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each year in the Workload Staffing Model developed by the 
Commissioner. 
(d) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN INTERVIEWS.—No per-
sonnel employed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
may carry out credible fear interviews pursuant to the Im-
migration and Nationality Act. 
(e) OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.—The 
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall 
every fiscal year hire, train, and assign 30 new full-time 
investigators within the Office of Professional Responsi-
bility of U.S. Customs and Border Protection until the total 
number of investigators enables the Office to fulfill its mis-
sion proportionate to the number of new personnel hired 
in accordance with subsection (c). 
(f) TRAFFIC FORECASTS.—In calculating the number 
of Office of Field Operations officers needed at each port 
of entry through the Workload Staffing Model, the Office 
of Field Operations shall— 
(1) rely on data collected regarding the inspec-
tions and other activities conducted at each such port 
of entry; and 
(2) consider volume associated with the increase 
in the volume of individuals from El Salvador, Gua-
temala, and Honduras seeking asylum in the United 
States and seasonal surges, other projected changes in 
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commercial and passenger volumes, the most current 
commercial forecasts, and other relevant information. 
(g) AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
411(g)(5) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
211(g)(5)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘model’’ and inserting ‘‘models’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and information concerning the progress 
made toward meeting officer hiring targets, while ac-
counting for attrition’’. 
SEC. 209. SURGE SUPPORT FOR CARE OF FAMILIES AND UN-
ACCOMPANIED CHILDREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall enter into memoranda of understanding with 
appropriate Federal agencies and applicable emergency 
government relief services, and contracts with State-li-
censed, vetted, and qualified contractors with health care, 
public health, social work, and transportation professionals, 
for purposes of providing care for individuals, including 
unaccompanied alien children, apprehended at the southern 
border during the period of increased volume since January 
2017. 
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(b) STRATEGIC
DEPLOYMENT.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall ensure that the memoranda of un-
derstanding and contracts entered into pursuant to sub-
section (a) ensure core capacity within the Department of 
Homeland Security to provide adequate care to individuals 
in short-term detention that includes physicians special-
izing in pediatrics, family medicine, emergency medicine, 
obstetrics and gynecology, geriatric medicine, internal med-
icine, and infectious diseases, nurse practitioners, other 
nurses, physician assistants, licensed social workers, mental 
health professionals, public health professionals, and dieti-
cians. 
(c) PROCESSING COORDINATOR.—The Commissioner 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may, on a case- 
by-case basis, hire and train a processing coordinator to 
operate within U.S. Border Patrol station to— 
(1) facilitate the provision of services pursuant 
to a memorandum of understanding or contract en-
tered into pursuant to subsection (a) within a U.S. 
Border Patrol station; 
(2) perform administrative tasks related to the 
intake and processing of individuals apprehend by 
U.S. Border Patrol agents, where necessary; 
(3) transport individuals in U.S. Border Patrol 
custody, where necessary; and 
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(4) perform custodial watch duties of individuals 
in such custody who have been admitted to a hospital, 
except that neither the coordinator nor a U.S. Border 
Patrol agent may be physically present in a hospital 
room of such an individual. 
(d) MONTHLY REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security 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 monthly report on the memoranda of under-
standing and contracts entered into pursuant to subsection 
(a) as of such date, together with the following: 
(1) Information on the deployment of physicians 
specializing in pediatrics, family medicine, emer-
gency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, geriatric 
medicine, internal medicine, and infectious diseases;, 
nurse practitioners, other nurses, physician assist-
ants, licensed social workers, mental health profes-
sionals, public health professionals, and dieticians 
within each U.S. Border Patrol sector. 
(2) For each U.S. Border Patrol sector, the de-
gree to which responsibilities have been transferred 
from Department of Homeland Security personnel, 
particularly law enforcement personnel, for the provi-
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sion of care of migrant families and unaccompanied 
alien children apprehended at the southern border of 
the United States to personnel under a memorandum 
of understanding or contract. 
SEC. 210. PORT OF ENTRY TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGN-
MENTS. 
(a) QUARTERLY REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and quarterly 
thereafter, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that includes, for each such reporting 
period, the following: 
(1) The number of temporary duty assignments 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and 
support personnel from a port of entry to a tem-
porary duty assignment in response to the Northern 
Triangle Migrant Surge. 
(2) The ports of entry from which such employees 
were reassigned. 
(3) The ports of entry to which such employees 
were reassigned. 
(4) The ports of entry at which reimbursable 
service agreements have been entered into that may be 
affected by such temporary duty assignments. 
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(5) The duration of each temporary duty assign-
ment. 
(6) The specific duties personnel will be under-
taking during each temporary duty assignment. 
(7) The cost of each temporary duty assignment. 
(b) NOTICE.—Not later than 10 days before rede-
ploying employees from one port of entry to another in re-
sponse to the Northern Triangle Migrant Surge, absent 
emergency circumstances— 
(1) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection shall notify the director of the port of 
entry from which employees will be reassigned of the 
intended redeployments; and 
(2) the port director shall notify impacted facili-
ties (including airports, seaports, and land ports) of 
the intended redeployments. 
(c) WORKFORCE BRIEFING.—The Commissioner of 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall brief all affected 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees regarding 
plans to mitigate vulnerabilities created by any planned 
staffing reductions at ports of entry. 
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SEC. 211. PROHIBITION ON PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS FOR 
WOMEN WHO ARE PREGNANT OR POST-DELIV-
ERY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), no officer or agent of the U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection or Immigration and Customs Enforcement may 
place physical restraints on a woman in the custody of the 
Department of Homeland Security (including during 
transport, in a detention facility, or at an outside medical 
facility) who is pregnant or in post-delivery recuperation. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
respect to a pregnant woman if— 
(1) a supervisory official of the Department of 
Homeland Security makes an individualized deter-
mination that the woman— 
(A) is a serious flight risk, and such risk 
cannot be prevented by other means; or 
(B) poses an immediate and serious threat 
to harm herself or others that cannot be pre-
vented by other means; or 
(2) a medical professional responsible for the 
care of the pregnant woman determines that the use 
of therapeutic restraints is appropriate for the med-
ical safety of the woman. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—If a pregnant woman is restrained 
pursuant to subsection (b), only the safest and least restric-
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tive restraints, as determined by the appropriate medical 
professional treating the woman, may be used. In no case 
may restraints be used on a woman who is in active labor 
or delivery, and in no case may a pregnant woman be re-
strained in a face-down position with four-point restraints, 
on her back, or in a restraint belt that constricts the area 
of the pregnancy. A pregnant woman who is immobilized 
by restraints shall be positioned, to the maximum extent 
feasible, on her left side. 
(d) RECORDKEEPING.—If a pregnant woman is re-
strained pursuant to subsection (b), the supervisory official 
of the Department of Homeland Security shall document 
the basis for an individualized determination that re-
straints should be used in the Departmental records main-
tained on that woman. 
TITLE III—OVERSIGHT 
SEC. 301. GAO REPORT ON THE EXTENT OF CBP ACTIVITIES, 
OPERATIONS, AND CLAIMED AUTHORITY. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate a report that assesses the following issues: 
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(1) How far into the United States interior the 
current activities, operations (including checkpoints), 
and claimed authority of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection extend. 
(2) The extent to which the area of activities, op-
erations, and claimed authority referred to in para-
graph (1) is necessary. 
(3) The effectiveness of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection’s interior enforcement and its impact on 
civil, constitutional, and private property rights. 
SEC. 302. MIGRANT DEATHS REPORTING. 
(a) IMMEDIATE REPORTS.—Not later than 24 hours 
after a migrant death, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall report such death to the Committees on Homeland Se-
curity and Judiciary of the House of Representatives and 
the Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs and Judiciary of the Senate. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT
ON MIGRANT DEATHS.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection and the Director of U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement shall jointly submit to 
the Comptroller General of the United States, the Commit-
tees on Homeland Security and Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committees on Homeland Security 
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and Governmental Affairs and Judiciary of the Senate a 
report on migrant deaths that occurred in the preceding 
year along the United States-Mexico border, including in-
formation on the following: 
(1) The total number of documented migrant 
deaths within the preceding year of the report. 
(2) A geographical breakdown of where such mi-
grant deaths occur. 
(3) To the extent possible, the cause of death for 
each migrant. 
(4) A detailed description of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement programs or plans to reduce the 
number of migrant deaths along the border, including 
an assessment on the effectiveness of water supply 
sites and rescue beacons. 
(5) Criteria and methodology for collecting such 
data within each sector. 
(c) GAO REPORT ON MIGRANT DEATHS.—Not later 
than one year after the submission of the first report re-
quired under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall publish a review on the extent to which 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement have— 
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(1) adopted measures, such as programs or 
plans, to reduce migrants deaths; 
(2) the effectiveness of its efforts to reduce mi-
grant deaths; and 
(3) collected data and information sharing as 
well as cooperation between U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment, local and State law enforcement, foreign diplo-
matic and consular posts, and nongovernmental orga-
nizations to accurately identify deceased individuals 
and notify family members and compare information 
to missing persons registries. 
SEC. 303. REVIEW OF THE USE OF FORCE. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall examine the extent to which U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment have trained their workforces regarding use of force 
policies, including the following (and any recommendations 
related to the following): 
(1) Implementation of new training to improve 
use of force policies, including how the use of force 
policy conforms to Department of Homeland Security 
and Federal law enforcement best practices. 
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(2) Identified additional or alternative weapons 
and equipment to improve agents’ and officers’ abili-
ties to de-escalate confrontations, including protective 
gear. 
(3) Established metrics to track the effectiveness 
of use of force training and to ensure the reporting 
of all incidents of use of force to determine whether 
such force was justified. 
SEC. 304. ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY WITHIN 
THE BORDER ZONE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BORDER SECURITY.—The term ‘‘border secu-
rity’’ means the prevention of unlawful entries into 
the United States, including entries by individuals, 
instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contra-
band. 
(2) BORDER
ZONE.—The term ‘‘border zone’’ 
means the 100-mile of land from a United States 
international land and coastal border into the inte-
rior of the United States, as established by Federal 
regulation in 1953. 
(3) CHECKPOINT.—The term ‘‘checkpoint’’ means 
a location— 
(A) at which vehicles or individuals trav-
eling through the location are stopped by a law 
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