(B) be more aware of the psychological 
pressures experienced during their jobs. 
(c) ANNUAL REVIEW OF TRAINING.—Beginning with 
respect to fiscal year 2022, the Assistant Secretary for 
Mental Health and Substance Use shall— 
(1) conduct an annual review of the training 
implemented pursuant to subsections (a) and (b); 
and 
(2) submit the results of each such review, in-
cluding any recommendations for improvement of 
such training, to— 
(A) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection; and 
(B) the Committees on Appropriations, 
Energy and Commerce, Homeland Security, 
and the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committees on Appropriations, 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated— 
(1) for fiscal year 2021, $50,000 to develop the 
training under subsections (a) and (b); and 
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(2) for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026— 
(A) $20,000 to implement such training 
pursuant to subsections (a) and (b); and 
(B) such sums as may be necessary to re-
view and make recommendations for such train-
ing pursuant to subsection (c). 
SEC. 3. STAFFING BORDER FACILITIES AND DETENTION 
CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To adequately evaluate the men-
tal health needs of immigrants, refugees, border patrol 
agents, and staff, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection shall assign at least one qualified men-
tal or behavioral health expert to each U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection facility. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—To be qualified for purposes 
of subsection (a), a mental or behavioral health expert 
shall be— 
(1) bilingual; 
(2) well-versed in culturally appropriate and 
trauma-informed interventions; and 
(3) have particular expertise in child or adoles-
cent mental health or family mental health. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 
SEC. 4. NO SHARING OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES MENTAL HEALTH INFOR-
MATION FOR ASYLUM DETERMINATIONS, IM-
MIGRATION HEARINGS, OR DEPORTATION 
PROCEEDINGS. 
The officers, employees, and agents of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, including the Office 
of Refugee Resettlement, may not share with the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, and the officers, employees, 
and agents of the Department of Homeland Security may 
not request or receive from the Department of Health and 
Human Services, for the purposes of an asylum deter-
mination, immigration hearing, or deportation proceeding, 
any information or record that— 
(1) concerns the mental health of an alien; and 
(2) was obtained or produced by a mental or 
behavioral health professional while the alien was in 
a shelter or otherwise in the custody of the Federal 
Government. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) The term ‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection facility’’ means any of the following facilities 
that typically detain migrants on behalf of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection: 
(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. 
(2) The term ‘‘forward operating base’’ means 
a permanent facility established by U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection in forward or remote loca-
tions, and designated as such by U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection. 
Æ 
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