(B) EXCEPTION.—The requirements of 
subparagraph (A) shall not apply in the case of 
a U.S. Customs and Border Protection station 
or a detention facility where a detainee will be 
present for less than 72 hours. 
(7) PROCEDURES
GOVERNING
TRANSFER
OF 
DETAINESS.—Procedures governing the transfer of a 
detainee shall take into account— 
(A) the detainee’s access to legal rep-
resentatives, including the importance of con-
tinuity with legal counsel already provided; 
(B) the proximity of the facility to the 
venue of the court proceeding; 
(C) the detainee’s proximity to scheduled 
bond hearings; and 
(D) the detainee’s proximity to family 
members. 
Prior to transfer, the Secretary shall give advance 
notice to the detainee, the attorney of the detainee, 
and the family of the detainee. 
(8) INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION CAPA-
BILITIES.—Detention facilities shall employ staff, in-
cluding medical personnel, who, to the extent prac-
ticable, are qualified in the languages represented in 
the population of detainees at a detention facility, 
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and alternative interpreter and translation services 
shall be made available. Detention facilities shall not 
rely on detainees to translate or interpret for one 
another. 
(9) RECREATIONAL
PROGRAMS
AND
ACTIVI-
TIES.—All detainees, including detainees in adminis-
trative or disciplinary segregation, shall be afforded 
daily access to indoor and outdoor recreational pro-
grams and activities. All detainees shall have access 
to religious services and reading materials necessary 
to their religious practice. 
(10) VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.—Procedures 
and conditions of detention shall accommodate the 
unique needs of asylum seekers, victims of torture 
and trafficking, families with children, detainees 
with special religious, cultural, or spiritual consider-
ations, pregnant women, nursing mothers, individ-
uals older than 65 years of age, and other vulnerable 
populations, including individuals who are gay, les-
bian, bisexual, or transgendered. 
(11) QUALITY OF MEDICAL CARE.— 
(A) RIGHT TO MEDICAL CARE.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that prompt and adequate 
emergency, primary, specialty, and hospital 
medical care is provided at no cost to detainees, 
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including dental care, eye care, mental health 
care, individual and group counseling, and serv-
ices with respect to medical dietary needs. 
(B) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that procedures for providing medical 
care to detainees include comprehensive intake 
screening, effective continuity of care, prompt 
responses to requests for medical care or treat-
ment, and accurate and timely distribution of 
prescribed medication. 
(C) MEDICAL FACILITIES.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that medical facilities in all deten-
tion facilities maintain current accreditation by 
the National Commission on Correctional 
Health Care. 
(D) MEDICAL
RECORDS.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that complete medical records are 
maintained for every detainee and that the 
records are made available upon request to the 
detainee, the detainee’s legal representative, or 
other authorized individuals. 
(12) VOLUNTARY WORK.—Detainees may have 
opportunities to work and earn money while in de-
tention, subject to the number of work opportunities 
available. Detainees shall be able to volunteer for 
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work assignments but otherwise shall not be re-
quired to work, subject to the following: 
(A) Available work opportunities shall be 
provided in order to reduce idleness and im-
prove morale, but shall not be provided for the 
economic benefit of the detention center. De-
tainees shall not be the main source of labor for 
the essential functions required to operate de-
tention facilities. 
(B) All work opportunities shall comply 
with Occupational Safety and Health Adminis-
tration protections. 
(C) The Rate of Pay for voluntary work 
shall be reviewed by the Secretary on an annual 
basis. 
(D) The Secretary shall provide and make 
publically available an annual report on the rate 
of pay, job descriptions, and full time equiva-
lents for employed detainees compared to full 
time staff in each detention facility to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate, Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House, and 
Committee on Homeland Security & Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate. 
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(13) LEGAL
ORIENTATION
PROGRAMS.—The 
Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary, 
shall ensure that all detained aliens in immigration 
and asylum proceedings receive legal orientation 
through the Legal Orientation Program adminis-
tered and implemented by the Executive Office for 
Immigration Review of the Department of Justice. 
(14) LEGAL ACCESS.—All detainees shall have 
access to a properly equipped law library, legal ma-
terials and equipment to facilitate the preparation of 
documents. All detainees shall have meaningful ac-
cess to law libraries, legal materials, and equipment. 
Special consideration shall be give to detainees fac-
ing deadlines or time constraints. 
(15) FOOD QUALITY.—Detainees shall be pro-
vided food that is nutritionally adequate, and pro-
vided in conditions that do not endanger the health 
and well-being of detainees. 
(c) RULEMAKING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pre-
scribe regulations, using the procedures for nego-
tiated rulemakings under subchapter III of chapter 
5 of title 5, United States Code, to establish stand-
ards to ensure detainees held under the authority of 
the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
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