(2) inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and instruction on the needs of unac-
companied refugee children’’. 
SEC. 403. EXCEPTIONS FOR UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHIL-
DREN IN ASYLUM AND REFUGEE-LIKE CIR-
CUMSTANCES. 
(a) PLACEMENT IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS.—Any 
unaccompanied alien child apprehended by the Direc-
torate, except for an unaccompanied alien child subject to 
exceptions under paragraph (1)(A) or (2) of section 
(101)(a), shall be placed in removal proceedings under sec-
tion 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1229a). 
(b) EXCEPTION FROM TIME LIMIT FOR FILING ASY-
LUM APPLICATION.—Section 208(a)(2) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) shall not apply to an unaccompanied 
alien child as defined in section 101(a)(51).’’. 
TITLE V—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of Homeland Security, the De-
partment of Justice, and the Department of Health and 
Human Services, such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out—
(1) the provisions of section 462 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279); and 
(2) the provisions of this Act. 
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to subsection (a) shall remain available 
until expended. 
TITLE VI—AMENDMENTS TO THE 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
ACT 
OF 2002
SEC. 601. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS OF 
THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT 
WITH RESPECT TO UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN 
CHILDREN. 
(a) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIREC-
TOR.—Section 462(b)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘, including regular follow-
up visits to such facilities, placements, and other en-
tities, to assess the continued suitability of such 
placements; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(M) ensuring minimum standards of care 
for all unaccompanied alien children—
‘‘(i) for whom detention is necessary; 
and 
‘‘(ii) who reside in settings that are 
alternative to detention.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL POWERS OF THE DIRECTOR.—Sec-
tion 462(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 279(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) AUTHORITY.—In carrying out the duties 
under paragraph (3), the Director is authorized to—
‘‘(A) contract with service providers to per-
form the services described in sections 102, 
103, 201, and 202 of the Unaccompanied Alien 
Child Protection Act of 2005; and 
‘‘(B) compel compliance with the terms 
and conditions set forth in section 103 of the 
Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 
2005, including the power to—
‘‘(i) declare providers to be in breach 
and seek damages for noncompliance;
‘‘(ii) terminate the contracts of pro-
viders that are not in compliance with such 
conditions; and 
‘‘(iii) reassign any unaccompanied 
alien child to a similar facility that is in 
compliance with such section.’’. 
SEC. 602. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
Section 462(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 279(b)), as amended by section 601, is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(1)(G)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
paragraph (2)(B) may be construed to require that 
a bond be posted for unaccompanied alien children 
who are released to a qualified sponsor.’’. 
SEC. 603. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title shall take effect 
as if included in the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq.).
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