at which aliens in the custody of the Department are de-
tained. 
(b) MINIMUM PROTECTION.—The standards estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall provide, at a minimum, 
the level of protections for detainees described in the 
American Bar Association’s Civil Immigration Detention 
Standards (adopted in August 2012, and as modified in 
August 2014). 
(c) BIENNIAL UPDATES.—Not less frequently than 
biennially, the Secretary shall review and update such 
standards, as appropriate. 
SEC. 5. OVERSIGHT AND TRANSPARENCY. 
(a) PERIODIC INSPECTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On a periodic basis, not less 
frequently than annually, the Inspector General of 
the Department (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Inspector General’’) shall conduct an unannounced, 
in-person inspection of each facility at which aliens 
in the custody of the Department are detained to en-
sure that each such facility is in compliance with the 
standards established under section 4. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after 
conducting an inspection under paragraph (1), the 
Inspector General shall— 
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(A) submit a report to the Secretary con-
taining the results of such inspection; and 
(B) make the report available to the public 
on the internet website of the Department. 
(3) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH STANDARDS.— 
(A) INITIAL FAILURE.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—If the Inspector 
General determines that a facility has 
failed to comply with the standards estab-
lished under section 4 for the first time 
during any 2-year period, and such non-
compliance constitutes a deficiency that 
threatens the health, safety, or the due 
process rights of detainees— 
(I) the Inspector General shall 
notify the Secretary of such deter-
mination; and 
(II) the Secretary shall— 
(aa) in the case of a facility 
not owned by the Department, 
impose a meaningful fine of not 
less than 10 percent of the value 
of the contract with the facility; 
and 
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(bb) in the case of a facility 
owned by the Department— 
(AA) issue a written 
warning to the facility not 
later than 30 days after re-
ceiving 
such 
notification 
from the Inspector General, 
which shall include remedial 
measures to be carried out 
not later than 60 days after 
the issuance of the warning; 
and 
(BB) not later than 60 
days after the issuance of a 
warning 
under 
subitem 
(AA), certify to the Inspec-
tor General that the reme-
dial measures have been car-
ried out. 
(ii) FOLLOW-UP
INSPECTION.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date on 
which the Inspector General makes a noti-
fication under clause (i)(I), the Inspector 
General shall conduct an in-person inspec-
tion of the facility to determine whether 
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the facility has achieved compliance with 
the standards established under section 4. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT FAILURES.—If the In-
spector General determines that a facility has 
failed to comply with the standards established 
under section 4 in 2 or more inspections under 
paragraph (1) during any 2-year period, and 
such noncompliance constitutes a deficiency 
that threatens the health, safety, or the rights 
of detainees— 
(i) the Inspector General shall notify 
the Secretary of such determination; and 
(ii) the Secretary shall— 
(I) in the case of a facility not 
owned by the Department— 
(aa) not later than 30 days 
after receiving such notification, 
transfer each detainee to a facil-
ity that does so comply; and 
(bb) terminate the contract 
with the owner or operator of the 
facility; and 
(II) in the case of a facility 
owned by the Department— 
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(aa) not later than 60 days 
after receiving such notification, 
transfer each detainee to a facil-
ity that does so comply; and 
(bb) suspend the use of such 
facility until such time as the In-
spector General— 
(AA) certifies to the 
Secretary that the facility is 
in compliance with such 
standards; and 
(BB) makes available 
to the public on the internet 
website of the Department 
information relating to the 
remedial measures taken. 
(b) DEATHS IN CUSTODY.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 24 hours 
after the death of an alien in the custody of the De-
partment, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate 
committees of Congress of such death. 
(2) INVESTIGATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after the death of an alien in the custody of the 
Department, the Secretary shall conduct an in-
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vestigation into such death, which shall include 
a root cause analysis that identifies any 
changes to policies, practices, training curricula, 
staffing, or potential system-wide errors that 
may reduce the probability of such an event in 
the future. 
(B) ROOT
CAUSE
ANALYSIS.—Each root 
cause analysis required by subparagraph (A) 
shall be carried out— 
(i) by appropriately qualified per-
sonnel, including 1 or more medical profes-
sionals qualified in a field relevant to the 
death; and 
(ii) in accordance with professional 
medical standards for investigating sentinel 
events in medical care facilities, including 
the Sentinel Event Policy promulgated by 
The Joint Commission. 
(C) PUBLIC REPORT.—Not later than 60 
days after such a death, the Secretary shall— 
(i) issue a full report describing the 
results of the investigation required by 
subparagraph (A); and 
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