(3) In the case of a minor child arriving in the 
United States without an adult relative or legal 
guardian, such child— 
(A) shall be detained in an age-appropriate 
facility; and 
(B) shall not be detained with adults. 
(4) A detainee with a disability, including a 
temporary disability, shall be held in a manner that 
provides for his or her safety, comfort, and security. 
(5) There shall be no less than 2 square meters 
of space for each detainee. 
(6) Each detainee shall be provided with tem-
perature appropriate clothing and bedding. 
(7) The facility shall be well lit and well venti-
lated, with the humidity and temperature kept at 
comfortable levels (between 68 and 74 degrees Fahr-
enheit). 
(8) Detainees shall have access to the outdoors 
for not less than 1 hour during the daylight hours 
during each 24-hour period. 
(9) Detainees shall have the ability to practice 
their religion or not to practice a religion, as appli-
cable. 
(10) Detainees shall have access to sufficient 
time for sleeping without unnecessary disturbances 
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(including light and noise) throughout the night, be-
tween the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. 
(11) Officers, employees, and contracted per-
sonnel of CBP shall— 
(A) follow medical standards for the isola-
tion and prevention of communicable diseases; 
and 
(B) ensure the physical and mental safety 
of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and 
intersex detainees. 
(12) The facility shall have video-monitoring— 
(A) to provide for the safety of children 
and disabled individuals, or any safety need 
considerations; and 
(B) to prevent the sexual abuse or physical 
harm of vulnerable detainees. 
SEC. 6. COORDINATION AND SURGE CAPACITY. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through 
the Commissioner or an operational commander or other 
appropriate official within the Department of Homeland 
Security, shall enter into memoranda of understanding 
with appropriate Federal agencies, such as the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency, and applicable emergency 
government relief services, and contracts with health care, 
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public health, social work, and transportation profes-
sionals, for purposes of coordinating— 
(1) compliance with this Act; and 
(2) addressing surge capacity. 
SEC. 7. TRAINING. 
The Commissioner shall ensure that personnel of 
CBP are professionally trained to focus on the following: 
(1) Annual humanitarian response and stand-
ards training to comply with this Act. 
(2) Evidence of physical and mental illness, in-
cluding common signs of high-risk and medical dis-
tress in children and high-priority populations. 
(3) Vulnerabilities and indicators of child sexual 
exploitation and effective responses to missing mi-
grant children including by leveraging the resources 
of the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
Children. 
(4) Procedures to report incidents of suspected 
child sexual abuse and exploitation directly to the 
CyberTipline of the National Center for Missing and 
Exploited Children (or any successor tipline). 
SEC. 8. INTERFACILITY TRANSFER OF CARE. 
(a) TRANSFER.—When a detainee is discharged from 
a medical facility or emergency department, the Commis-
sioner shall ensure a transfer of responsibility of care from 
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the medical provider at such medical facility or emergency 
department to an accepting licensed health care provider 
of CBP. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF ACCEPTING PROVIDER.— 
Such accepting licensed health care provider shall review 
the medical facility or emergency department’s evaluation, 
diagnosis, treatment, management, and discharge care in-
structions— 
(1) to assess for the safety of the discharge and 
transfer; and 
(2) to provide necessary follow-up care. 
SEC. 9. PLANNING AND INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) PLANNING.—No later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall submit a detailed plan to the Congress delin-
eating the timeline, process, and challenges of carrying 
this Act. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall ensure that this Act is implemented not 
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 10. CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure 
that all personnel contracted to carry out this Act do so 
in accordance with the requirements of this Act. 
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SEC. 11. INSPECTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the De-
partment of Homeland Security shall— 
(1) conduct unannounced inspections of ports of 
entry, border patrol stations, and detention facilities 
of or administered by CBP or contractors of CBP; 
and 
(2) submit to the Congress reports on the re-
sults of the inspections under paragraph (1) and 
other reports of the Inspector General related to 
custody operations. 
(b) PARTICULAR ATTENTION.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Inspector General of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall pay particular attention to— 
(1) the degree of compliance by CBP with the 
requirements of this Act; 
(2) remedial actions taken by CBP; and 
(3) the health needs of the detainees. 
SEC. 12. GAO REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall— 
(1) not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, commence a study on imple-
mentation of, and compliance with, this Act; and 
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(2) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, submit a report to the Congress 
on the results of such study. 
(b) ISSUES TO BE STUDIED.—The study required by 
subsection (a) shall examine the management and over-
sight by CBP of ports of entry, border patrol stations, and 
other detention facilities, including the extent to which 
CBP and the Department of Homeland Security have ef-
fective processes in place to comply with this Act. 
SEC. 13. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize 
CBP to detain individuals for longer than 72 hours. 
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