formed social work services, youth shelter manage-
ment, and immigration detention reform. 
(2) COMPOSITION AND TERM.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall 
appoint 14 individuals to serve on the Advisory 
Committee for 2-year terms. 
(B) PREREQUISITES.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Each member of 
the Advisory Committee shall be employed 
by a nonprofit entity in the field of— 
(I) education; 
(II) immigration law; 
(III) physical and mental health 
of children and youth; 
(IV) trauma-informed child wel-
fare social work services; 
(V) youth shelter management; 
(VI) cultural competency; or 
(VII) immigration detention re-
form. 
(ii) REPRESENTATION.—At least 2 
members of the Advisory Committee shall 
represent each of the fields set forth in 
clause (i). 
(3) INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY.— 
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(A) INSPECTIONS.—Members of the Advi-
sory Committee may conduct unannounced in-
spections of all shelters contracted with the Of-
fice of Refugee Resettlement to hold unaccom-
panied alien children. 
(B) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Office 
of Refugee Resettlement shall provide the Advi-
sory Committee with access to such materials 
as may be necessary to effectively advocate for 
the best interest of children in the custody of 
the Office of Refugee Resettlement, subject to 
applicable statutes and regulations. 
(4) CONSULTATIONS.—The Advisory Committee 
shall consult with, and receive recommendations 
from— 
(A) the American Medical Association; 
(B) the American Academy of Pediatrics; 
(C) the National Association of Social 
Workers; 
(D) the American Bar Association Center 
on Children and the Law; 
(E) the American Immigration Lawyers 
Association; and 
(F) other medical, child welfare, and legal 
experts. 
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(5) REPORTS.— 
(A) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 6 
months after the establishment of the Advisory 
Committee under paragraph (1), the Advisory 
Committee shall release to the public an interim 
report outlining the Advisory Committee’s in-
vestigations and recommendations regarding 
Office of Refugee Resettlement shelters for un-
accompanied alien children and submit such re-
port to— 
(i) the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services; 
(ii) the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; 
(iii) the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate; 
(iv) the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate; 
(v) the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives; 
(vi) the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform of the House of Representatives; 
and 
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(vii) the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the House of Representatives. 
(B) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than 1 
year after the establishment of the Advisory 
Committee under paragraph (1), the Advisory 
Committee shall release to the public, and sub-
mit to the recipients of the interim report under 
subparagraph (A), a final report that outlines 
the Advisory Committee’s investigations and 
recommendations regarding Office of Refugee 
Resettlement shelters for unaccompanied alien 
children. 
(6) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this sub-
section may be construed to preempt any Federal 
agency from investigating allegations of mistreat-
ment and abuse of unaccompanied alien children in 
facilities overseen by the Department of Health and 
Human Services. 
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