I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2522 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to address the protective 
custody of alien children accompanied by parents, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2019 
Mr. CUELLAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign 
Affairs, Homeland Security, Ways and Means, Agriculture, and Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to address 
the protective custody of alien children accompanied by 
parents, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Humanitarian Upgrades to Manage and Assist our Na-
tion’s Enforcement Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘HUMANE Act 
of 2019’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short titles; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Family unification. 
Sec. 3. Repatriation of unaccompanied alien children. 
Sec. 4. Child welfare and law enforcement information sharing. 
Sec. 5. Accountability for children and taxpayers. 
Sec. 6. Custody of unaccompanied alien children in removal proceedings under 
section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
Sec. 7. Fraud in connection with the transfer of custody of unaccompanied 
alien children. 
Sec. 8. Notification of States and foreign governments, reporting, and moni-
toring. 
Sec. 9. Reports to Congress. 
Sec. 10. Asylum processing. 
Sec. 11. Biometric and DNA collection. 
Sec. 12. Standard operating procedures; facilities standards. 
Sec. 13. Regional processing centers. 
Sec. 14. Authorization to hire additional U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel. 
Sec. 15. Ports of entry infrastructure improvements. 
Sec. 16. Foreign engagement strategy. 
Sec. 17. Deterring visa overstays. 
SEC. 2. FAMILY UNIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 235 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) PROTECTIVE CUSTODY
OF ARRIVING ALIEN 
CHILDREN ACCOMPANIED BY PARENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, including section 3142 of title 18, 
United States Code, any judicial determination (in-
cluding any judicial determination made in Flores v. 
Sessions et. al. (9th Cir. July 5, 2017; C.D. CA. 
July 24, 2015)), consent decree, or settlement agree-
ment issued before the date of enactment of the 
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HUMANE Act of 2019, and section 236.3 of title 
8, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regu-
lation), the Secretary of Homeland Security is not 
required to implement the terms of the stipulated 
settlement agreement filed on January 17, 1997, in 
the United States District Court for the Central 
District of California in Flores v. Reno, CV 85– 
4544–RJK (commonly known as the ‘‘Flores settle-
ment agreement’’), and may not use any Federal 
Funds to implement such agreement, with respect to 
an alien child who is younger than 18 years of age 
if such child is accompanied by a parent or legal 
guardian. 
‘‘(2) FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CENTERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall house any alien child described in 
paragraph (1) who is unlawfully present in the 
United States together with the parent of such 
child in a family residential center or a regional 
processing center maintained by the Secretary 
of Homeland Security during the pendency of 
civil or criminal proceedings. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
Secretary 
of 
Homeland Security may not temporarily house 
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an alien child referred to in subparagraph (A) 
in the manner described in such subparagraph 
if the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) is unable to verify that an indi-
vidual accompanying the alien child is the 
parent of the alien child; 
‘‘(ii) determines that the accom-
panying parent of the alien child— 
‘‘(I) has a violent criminal his-
tory; or 
‘‘(II) has committed or been con-
victed of— 
‘‘(aa) an aggravated felony; 
‘‘(bb) a crime involving the 
attempted use of physical force 
or the threatened use of a deadly 
weapon; 
‘‘(cc) an assault resulting in 
bodily injury (as defined in sec-
tion 2266 of title 18, United 
States Code); or 
‘‘(dd) an offense described 
in 
section 
212(a)(2) 
or 
237(a)(2); 
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‘‘(iii) determines that the alien child 
has been a victim of domestic abuse or sex-
ual abuse; or 
‘‘(iv) the alien child is— 
‘‘(I) a victim of trafficking; 
‘‘(II) at risk of becoming a victim 
of trafficking; 
‘‘(III) in danger of abuse or ne-
glect at the hands of the accom-
panying parent of the alien child; or 
‘‘(IV) a danger to himself or her-
self or to others. 
‘‘(C) CONDITIONS
FOR
CUSTODY.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure 
that— 
‘‘(i) each family residential facility or 
regional processing center, as applicable, is 
secure and safe; and 
‘‘(ii) each alien child and each accom-
panying parent at a family residential fa-
cility or regional processing center— 
‘‘(I) has suitable living accom-
modations; 
‘‘(II) has access to drinking 
water and food; 
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‘‘(III) has timely access to med-
ical 
assistance, 
including 
mental 
health assistance; 
‘‘(IV) has access to recreational 
facilities, educational services, enter-
tainment options, clothing, family visi-
tation, and legal counsel (to the great-
est extent practicable in accordance 
with section 292); and 
‘‘(V) has access to any other 
service necessary for the adequate 
care of a minor child. 
‘‘(3) PROTECTIVE CUSTODY OF ACCOMPANIED 
ALIEN CHILDREN INELIGIBLE FOR HOUSING IN A 
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CENTER.—If an alien child de-
scribed in paragraph (1) may not be housed with the 
accompanying parent of the alien child in a family 
residential center or regional processing center in ac-
cordance with paragraph (2)(A), the child shall be 
treated as an unaccompanied alien child under the 
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection 
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(4) PRIORITIZATION OF ACCOMPANIED MINOR 
AND FAMILY UNIT PROCEEDINGS.—To the maximum 
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extent practicable, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity and the Attorney General shall prioritize civil 
and criminal proceedings and decisions on requests 
for relief from removal of accompanied alien children 
and families who are in custody under this sub-
section.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
Act shall apply regardless of the date of the occurrence 
of an action giving rise to the admissibility or custody of 
the accompanied child or parent. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion, or in the amendments made by this section, may be 
construed as terminating the settlement agreement filed 
on January 17, 1997, in the United States District Court 
for the Central District of California in Flores v. Reno, 
CV 85–4544–RJK (commonly known as the ‘‘Flores set-
tlement agreement’’), with respect to an unaccompanied 
alien child (as defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2))). 
SEC. 3. REPATRIATION OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHIL-
DREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 235(a) of the William 
Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
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any other provision of law, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall place an unaccompanied alien 
child in a proceeding in accordance with section 235 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1225), if the Secretary determines or has reason to 
believe that the alien— 
‘‘(A) has been convicted of any offense car-
rying a maximum term of imprisonment of 
more than 180 days; 
‘‘(B) has been convicted of, or found to be 
a juvenile offender based on, an offense that in-
volved— 
‘‘(i) the use or attempted use of phys-
ical force, or threatened use of a deadly 
weapon; 
‘‘(ii) the purchase, sale, offering for 
sale, exchange, use, ownership, possession, 
or carrying, or, of attempting or conspiring 
to purchase, sell, offer for sale, exchange, 
use, own, possess, or carry, any weapon, 
part, or accessory which is a firearm or de-
structive device (as defined in section 
921(a) of title 18, United States Code) in 
violation of any law; 
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‘‘(iii) child abuse and neglect (as de-
fined in section 40002(a)(3) of the Vio-
lence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 
U.S.C. 12291(a)(3))); 
‘‘(iv) assault resulting in bodily injury 
(as defined in section 2266 of title 18, 
United States Code); 
‘‘(v) the violation of a protection order 
(as defined in section 2266 of title 18, 
United States Code); 
‘‘(vi) driving while intoxicated or driv-
ing under the influence (as such terms are 
defined in section 164 of title 23, United 
States Code); or 
‘‘(vii) any offense under foreign law 
(except a purely political offense) that, if 
the offense had been committed in the 
United States, would render the alien inad-
missible under section 212(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)); 
‘‘(C) has been convicted of, or found to be 
a juvenile offender based on, more than 1 crimi-
nal offense (other than minor traffic offenses); 
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‘‘(D) has been convicted of, or found to be 
a juvenile offender based on a crime of violence 
or an offense under Federal, State, or Tribal 
law, that has, as an element, the use or at-
tempted use of physical force or the threatened 
use of physical force or a deadly weapon; 
‘‘(E) has engaged in, is engaged in, or is 
likely to engage after entry in any terrorist ac-
tivity (as defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)(iii) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(3)(B)(iii))), or intends to participate or 
has participated in the activities of a foreign 
terrorist organization (as designated under sec-
tion 219 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)); 
‘‘(F) has engaged in, is engaged in, or any 
time after a prior admission engages in activity 
described in section 237(a)(4) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)); 
‘‘(G) is or was a member of a criminal 
gang (as defined in section 101(a)(53) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(53))); 
‘‘(H) provided materially false, fictitious, 
or fraudulent information regarding age or 
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identity to the United States Government with 
the intent to inaccurately classified as an unac-
companied alien child; or 
‘‘(I) has entered the United States more 
than once in violation of section 275(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1325(a)), knowing that the entry was unlaw-
ful.’’. 
(b) PRIORITIZATION OF PROCEEDINGS.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General 
shall ensure that immigration proceedings and any claims 
for relief, including asylum, for an unaccompanied minor 
child are prioritized and expeditiously adjudicated. 
SEC. 4. CHILD WELFARE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT INFOR-
MATION SHARING. 
Section 235(b) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
1232(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) INFORMATION SHARING.— 
‘‘(A) IMMIGRATION STATUS.—If the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services considers 
placing an unaccompanied alien child with a po-
tential sponsor, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall notify the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services of the immigration status of 
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such potential sponsor before making such 
placement. 
‘‘(B) OTHER
INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, upon re-
quest, shall provide to the Secretary of Home-
land Security and the Attorney General any rel-
evant information relating to an unaccompanied 
alien child who is, or has been, in the custody 
of the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices, including the location of such child and 
any person to whom custody of the child has 
been transferred, for any legitimate law enforce-
ment objective, including the enforcement of the 
immigration laws.’’. 
SEC. 5. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR CHILDREN AND TAXPAYERS. 
Section 235(b) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, as 
amended by section 4, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(6) INSPECTION OF FACILITIES.—The Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Health and 
Human Services shall conduct regular inspections of 
facilities utilized by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to provide care and custody of un-
accompanied alien children who are in the immediate 
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custody of the Secretary to ensure that such facili-
ties are operated in the most efficient manner prac-
ticable. 
‘‘(7) FACILITY OPERATIONS COSTS.—The Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall ensure 
that facilities utilized to provide care and custody of 
unaccompanied alien children are operated efficiently 
and at a rate of cost that is not greater than $500 
per day for each child housed or detained at such fa-
cility, unless the Secretary certifies that compliance 
with this requirement is temporarily impossible due 
to emergency circumstances.’’. 
SEC. 6. CUSTODY OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN 
IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER SECTION 
240 OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY 
ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 235(c)(2) of the William 
Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(2)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) 
CHILDREN
IN
REMOVAL
PRO-
CEEDINGS UNDER SECTION 240.— 
‘‘(i) LIMITATION
ON
PLACEMENT.— 
Notwithstanding any settlement or consent 
decree previously issued before the date of 
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the enactment of this subparagraph, sec-
tion 236.3 of title 8, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, or a similar successor regulation, 
an unaccompanied alien child who has been 
placed in a proceeding under section 240 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1229a) may not be placed in the 
custody of a nongovernmental sponsor or 
otherwise released from the immediate cus-
tody of the United States Government un-
less— 
‘‘(I) the nongovernmental spon-
sor is a biological or adoptive parent 
or legal guardian of the unaccom-
panied alien child; 
‘‘(II) the parent or legal guardian 
is legally present in the United States 
at the time of such placement; 
‘‘(III) the parent or legal guard-
ian has undergone a mandatory bio-
metric criminal history check; 
‘‘(IV) if the nongovernmental 
sponsor is the biological parent, the 
parent’s relationship to the alien child 
has been verified through DNA test-
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ing conducted by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services; 
‘‘(V) 
if 
the 
nongovernmental 
sponsor is the adoptive parent, the 
parent’s relationship to the alien child 
has been verified with the judicial 
court that issued the final legal adop-
tion decree by the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services; and 
‘‘(VI) the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services has determined 
that the alien child is not a danger to 
himself or herself, a danger to the 
community, or a flight risk. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTIONS.—If the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services determines 
that an unaccompanied alien child is a vic-
tim of severe forms of trafficking in per-
sons (as defined in section 103 of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7102)), a special needs child 
with a disability (as defined in section 3 of 
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)), a child who has 
been a victim of physical or sexual abuse 
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under circumstances that indicate that the 
child’s health or welfare has been signifi-
cantly harmed or threatened, or a child 
with mental health needs that require on-
going assistance from a social welfare 
agency, such child may be placed with a 
grandparent or adult sibling if the grand-
parent or adult sibling meets the require-
ments for parents or legal guardians under 
subclauses (II), (III), and (IV) of clause 
(i). 
‘‘(iii) FAILURE TO APPEAR.— 
‘‘(I) CIVIL PENALTY.—Except as 
provided in subclause (II), if an unac-
companied alien child who was placed 
with a sponsor fails to appear in a 
mandatory 
court 
appearance, 
the 
sponsor shall be subject to a civil pen-
alty of $250 per day until the alien 
appears in court, up to a maximum 
penalty of $5,000. 
‘‘(II) BURDEN OF PROOF.—The 
penalty under subclause (I) shall not 
apply to a sponsor who— 
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‘‘(aa) appears in person and 
proves to the immigration court 
that the failure to appear by the 
unaccompanied alien child was 
not the fault of the sponsor; and 
‘‘(bb) supplies the immigra-
tion court with documentary evi-
dence that supports the assertion 
described in item (aa). 
‘‘(iv) PROHIBITION
ON
PLACEMENT 
WITH SEX OFFENDERS AND HUMAN TRAF-
FICKERS.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may not place an unac-
companied alien child under this subpara-
graph in the custody of an individual who 
has been convicted of, or the Secretary has 
reason to believe was otherwise involved in 
the commission of— 
‘‘(I) a sex offense (as defined in 
section 111 of the Sex Offender Reg-
istration and Notification Act (34 
U.S.C. 20911)); 
‘‘(II) a crime involving severe 
forms of trafficking in persons (as de-
fined in section 103 of the Trafficking 
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Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7102)); or 
‘‘(III) an offense under Federal, 
State, or Tribal law that has, as an 
element of the offense, the use or at-
tempted use of physical force or the 
threatened use of physical force or a 
deadly weapon. 
‘‘(v) REQUIREMENTS
OF
CRIMINAL 
BACKGROUND
CHECK.—Each 
biometric 
criminal history check required under 
clause (i)(III) shall be conducted using a 
set of fingerprints or other biometric iden-
tifier through— 
‘‘(I) the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation; 
‘‘(II) criminal history repositories 
of all States that the individual lists 
as current or former residences; and 
‘‘(III) any other Federal or State 
database or repository that the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services 
determines to be appropriate.’’. 
(b) HOME STUDIES AND FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR 
UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN.—Section 235(c)(3) 
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of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection 
Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(3)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) HOME STUDIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided under clause (ii), the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall deter-
mine whether a home study is necessary 
before placing a child with an individual. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIRED
HOME
STUDIES.—A 
home study shall be conducted for a 
child— 
‘‘(I) who is a victim of a severe 
form of trafficking in persons or is a 
special needs child with a disability 
(as defined in section 3 of the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12102)); 
‘‘(II) who has been a victim of 
physical or sexual abuse under cir-
cumstances that indicate that the 
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child’s health or welfare has been sig-
nificantly harmed or threatened; 
‘‘(III) whose proposed sponsor 
presents a risk of abuse, maltreat-
ment, exploitation, or trafficking to 
the child based on all available objec-
tive evidence if more than 2 other 
children are residing with the pro-
posed sponsor, or if such sponsor has 
custody of at least 1 other unaccom-
panied alien child; or 
‘‘(IV) if more than 2 other chil-
dren are residing with the proposed 
sponsor, or if such sponsor has cus-
tody of at least 1 other unaccom-
panied alien child. 
‘‘(C) FOLLOW-UP
SERVICES
AND
ADDI-
TIONAL HOME STUDIES.— 
‘‘(i) PENDENCY
OF
REMOVAL
PRO-
CEEDINGS.—Not less frequently than once 
every 180 days until the date on which ini-
tial removal proceedings are completed and 
the immigration judge issues an order of 
removal, grants voluntary departure under 
section 240B, or grants the alien relief 
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from removal, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall conduct follow-up 
services for any child for whom a home 
study was conducted and who was placed 
with a nongovernmental sponsor. 
‘‘(ii) 
CHILDREN
WITH
MENTAL 
HEALTH OR OTHER NEEDS.—Not less fre-
quently than once every 180 days, until the 
date that is 2 years after the date on 
which a child is placed with a nongovern-
mental sponsor, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall conduct follow- 
up services for any child with mental 
health needs or other needs who could ben-
efit from ongoing assistance from a social 
welfare agency. 
‘‘(iii) CHILDREN AT RISK.—Not less 
frequently than once every 90 days until 
the date that is 2 years after the date on 
which a child is placed with a nongovern-
mental sponsor, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall conduct home 
studies and follow-up services, including 
partnering with local community programs 
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that focus on early morning and after 
school programs for at-risk children who— 
‘‘(I) need a secure environment 
to engage in studying, training, and 
skills-building programs; and 
‘‘(II) are at risk for recruitment 
by 
criminal 
gangs 
or 
other 
transnational criminal organizations 
in the United States.’’. 
SEC. 7. FRAUD IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSFER OF 
CUSTODY OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHIL-
DREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 1041. Fraud in connection with the transfer of cus-
tody of unaccompanied alien children 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for a person 
to obtain custody of an unaccompanied alien child (as de-
fined in section 462(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)))— 
‘‘(1) by making any materially false, fictitious, 
or fraudulent statement or representation; or 
‘‘(2) by making or using any false writing or 
document with the knowledge that such writing or 
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document contains any materially false, fictitious, or 
fraudulent statement or entry. 
‘‘(b) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person who violates, or 
attempts or conspires to violate, subsection (a) shall 
be fined under this title and imprisoned for not less 
than 1 year. 
‘‘(2) 
ENHANCED
PENALTY
FOR
TRAF-
FICKING.—If the primary purpose of a violation, at-
tempted violation, or conspiracy to violate this sec-
tion was to subject the child to sexually explicit ac-
tivity or any other form of exploitation, the offender 
shall be fined under this title and imprisoned for not 
less than 15 years.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis 
for chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘1041. Fraud in connection with the transfer of custody of unaccompanied alien 
children.’’. 
SEC. 8. NOTIFICATION OF STATES AND FOREIGN GOVERN-
MENTS, REPORTING, AND MONITORING. 
Section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking 
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
1232), as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) NOTIFICATION TO STATES.— 
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‘‘(1) BEFORE PLACEMENT.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security or the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall notify the Governor of a State 
not later than 48 hours before placing an unaccom-
panied alien child who is in the custody of such Sec-
retary into the care of a facility or sponsor in such 
State. 
‘‘(2) INITIAL
REPORTS.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall submit a report to the Governor of each 
State in which an unaccompanied alien child was 
discharged to a sponsor or placed in a facility while 
remaining in the legal custody of the Secretary dur-
ing the period beginning October 1, 2013, and end-
ing on the date of the enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(3) MONTHLY
REPORTS.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall submit a monthly 
report to the Governor of each State in which, dur-
ing the reporting period, an unaccompanied alien 
child was discharged to a sponsor or placed in a fa-
cility while remaining in the legal custody of the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(4) CONTENTS.—Each report required to be 
submitted to the Governor of a State under para-
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graph (2) or (3) shall identify the number of unac-
companied alien children placed in the State during 
the reporting period, disaggregated by— 
‘‘(A) the locality in which the aliens were 
placed; and 
‘‘(B) the age of such aliens. 
‘‘(l) NOTIFICATION
OF FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide information 
regarding each unaccompanied alien child to the govern-
ment of the country of which the child is a national to 
assist such government with the identification and reunifi-
cation of such child with their parent or other qualifying 
relative. 
‘‘(m) MONITORING REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall— 
‘‘(1) require all sponsors to agree— 
‘‘(A) to receive approval from the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services before 
changing the location in which the sponsor is 
housing an unaccompanied alien child placed in 
the sponsor’s custody; and 
‘‘(B) to provide a current address for the 
child and the reason for the change of address; 
‘‘(2) provide regular and frequent monitoring of 
the physical and emotional well-being of each unac-
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