subsection, the parent or legal guardian shall be 
provided with an opportunity to appeal such de-
termination in a hearing before an immigration 
judge. 
(c) RESTORATION OF THE FAMILY CASE MANAGE-
MENT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 7 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall restore the Family Case 
Management Program, which shall provide commu-
nity supervision and community support services, in-
cluding case management services, appearance serv-
ices, and screening of aliens who have been detained, 
to be run through a contract with a not-for-profit 
entity. 
(2) CONTRACT.—Any contract for programming 
or services described in paragraph (1) shall be 
awarded to a not-for-profit organization with dem-
onstrated expertise in meeting the areas specified in 
paragraph (1). 
(d) UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILD DESIGNATION.— 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall treat a child 
who has been separated from an apprehended parent or 
legal guardian and has been designated as an unaccom-
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panied alien child for the duration of his or her immigra-
tion proceedings. 
(e) AUTOMATIC STAY
OF REMOVAL
OF APPRE-
HENDED PARENTS
AND LEGAL GUARDIANS DURING 
CHILD’S IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS.—Until the earlier 
of the date on which the child’s immigration proceedings 
are concluded or the date on which the child reaches 18 
years of age, the Secretary of Homeland Security may not 
remove an apprehended parent or legal guardian of such 
child from the United States unless the apprehended par-
ent or legal guardian, after being afforded the opportunity 
for legal consultation, agrees to removal. 
SEC. 6. CONFIDENTIALITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of Homeland Security may not use in-
formation obtained or recorded pursuant to this Act to 
assist in immigration enforcement actions taken against 
any sponsor, potential sponsor, custodian, potential custo-
dian, or household member of a child or apprehended par-
ent or legal guardian. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to 
the use of information described in that subsection about 
a particular sponsor, potential sponsor, custodian, poten-
tial custodian, or household member for purposes of a law 
enforcement investigation related to— 
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(1) forced labor or human trafficking under 
section 1589, 1590, or 1591 of title 18, United 
States Code; or 
(2) child exploitation under section 2251, 
2251A, 2252, or 2252A of title 18, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE FOR LOCATING AND 
REUNITING CHILDREN WITH APPREHENDED 
PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services (referred to collectively in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Secretaries’’) shall jointly establish an inter-
agency office, which shall be known as the ‘‘Office for Lo-
cating and Reuniting Children with Parents’’ (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘Office’’) and shall be responsible 
for expediting and facilitating the reunification of children 
and apprehended parents or legal guardians after entering 
the United States. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Office shall— 
(1) expeditiously implement guidance des-
ignated for its jurisdiction; 
(2) establish 24-hour priority data and informa-
tion communication networks between HHS, DHS, 
and the Department of Justice; and 
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(3) identify and immediately inform Congress if 
the Office determines that insufficient appropria-
tions, or any other statutory or regulatory condition 
hinders the safe and timely reunion of separated 
children with their apprehended parents or legal 
guardians. 
(c) REPORT.—The Office shall submit a weekly re-
port to Congress that includes— 
(1) the number and location of children in the 
physical custody of DHS or HHS who have been 
separated from an apprehended parent or legal 
guardian; 
(2) the number of such children who have been 
physically reunified with their apprehended parent 
or legal guardian; 
(3) the physical location of apprehended par-
ents and legal guardians who have yet to be reunited 
with their child, including the apprehended parents 
and legal guardians who have been deported without 
their child; 
(4) the number of such children who have not 
yet been physically reunited with their apprehended 
parent or legal guardian; and 
(5) an outline of the progress made in imple-
menting the rule published pursuant to section 3(a). 
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SEC. 8. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 
(a) FEDERAL LAW.—Nothing in this Act may be con-
strued to supersede or modify— 
(1) the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232 et seq.); 
(2) the Stipulated Settlement Agreement filed 
in the United States District Court for the Central 
District of California on January 17, 1997 (CV 85– 
4544–RJK) (commonly known as the ‘‘Flores Settle-
ment Agreement’’); 
(3) the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–296); or 
(4) any applicable Federal child welfare law, in-
cluding the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 
(Public Law 105–89). 
(b) STATE LAW.—Nothing in this Act may be con-
strued to supersede or modify any applicable State child 
welfare laws. 
SEC. 9. REALLOCATION OF DHS APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount allocated to Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement for fiscal year 2019 for 
enforcement, 
detention, 
and 
removal 
operations, 
$50,000,000 shall be reallocated to carry out sections 3 
and 5(a). 
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(b) REUNIFICATION.—Not less than $15,000,000 of 
the amount reallocated under subsection (a) shall be made 
available to carry out section 3. 
SEC. 10. COUNSEL FOR CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE 
ALIENS. 
(a) CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE AUTHORITY OF 
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO APPOINT COUNSEL
TO 
ALIENS IN IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS.—Section 292 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1362) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In any removal proceedings be-
fore an immigration judge and in any appeal pro-
ceedings before the Attorney General from any such 
removal proceedings,’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In a proceeding conducted under 
any section of this Act,’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), as amended by paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(at no expense to the Gov-
ernment)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘he shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘the person shall’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) ACCESS TO COUNSEL.—The Attorney General 
may appoint or provide counsel to aliens in any proceeding 
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conducted under any section of this Act. The Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall ensure that— 
‘‘(1) aliens have access to counsel inside all im-
migration detention and border facilities; 
‘‘(2) children do not appear before an immigra-
tion judge without counsel; and 
‘‘(3) children have their cases heard individ-
ually.’’. 
(b) APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL FOR CHILDREN AND 
VULNERABLE ALIENS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 292 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1362), as amend-
ed by subsection (a), is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ALIENS.—Not-
withstanding subsection (b), the Attorney General shall 
appoint counsel, at the expense of the Government if nec-
essary, at the beginning of the proceedings or as expedi-
tiously as possible, to represent in such proceedings any 
alien who has been determined by the Secretary of Home-
land Security or the Attorney General to be— 
‘‘(1) a child (as defined in section 101(b)(1)); 
‘‘(2) a particularly vulnerable individual, such 
as— 
‘‘(A) a person with a disability; or 
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‘‘(B) a victim of abuse, torture, or violence; 
or 
‘‘(3) an individual whose circumstances are 
such that the appointment of counsel is necessary to 
help ensure fair resolution and efficient adjudication 
of the proceedings. 
‘‘(d) EXTENSION TO CONSOLIDATED CASES.—If the 
Attorney General has consolidated the case of any alien 
for whom counsel was appointed under subsection (c) with 
that of any other alien, and that other alien does not have 
counsel, then the counsel appointed under subsection (c) 
shall be appointed to represent such other alien. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Executive Office 
of Immigration Review of the Department of Justice such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.’’. 
(2) RULEMAKING.—The Attorney General shall 
promulgate regulations to implement section 292(c) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by 
paragraph (1), in accordance with the requirements 
set forth in section 3006A of title 18, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 11. ESTABLISHMENT OF LIMIT ON BOND. 
Section 236(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(a)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘bond of at 
least $1,500’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to paragraph 
(4), bond in an amount that is not more than 
$1,500’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) The limit on the amount of bond in para-
graph (2)(A) shall not apply with respect to an alien 
who has committed an aggravated felony.’’. 
Æ 
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