(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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