(aa) by striking ‘‘section 
241(a)(2)(A)(iii)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 237(a)(2)(A)(iii)’’; 
(bb) by striking ‘‘section 
241(a)(2)(A)(ii)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 237(a)(2)(A)(ii)’’; and 
(cc) by striking ‘‘section 
241(a)(2)(A)(i)’’ and inserting 
‘‘237(a)(2)(A)(i)’’; 
(ii) in the second subsection (c)— 
(I) in paragraph (2)(B), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 241(a)(2)(A)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 237(a)(2)(A)’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘section 241(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 237(a)’’; and 
(iii) by redesignating the second sub-
section (c) as subsection (d); 
(B) 
in 
section 
276(b)(4) 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1326(b)(4)), by striking ‘‘section 241(a)(4)(B)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 237(a)(4)(B)’’; and 
(C) in section 501(1) (8 U.S.C. 1531(1)), 
by striking ‘‘section 241(a)(4)(B)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 237(a)(4)(B)’’. 
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SEC. 10. PROHIBITION ON SOLITARY CONFINEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual in the custody of 
the Department may not be placed in solitary confine-
ment. 
(b) DEFINITION OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘solitary confinement’’— 
(1) means the confinement of an individual to 
the individual’s cell, alone or with a cellmate, wheth-
er pursuant to disciplinary, administrative, or classi-
fication action; and 
(2) does not include the confinement of an indi-
vidual to an individual’s cell during designated sleep-
ing time. 
SEC. 11. LEGAL ORIENTATION. 
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall ensure that each facility used to detain aliens pro-
vides access to the Legal Orientation Program (or any 
successor program), to be operated by a nonprofit non-
governmental organization with demonstrated immigra-
tion law expertise, for each alien detained at such facility, 
whether or not such facility is owned by the Department. 
(b) ORIENTATION.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall ensure that each alien described in subsection 
(a) receives a legal orientation under such subsection, 
which may be provided in a group setting, as soon as prac-
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ticable after entering the detention facility, but in no case 
after the initial hearing before an immigration judge. 
SEC. 12. ACCESS TO COUNSEL. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall permit an 
alien who has counsel in accordance with section 292 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1362) to 
access such counsel, in a private, confidential setting, in-
cluding through confidential contact with counsel through 
in person, telephonic, or televideo meetings. 
SEC. 13. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT. 
(a) OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall permit a covered person to enter, for the purpose 
of conducting oversight, any facility operated by or for the 
Department used to detain or otherwise house aliens for 
any period of time, and may not make any temporary 
modification at any such facility that in any way alters 
what is observed by a visiting covered person, compared 
to what would be observed in the absence of such modifica-
tion. 
(b) NO PRIOR NOTICE FOR MEMBERS.—A covered 
person described in subsection (b)(1) may not be required 
to provide prior notice of the intent to enter a facility de-
scribed in subsection (a) for the purpose of conducting 
oversight. 
(c) NOTICE FOR EMPLOYEES.— 
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(1) EMPLOYEES NOT ACCOMPANYING A MEM-
BER.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security may require a covered 
person described in subsection (b)(2) to provide no-
tice to a facility described in subsection (a) at least 
24 hours in advance of entry into such facility. 
(2) EMPLOYEES ACCOMPANYING A MEMBER.— 
The notice described in paragraph (1) shall not be 
required for a covered person described in subsection 
(b)(2) who is accompanying a covered person de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1). 
(d) COVERED PERSON DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered person’’ means— 
(1) a Member of Congress; and 
(2) an employee of the House of Representa-
tives or the Senate designated by such a Member for 
the purpose of this section. 
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