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. 3. ACCESS BY COUNSEL AND LEGAL ORIENTATION AT 
DETENTION FACILITIES. 
(a) ACCESS TO COUNSEL.—The Secretary of Home-
land Security shall facilitate access to counsel for all aliens 
detained in facilities under the supervision of U.S. Immi-
gration and Customs Enforcement or of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, including providing information to 
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aliens in detention about legal services programs at deten-
tion facilities. 
(b) ACCESS TO LEGAL ORIENTATION PROGRAMS.— 
The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with 
the Attorney General, shall establish procedures to ensure 
that legal orientation programs are available for all de-
tained aliens, including aliens held in U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection facilities, to inform such aliens of the 
basic procedures of immigration hearings, their rights re-
lating to those hearings under Federal immigration laws, 
information that may deter such aliens from filing frivo-
lous legal claims, and any other information that the At-
torney General considers appropriate, such as a contact 
list of potential legal resources and providers. Access to 
legal orientation programs shall not be limited by the 
alien’s current immigration status, prior immigration his-
tory, or potential for immigration relief. 
(c) PILOT PROJECT FOR NONDETAINED ALIENS IN 
REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS.—The Attorney General shall 
develop and administer a 2-year pilot program at not 
fewer than 2 immigration courts to provide nondetained 
aliens with pending asylum claims access to legal informa-
tion. At the conclusion of the pilot program, the Attorney 
General shall submit a report to the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judici-
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ary of the House of Representatives that describes the ex-
tent to which nondetained aliens are provided with access 
to counsel. 
(d) 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. 
SEC. 4. CASE MANAGEMENT PILOT PROGRAM TO INCREASE 
COURT APPEARANCE RATES. 
(a) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall establish a pilot program to in-
crease the court appearance rates of aliens described in 
section 292(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as 
added by section 2(c)(1), by contracting with nongovern-
mental, community-based organizations to provide appro-
priate case management services to such aliens. This pilot 
program shall not be used to monitor individuals des-
ignated as unaccompanied alien children under section 
462 of the Homeland Security Act. 
(b) SCOPE OF SERVICES.—Case management services 
provided under subsection (a) shall include assisting aliens 
with— 
(1) accessing legal counsel; 
(2) complying with court-imposed deadlines and 
other legal obligations; 
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(3) procuring appropriate housing; 
(4) enrolling their minor children in school; and 
(5) acquiring health services, including, if need-
ed, mental health services. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Homeland Security such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out this section. 
SEC. 5. REPORT ON ACCESS TO COUNSEL. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than December 31 of each 
year, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Attorney General, shall prepare and submit a re-
port to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and 
the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives regarding the extent to which aliens described 
in section 292(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
as added by section 2(c)(1), have been provided access to 
counsel. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include, for the immediately preceding 1- 
year period— 
(1) the number and percentage of aliens de-
scribed in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, 
of section 292(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, as added by section 2(c)(1), who were rep-
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resented by counsel, including information speci-
fying— 
(A) the stage of the legal process at which 
the alien was represented; and 
(B) whether the alien was in government 
custody; and 
(2) the number and percentage of aliens who 
received legal orientation presentations. 
SEC. 6. MOTIONS TO REOPEN. 
Section 240(c)(7)(C) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(7)(C)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
CHILDREN 
AND OTHER VULNERABLE ALIENS.—If the 
Attorney General fails to appoint counsel 
for an alien in violation of section 292(c)— 
‘‘(I) no limitation under this 
paragraph pertaining to the filing of 
any motion under this paragraph by 
such alien shall apply; and 
‘‘(II) the filing of such a motion 
shall stay the removal of the alien.’’. 
Æ 
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