,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #each  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ag1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,olson 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,sam ,johnson
 of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,mr4   
,williams1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mrs4 ,miller 
of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mrs4       
,black1 ,mr4 ,walberg1 and ,mr4         
,marchant7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend the ,william ,wilberforce     
,trafficking ,victims ,protection       
,reauthorization ,act of #bjjh to       
require consultation with ,state and    
local elected officials and a public    
hearing before awarding grants or       
contracts for housing facilities for    
unaccompanied alien children4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,our ,communities1 ,our ,choices    
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,requiring          
consultation with ,state and local      
elected officials and a public hearing  
before awarding grants or contracts for 

housing facilities for unaccompanied    
alien children ,section #bce7;i7 of the 
,william ,wilberforce ,trafficking      
,victims ,protection ,reauthorization   
,act of #bjjh 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb7;i77  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  ,before awarding any grant  
or contract under this subsection that  
provide for housing of unaccompanied    
alien children in a facility that is not
 on property of the ,federal            
,government1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7
 consult with ,state and local elected  
officials regarding the location of the 
facility as well as the duration of the 
award and the safety1 security1 and     
funding of the facility2 and  7#b7      
conduct a public hearing1 no earlier    
than #ij days after the announcement of 
a potential location for such facility1 
for which--  7,a7 advance public notice 
has been provided1 in mediums available 
for general circulation in the proposed 
jurisdiction1 at least #aj days before  
the date of the hearing2 and  7,b7 a    

representative of the ,department of    
,health and ,human ,services is in      
attendance in an official capacity for  
the purpose of receiving public         
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