,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eadc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ag1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,carter 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,aderholt1  
and ,mr4 ,kingston7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs1 for a period to be            
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,william       
,wilberforce ,trafficking ,victims      
,protection ,reauthorization ,act of    
#bjjh to provide for the expedited      
removal of unaccompanied alien children 
who are not victims of a severe form of 
trafficking in persons and who do not   
have a fear of returning to their       
country of nationality or last habitual 
residence1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protection of ,children ,act of    

#bjad4  #b4 ,repatriation of            
unaccompanied alien children  7a7 ,in   
general ,section #bce of the ,william   
,wilberforce ,trafficking ,victims      
,protection ,reauthorization ,act of    
#bjjh 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abcb7 is amended-- 
7#a7 in subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in       
paragraph 7#b7--  7i7 by amending the   
heading to read as follows3 ,rules for  
unaccompanied alien children42  7ii7 in 
subparagraph 7,a72  7,i7 in the matter  
preceding clause 7i71 by striking who is
 a national or habitual resident of a   
country that is contiguous with the     
,united ,states2  7,,ii7 in clause 7i71 
by inserting and at the end2  7,,iii7 in
 clause 7ii71 by striking 2 and and     
inserting a period2 and  7,,iv7 by      
striking clause 7iii72  7iii7 in        
subparagraph 7,b7--  7,i7 in the matter 
preceding clause 7i71 by striking 7#h   
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq47 may-- and      
inserting 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et        
seq47--2  7,,ii7 in clause 7i71 by      
inserting before permit such child to   

withdraw the following3 may2 and        
7,,iii7 in clause 7ii71 by inserting    
before return such child the following3 
shall2 and  7iv7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 
7,i7 by amending the heading to read as 
follows3 ,agreements with foreign       
countries42 and  7,,ii7 in the matter   
preceding clause 7i71 by striking ,the  
,secretary of ,state shall negotiate    
agreements between the ,united ,states  
and countries contiguous to the ,united 
,states and inserting ,the ,secretary of
 ,state may negotiate agreements between
 the ,united ,states and any foreign    
country that the ,secretary determines  
appropriate2 and  7,b7 in paragraph     
7#e77;,d7--  7i7 in the matter preceding
 clause 7i71 by striking 1 except for an
 unaccompanied alien child from a       
contiguous country subject to the       
exceptions under subsection 7a77#b71 and
 inserting who does not meet the        
criteria listed in paragraph 7#b77;,a72 
and  7ii7 in clause 7i71 by inserting   
before the semicolon at the end the     

following3 1 which shall include a      
hearing before an immigration judge not 
later than #ad days after being screened
 under paragraph 7#d72  7#b7 in         
subsection 7b7--  7,a7 in paragraph     
7#b7--  7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by    
inserting before the semicolon the      
following3 believed not to meet the     
criteria listed in subsection           
7a77#b77;,a72 and  7ii7 in subparagraph 
7,b71 by inserting before the period the
 following3 and does not meet the       
criteria listed in subsection           
7a77#b77;,a72 and  7,b7 in paragraph    
7#c71 by striking an unaccompanied alien
 child in custody shall and all that    
follows1 and inserting the following3   
an unaccompanied alien child in         
custody-- 7,a7 in the case of a child   
who does not meet the criteria listed in
 subsection 7a77#b77;,a71 shall transfer
 the custody of such child to the       
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services not later than #cj days after 
determining that such child is an       

unaccompanied alien child who does not  
meet such criteria2 or  7,b7 in the case
 of child who meets the criteria listed 
in subsection 7a77#b77;,a71 may transfer
 the custody of such child to the       
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services after determining that such   
child is an unaccompanied alien child   
who meets such criteria4  2 and  7#c7 in
 subsection 7c7--  7,a7 in paragraph    
7#c71 by inserting at the end the       
following3  7,d7 ,information about     
individuals with whom children are      
placed  7i7 ,information to be provided 
to ,homeland ,security ,before placing a
 child with an individual1 the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services shall provide to the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1      
regarding the individual with whom the  
child will be placed1 the following     
information3  7,i7 ,the name of the     
individual4  7,,ii7 ,the social security
 number of the individual4  7,,iii7 ,the
 date of birth of the individual4       

7,,iv7 ,the location of the individual's
 residence where the child will be      
placed4  7,v7 ,the immigration status of
 the individual1 if known4  7,,vi7      
,contact information for the individual4
  7ii7 ,special rule ,in the case of a  
child who was apprehended on or after   
,june #ae1 #bjab1 and before the date of
 the enactment of the ,protection of    
,children ,act of #bjad1 who the        
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services placed with an individual1 the
 ,secretary shall provide the           
information listed in clause 7i7 to the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security not   
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of the ,protection of     
,children ,act of #bjad4  7iii7         
,activities of the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security ,not later than #cj 
days after receiving the information    
listed in clause 7i71 the ,secretary of 
,homeland ,security shall--  7,i7 in the
 case that the immigration status of an 
individual with whom a child is placed  

is unknown1 investigate the immigration 
status of that individual2 and  7,,ii7  
upon determining that an individual with
 whom a child is placed is unlawfully   
present in the ,united ,states1 initiate
 removal proceedings pursuant to chapter
 #d of title ,,ii of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abba et seq474  2 and  7,b7 in         
paragraph 7#e7--  7i7 by inserting after
 to the greatest extent practicable the 
following3 7at no expense to the        
,government72 and  7ii7 by striking have
 counsel to represent them and inserting
 have access to counsel to represent    
them4  7b7 ,effective date ,the         
amendments made by this section shall   
apply to any unauthorized alien child   
apprehended on or after ,june #ae1      
#bjab4  #c4 ,special immigrant juvenile 
status for immigrants unable to reunite 
with either parent ,section             
#aja7;a77#bg77;,j77i7 of the            
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#bg77;,j77i77 is    

amended by striking #a or both of the   
immigrant's parents and inserting either
 of the immigrant's parents4  #d4       
,jurisdiction of asylum applications    
,section #bjh7;b77#c7 of the            
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh7 is amended by striking 
subparagraph 7,c74