,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bi1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,sensenbrenner 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,turner1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 
,mr4 ,rooney1 ,mrs4 ,black1 ,mr4        
,collins of ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,miller of  
,michigan1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,coble1 and
 ,mr4 ,womack7 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 ,states before
 awarding grants or contracts for       
housing facilities for unaccompanied    
alien children4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,uac ,state   
,authority ,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 provides for 
housing of unaccompanied alien children1
 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 consult    
with ,state elected officials and       
agencies regarding the location of the  
facility as well as the duration of the 
award and the safety1 security1 and     
funding of the facility2  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         
comments2 and  7#c7 provide for a       
#aj-;day period1 beginning after the    
conclusion of the #ij-;day notification 
period described in paragraph 7#b71     
during which the governor of the ,state 
in which the facility would be located  
may submit to the ,secretary an         
objection to the contract1 which1 if    
timely submitted1 shall preclude the    
,secretary from awarding the grant or   
contract4  4