,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #h1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,barletta introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to require consultation with ,state and
 local officials prior to awarding a    
grant or contract for housing facilities
 for unaccompanied alien children4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,unaccompanied ,alien ,children     
,transparency ,act of #bjad4  #b4       
,requirements 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 notify in  

writing ,state and local elected        
officials regarding the location of the 
facility and the duration of the grant  
or contract2  7#b7 provide ,state and   
local elected officials a written       
assessment of the grant or contract's   
impact on the community's public safety1
 and educational and health systems2    
7#c7 provide ,state and local elected   
officials a written assessment of the   
grant or contract's impact on the       
community's fiscal needs2  7#d7 certify 
in writing to ,state and local elected  
officials that all unaccompanied alien  
children to be housed at the facility   
will have undergone health screenings1  
including vaccinations1 and will not    
present a risk to the public health2    
7#e7 certify in writing to ,state and   
local elected officials that all        
unaccompanied alien children to be      
housed at the facility will have        
undergone background checks and will    
have been determined not to present a   
risk to public safety2  7#f7 certify in 

writing to ,state and local elected     
officials that all persons charged with 
the care of the unaccompanied alien     
children to be housed at the facility   
will have undergone background checks   
and will have been determined not to    
present a risk to such unaccompanied    
alien children2  7#g7 provide for a     
#cj-;day period1 beginning on the date  
that the ,secretary notifies the ,state 
and local elected officials1 during     
which such ,state and local officials   
may review the proposed contract or     
grant1 along with the assessment and    
certifications required by paragraphs   
7#b7 through 7#f72  7#h7 conduct a      
public hearing in the locality in which 
the facility in the grant or contract   
has been proposed1 not later than #aj   
days after the conclusion of the        
#cj-;day comment period described in    
paragraph 7#g71 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  7#i7 provide for a #g-;day   
period1 beginning on the date that the  
hearing under paragraph 7#h7 concludes1 
during which the ,governor of the       
,state1 may submit to the ,secretary an 
affirmation of the grant or contract1   
which1 if not timely submitted1 shall   
preclude the ,secretary from awarding   
the grant or contract2 and  7#aj7       
provide for a #g-;day period1 beginning 
on the date that the period under       
paragraph 7#i7 concludes1 during which a
 majority of the governing body of the  
county in which the facility in the     
grant or contract has been proposed may 
submit to the ,secretary an affirmation 
of the grant or contract1 which1 if not 
timely submitted1 shall preclude the    
,secretary from awarding the grant or   

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