,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fahb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ba1 #bjah ,mr4
 ,duncan of ,south ,carolina introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services1 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 ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act to codify         
,president ,trump's ,affording ,congress
 an ,opportunity to ,address ,family    
,separation ,executive ,order1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,codifying     
,president ,trump's ,affording ,congress
 an ,opportunity to ,address ,family    
,separation ,executive ,order ,act4  #b4
  ,keeping illegal alien families       
together while detained ,at the end of  
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  

7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb71 insert the        
following3  #fja4 ,findings ,congress   
finds it to be the policy of the ,united
 ,states to rigorously enforce our      
immigration laws4 ,under our laws1 the  
only legal way for an alien to enter    
this country is at a designated port of 
entry at an appropriate time4 ,when an  
alien enters or attempts to enter the   
country anywhere else1 that alien has   
committed at least the crime of improper
 entry and is subject to a fine or      
imprisonment under section #acbe7;a7 of 
title #h1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,this  
,administration will initiate           
proceedings to enforce this and other   
criminal provisions of the ,,ina until  
and unless ,congress directs otherwise4 
,it is also the policy of this          
,administration to maintain family      
unity1 including by detaining alien     
families together where appropriate and 
consistent with law and available       
resources4 ,it is unfortunate that      
,congress's failure to act and court    

orders have put the ,administration in  
the position of separating alien        
families to effectively enforce the law4
  #fjb4 ,definitions ,for purposes of   
this ,act1 the following definitions    
apply3 7a7 ,alien family means--  7#a7  
any person not a citizen or national of 
the ,united ,states who has not been    
admitted into1 or is not authorized to  
enter or remain in1 the ,united ,states1
 who entered this country with an alien 
child or alien children at or between   
designated ports of entry and who was   
detained2 and  7#b7 that person's alien 
child or alien children4  7b7 ,alien    
child means any person not a citizen or 
national of the ,united ,states who--   
7#a7 has not been admitted into1 or is  
not authorized to enter or remain in1   
the ,united ,states2  7#b7 is under the 
age of #ah2 and  7#c7 has a legal       
parent-child relationship to an alien   
who entered the ,united ,states with the
 alien child at or between designated   
ports of entry and who was detained4    

#fjc4  ,temporary detention policy for  
families entering this country illegally
  7a7 ,the ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security 7,secretary71 shall1 to the   
extent permitted by law and subject to  
the availability of appropriations1     
maintain custody of alien families      
during the pendency of any criminal     
improper entry or immigration           
proceedings involving their members4    
7b7 ,the ,secretary shall not1 however1 
detain an alien family together when    
there is a concern that detention of an 
alien child with the child's alien      
parent would pose a risk to the child's 
welfare4  7c7 ,the ,secretary of        
,defense shall take all legally         
available measures to provide to the    
,secretary1 upon request1 any existing  
facilities available for the housing and
 care of alien families1 and shall      
construct such facilities if necessary  
and consistent with law4 ,the           
,secretary1 to the extent permitted by  
law1 shall be responsible for           

reimbursement for the use of these      
facilities4  7d7 ,heads of executive    
departments and agencies shall1 to the  
extent consistent with law1 make        
available to the ,secretary1 for the    
housing and care of alien families      
pending court proceedings for improper  
entry1 any facilities that are          
appropriate for such purposes4 ,the     
,secretary1 to the extent permitted by  
law1 shall be responsible for           
reimbursement for the use of these      
facilities4  7e7 ,the ,attorney ,general
 shall promptly file a request with the 
,u4,s4 ,district ,court for the ,central
 ,district of ,california to modify the 
,settlement ,agreement in ,flores v4    
,sessions1 ,,cv #he-dedd 7,flores       
settlement71 in a manner that would     
permit the ,secretary1 under present    
resource constraints1 to detain alien   
families together throughout the        
pendency of criminal proceedings for    
improper entry or any removal or other  
immigration proceedings4  #fjd4         

,prioritization of immigration          
proceedings involving alien families    
,the ,attorney ,general shall1 to the   
extent practicable1 prioritize the      
adjudication of cases involving detained
 families4  #fje4 ,general provisions   
7a7 ,nothing in this bill shall be      
construed to impair or otherwise        
affect-- 7#a7 the authority granted by  
law to an executive department or       
agency1 or the head thereof2 or  7#b7   
the functions of the ,director of the   
,office of ,management and ,budget      
relating to budgetary1 administrative1  
or legislative proposals4  4