,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fbcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bf1 #bjah,mr4  
,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york 7= 
himself1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,o',hall]an1  
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (  
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4           
,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4        
,correa1 ,ms4 ,titus1 & ,mr4 ,mc,govern7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9     
addition to ! ,committee on ,homel&     
,security1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to limit ! sep>ation (        
families includ+ an individual ) an     
developm5tal disability at or ne> ports 
( entry4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+ ,family ,sep>ation 
= ,immigrants ) ,disabilities ,act4  #b4
 ,limitation on ! sep>ation ( families  
includ+ an individual ) an developm5tal 
disability  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,an ag5t or    

(fic] ( a designat$ ag5cy %all be       
prohibit$ f remov+ a protect$ individual
 f 8 or h] family memb]1 at or ne> !    
port ( entry or )9 #ajj miles ( ! bord] 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 unless "o ( ! foll[+ 
has occurr$3  7#a7 ,a ,/ate c\rt1       
au?oriz$ "u ,/ate law1 t]m9ates ! rights
 ( a family memb]1 det]m9es t x is 9 !  
be/ int]e/s ( ! protect$ individual to  
be remov$ f 8 or h] family memb]1 9     
accordance ) ! ,adoption & ,safe        
,families ,act ( #aiig 7,public ,law    
#aje-hi71 or makes any simil>           
det]m9ation t is legally au?oriz$ "u    
,/ate law4  7#b7 ,an (ficial f ! ,/ate  
or c\nty welf>e ag5cy ) exp]tise 9      
trauma & developm5t & an (ficial f !    
,/ate protection & advocacy sy/em make a
 be/ int]e/s det]m9ation t x is 9 ! be/ 
int]e/s ( ! protect$ individual to be   
remov$ f 8 or h] family memb] because ! 
protect$ individual is 9 dang] ( abuse  
or neglect at ! h&s ( ! family memb]1 or
 is a dang] to h]self or o!rs4  7#c7 ,! 
,*ief ,patrol ,ag5t or ! ,area ,port    

,director 9 _! (ficial & undelegat$     
capacity1 au?orizes sep>ation ^u !      
recomm5dation by an ag5t or (fic]1 bas$ 
on a f9d+ t--  7,a7 ! protect$          
individual is a victim ( traffick+ or is
 at significant risk ( becom+ a victim (
 traffick+2  7,b7 !re is a /rong        
likelihood t ! adult is n a family memb]
 ( ! protect$ individual2 or  7,c7 !    
protect$ individual is 9 dang] ( abuse  
or neglect at ! h&s ( ! family memb]1 or
 is a dang] to !mselves or o!rs4  7b7   
,prohibition on sep>ation ,an ag5cy may 
n remove a protect$ individual f a      
family memb] solely = ! policy goal (   
det]r+ individuals f migrat+ to ! ,unit$
 ,/ates or = ! policy goal ( promot+    
compliance ) civil immigration laws4    
7c7 ,docum5tation requir$ ,! ,secret>y  
%all ensure t a sep>ation "u subsection 
7a77#c7 is docum5t$ 9 writ+ & includes1 
at a m9imum1 ! reason = su* sep>ation1  
toge!r ) ! /at$ evid5ce = su* sep>ation4
  #c4 ,requir$ in=mation = sep>at$      
families ,n less frequ5tly ?an once e   

mon?1 ! ,secret>y %all provide ! family 
memb] ( a protect$ individual :o 0      
sep>at$1 ! foll[+ in=mation1 at a       
m9imum3  7#a7 ,a /atus report on !      
mon?ly activities ( ! protect$          
individual4  7#b7 ,in=mation ab\t !     
education & heal? ( ! protect$          
individual1 includ+ any m$ical treatm5t 
provid$ to ! individual or m$ical       
treatm5t recomm5d$ = ! individual4  7#c7
 ,in=mation ab\t *anges to !            
individual's immigration /atus1 z well z
 in=mation ab\t ! ,/ate protection &    
advocacy (fice t has monitor+ au?ority4 
7#d7 ,o!r in=mation ab\t ! individual1  
design$ to promote & ma9ta9 family      
reunification1 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es 9 
8 or h] discretion4  #d4 ,def9itions ,9 
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,ag5t2 (fic] ,! t]ms ag5t
 & (fic] include contractors ( ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t4  7#b7 ,dang] ( abuse or      
neglect at ! h&s ( ! family memb] ,! t]m
 dang] ( abuse or neglect at ! h&s ( !  
family memb] %all n mean migrat+ to or  
cross+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates bord]4  7#c7     

,designat$ ag5cy ,! t]m designat$ ag5cy 
means--  7,a7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&     
,security2  7,b7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice2 
&  7,c7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human   
,s]vices4  7#d7 ,disabilities speciali/ 
,! t]m disabilities speciali/ means an  
individual ) exp]tise work+ )           
individuals ) a disability :o is--  7,a7
 a physician2  7,b7 an o/eopa?2 or  7,c7
 a psy*ologi/4  7#e7 ,f9d+ ,! t]m f9d+  
means an individualiz$ writt5 assessm5t 
or scre5+ by ! tra9$ ag5t or (fic] t    
includes a consultation ) a disabilities
 speciali/1 =maliz$ z requir$ "u section
 #a7;c74  7#f7 ,protect$ individual ,!  
t]m protect$ individual means an        
individual :o-- 7,a7 has an developm5tal
 disability2 &  7,b7 has no p]man5t     
immigration /atus4  7#g7 ,secret>y      
,unless o!rwise specifi$1 ! t]m         
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&   
,security4