,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fbcf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bg1 #bjah,ms4 ,bass 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,torres1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,lewis of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,ms4 ,frankel of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 ,mr4 ,lawson of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,maxine ,waters of ,california1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas1 and ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,ways and ,means1 and ,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 require the reunification of families separated upon entry into the ,united ,states as a result of the zero-tolerance immigration policy requiring criminal prosecution of all adults apprehended crossing the border illegally1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,family ,unity ,rights and ,protection ,act4 #b4 ,family reunification 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of ,state1 and the ,secretary of ,defense together shall establish and implement coordinated policies1 procedures1 and strategies to ensure that each covered child is reunited at the earliest possible date with each parent or legal guardian from whom the child was separated4 7b7 ,notification 7#a7 ,beneficiaries in the ,united ,states ,in carrying out subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 in conjunction with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security and the ,attorney ,general1 shall be responsible for notifying parents and guardians who are in the ,united ,states of the procedures to be used to reunite with each covered child who was removed from their care and custody and who is in the ,united ,states1 the location or locations of each such covered child1 and a means to contact each such covered child4 7#b7 ,beneficiaries abroad ,in carrying out subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in conjunction with the ,secretary of ,state1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 and the ,attorney ,general1 shall be responsible for carrying out the duty described in paragraph 7#a7 in a case in which either a covered child or a parent or guardian of a covered child has been removed from the ,united ,states under the immigration laws 7as defined in section #aja7;a77#ag7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ag7774 7c7 ,registry 7#a7 ,in general ,the duties described in subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall include the creation of an electronic registry for covered children and their parents and guardians4 ,these individuals1 whether detained1 incarcerated1 or not1 shall be afforded an opportunity to register1 or have registered1 personal information about themselves1 such as their name1 date and place of birth1 nationality1 current location1 and contact information4 ,the registry shall be used by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of ,state1 and the ,secretary of ,defense as one tool among others in carrying out subsections 7a7 and 7b74 7#b7 ,limitations on use ,information in the registry1 as well as other information obtained by the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of ,state1 or the ,secretary of ,defense in carrying out subsections 7a7 and 7b71 shall be used solely to ensure that each covered child is reunited at the earliest possible date with each parent or legal guardian from whom the child was separated4 ,such secretaries shall establish conditions for the use of the information-- 7,a7 to ensure that the information is not used in1 or in pursuit of1 any criminal prosecution or other proceeding under the immigration laws 7as defined in section #aja7;a77#ag7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ag7772 7,b7 to limit the redissemination of such information2 7,c7 to ensure the security1 confidentiality1 and destruction of such information2 and 7,d7 to protect any privacy rights of individuals who are subjects of such information4 7d7 ,state child welfare ,the duties described in subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall include the establishment and implementation of policies and procedures to inform the appropriate ,state child welfare agencies whether a parent or guardian of a covered child received the requisite notices and whether reasonable efforts were made to reunite the parent or guardian with each covered child who was removed from their care and custody prior to the ,state's filing of a petition to terminate parental rights4 7e7 ,report ,not later than #ad days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of ,state1 and the ,secretary of ,defense collectively shall submit a report to the ,congress describing the policies1 procedures1 and strategies established and implemented under subsection 7a74 7f7 ,definition ,for purposes of this section1 the term covered child means an unaccompanied alien child 7as defined in section #dfb7;g77#b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bgi7;g77#b777 who was removed from the care and custody of a parent or legal guardian by a ,federal official or employee at or near a port of entry1 or within #ajj miles of a border of the ,united ,states1 pursuant to the ,zero-,tolerance ,policy for ,criminal ,illegal ,entry announced by the ,attorney ,general on ,april #f1 #bjah4 #c4 ,conditions on termination of parental rights ,section #dge7e77;,e77ii7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fge7e77;,e77ii77 is amended by striking 2 or and inserting the following3 and a compelling reason in this subparagraph for the ,state to not file 7or join in the filing of such a petition7 shall include the removal of the parent from the ,united ,states or the involvement of the parent in 7including detention or incarceration pursuant to7 a civil proceeding under the immigration laws 7as defined in section #aja7;a77#ag7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ag7771 or a criminal misdemeanor proceeding under section #bge7;a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acbe7;a771 unless the parent is unfit or unwilling to be a parent of the child4 ,before a ,state may file to terminate the parental rights under such this subparagraph1 the ,state 7or the county or other political subdivision of the ,state1 as the case may be7 shall make reasonable efforts-- 7,i7 to identify1 locate1 and contact 7including1 if appropriate1 through the diplomatic or consular offices of a country to which the parent or legal guardian was removed or where a parent1 legal guardian1 or relative resides7 any parent or legal guardian of the child1 and where possible1 any potential adult relative of the child 7as described in section #dga7;a77#bi772 7,,ii7 to notify such a parent or legal guardian of the intent of the ,state 7or the county or other political subdivision of the ,state1 as applicable7 to file 7or join in the filing of7 such a petition2 7,,iii7 to reunify the child with any such parent or legal guardian2 and 7,,iv7 provide and document appropriate services to the parent or legal guardian2 or 4 #d4 ,family adjudication ,section #bce7;a7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbe7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 ,family unity ,in the case of an alien under #ah years of age who arrives in the ,united ,states 7whether or not at a designated port of arrival and including an alien who is brought to the ,united ,states after having been interdicted in international or ,united ,states waters7 accompanied by one or more family members 7such as a parent1 legal guardian1 spouse1 son1 daughter1 brother1 sister1 aunt1 uncle1 cousin1 or other family member who has lived with the alien71 all inspections of the alien by immigration officers1 and all immigration or asylum interviews or proceedings involving the alien 7such as proceedings under this section or section #bjh1 #bji7;b71 or #bdj71 shall be consolidated1 to the maximum extent authorized by law1 with those of each accompanying family member1 in order to maintain family unity and ensure that the rights of the alien are protected1 unless-- 7,a7 a parent of the alien 7unless the rights of the parent have been terminated71 or legal guardian of the alien1 requests otherwise2 7,b7 such consolidation will prejudice the rights of the alien2 or 7,c7 such consolidation will prejudice the rights of any of the accompanying family members1 in which case such family member may request that such consolidation1 as applied to them1 be discontinued4 4