,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fcjd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #c1 #bjah,mr4   
,cri/ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1 ,mr4    
,huffman1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney (
 ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,soto1  
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,wass]man 
,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 & ,mr4 ,lawson (  
,florida7 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 direct ! ,secret>y (       
,homel& ,security to reunite ali5 *ildr5
 sep>at$ f _! p>5t or legal gu>dian )   
su* p>5t or legal gu>dian1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,reunify+ ,sep>at$         
,families ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,reunit+   
sep>at$ families  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z
 provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 on ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (     

,homel& ,security1 9 consultation ) !   
,attorney ,g5]al1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices1 & ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1
 %all reunite ea* ali5 *ild :o 0 sep>at$
 f ! *ild's p>5t or legal gu>dian on or 
aft] ,april #f1 #bjah4  7b7 ,exceptions 
,! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security %all n 
reunite a *ild describ$ 9 subsection 7a7
 ) su* *ild's p>5t or legal gu>dian f   
:om ! *ild 0 sep>at$ if--  7#a7 a ,/ate 
c\rt1 au?oriz$ "u ,/ate law1 t]m9at$ !  
rights ( ! p>5t or legal gu>dian1       
det]m9$ t x is 9 ! be/ int]e/s ( ! *ild 
to be remov$ f ! p>5t or legal gu>dian1 
9 accordance ) ! ,adoption & ,safe      
,families ,act ( #aiig 7,public ,law    
#aje-hi71 or made any simil> det]m9ation
 t is legally au?oriz$ "u ,/ate law2    
7#b7 an (ficial f ! ,/ate or c\nty *ild 
welf>e ag5cy ) exp]tise 9 *ild trauma & 
developm5t made a be/ int]e/s           
det]m9ation t x is 9 ! be/ int]e/s ( !  
*ild to be remov$ f ! p>5t or legal     
gu>dian because ! *ild is 9 dang] (     
abuse or neglect at ! h&s ( ! p>5t or   

legal gu>dian1 or is a dang] to h]self  
or o!rs2 or  7#c7 ! sep>ation 0 bas$ on 
a f9d+ ( an (fic] or employee ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security t--  7,a7 
! *ild 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 ! p>5t or     
legal gu>dian ( ! *ild2 or  7,c7 ! *ild 
is 9 dang] ( abuse or neglect at ! h&s (
 ! p>5t or legal gu>dian1 or is a dang] 
to !mselves or o!rs1 except t1 9 ! case 
t a *ild is remov$ f 8 or h] p>5t or    
legal gu>dian "u ?is section1 an        
indep5d5t *ild welf>e exp]t lic5s$ by ! 
,/ate or c\nty 9 :i* ! *ild 0 s remov$1 
au?orizes ! sep>ation n lat] ?an #dh    
h\rs aft] su* removal1 & if su* exp]t   
does n au?orize su* sep>ation1 ! *ild   
%all be reunit$ ) 8 or h] p>5t or legal 
gu>dian n lat] ?an #dh h\rs aft] su*    
det]m9ation4  #c4 ,civil p5alty ,beg9n+ 
on ! date t is #cj days aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,homel& ,security may be f9$ n m ?an    

#a1jjj p] *ild = ea* day t a *ild       
describ$ 9 section #b7;a7 is n reunit$ )
 ! *ild's p>5t f :om ! *ild 0 sep>at$4  
#d4 ,inspector ,g5]al report ,n lat] ?an
 #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,homel& ,security %all submit a      
report to ,congress on--  7#a7 :e!r !   
location ( any *ildr5 describ$ 9 section
 #b7;a7 is unkn[n1 & if s1 an           
explanation ( :y ! location ( su* *ildr5
 is unkn[n2 &  7#b7 :e!r ! policy (     
sep>at+ *ildr5 f _! p>5ts & process+ !m 
z unaccompani$ ali5 *ildr5 0 int5d$ by !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security to det]  
unlawful bord] cross+s4  #e4 ,limitation
 on ! sep>ation ( families  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,an ag5t or (fic] ( a designat$ ag5cy  
%all be prohibit$ f remov+ a *ild f 8 or
 h] p>5t or legal gu>dian1 at or ne> !  
port ( entry or )9 #ajj miles ( a bord] 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 unless "o ( ! foll[+ 
has occurr$3  7#a7 ,a ,/ate c\rt1       
au?oriz$ "u ,/ate law1 t]m9ates ! rights
 ( ! p>5t or legal gu>dian1 det]m9es t x

 is 9 ! be/ int]e/s ( ! *ild to be      
remov$ f ! p>5t or legal gu>dian1 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 *ild welf>e ag5cy ) exp]tise 9 
*ild trauma & developm5t makes a be/    
int]e/s det]m9ation t x is 9 ! be/      
int]e/s ( ! *ild to be remov$ f ! p>5t  
or legal gu>dian because ! *ild is 9    
dang] ( abuse or neglect at ! h&s ( !   
p>5t or legal gu>dian1 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 !   
*ild 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 ! p>5t or     
legal gu>dian ( ! *ild2 or  7,c7 ! *ild 
is 9 dang] ( abuse or neglect at ! h&s (

 ! p>5t or legal gu>dian1 or is a dang] 
to !mselves or o!rs1  except t1 9 ! case
 t a *ild is remov$ f 8 or h] p>5t or   
legal gu>dian "u ?is section1 an        
indep5d5t *ild welf>e exp]t lic5s$ by ! 
,/ate or c\nty 9 :i* ! *ild 0 s remov$1 
au?orizes ! sep>ation n lat] ?an #dh    
h\rs aft] su* removal1 & if su* exp]t   
does n au?orize su* sep>ation1 ! *ild   
%all be reunit$ ) 8 or h] p>5t or legal 
gu>dian n lat] ?an #dh h\rs aft] su*    
det]m9ation4  7b7 ,prohibition on       
sep>ation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a designat$   
ag5cy may n remove a *ild f a p>5t or   
legal gu>dian solely = ! policy goal (  
det]r+ individuals f migrat+ to ! ,unit$
 ,/ates or = ! policy goal ( promot+    
compliance ) civil immigration laws4    
7#b7 ,p5alty = family sep>ation ,any    
p]son :o kn[+ly sep>ates a *ild f 8 or  
h] p>5t or legal gu>dian 9 violation (  
?is section1 %all be f9$ n m ?an        
#aj1jjj4  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  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,! 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#b7 ,! t]m ag5t or (fic]    
includes contractors ( ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t4  7#c7 ,! t]m *ild means an   
individual :o-- 7,a7 has n rea*$ ! age (
 #ah2 &  7,b7 has no p]man5t immigration
 /atus4  7#d7 ,! t]m committees (       
jurisdiction means--  7,a7 ! ,committee 
on ! ,judici>y & ! ,committee on ,heal?1
 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( !     
,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y & ! ,committee on ,education &
 ! ,work=ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4
  7#e7 ,! t]m f9d+ means an             
individualiz$ writt5 assessm5t or scre5+
 =maliz$ z requir$ "u subsection 7c74   
7#f7 ,! t]m 9 dang] ( abuse or neglect  
at ! h&s ( ! p>5t or legal gu>dian does 
n include migrat+ to or cross+ ( a bord]

 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#g7 ,unless       
o!rwise specifi$1 ! t]m ,secret>y means 
! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security4