,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ba1       
#bjah,mrs4 ,torres 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,vargas1 and ,mr4 ,mc,govern7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security1 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 ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security to develop a       
strategy to implement policies and      
procedures1 including the deployment of 
resources1 to ensure the safety of      
children in ,,cbp and ,,ice custody1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,border  
,security and ,child ,safety ,act4  #b4 
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,on ,december #h1 #bjah1 ,jakelin
 ,caal1 a #g-year-old child of          

,guatemalan origin1 died after spending 
approximately #be hours in ,u4,s4       
,customs and ,border ,protection 7,,cbp7
 care4  7#b7 ,,cbp failed to report the 
death to ,congress1 despite statutory   
requirements that ,,cbp report deaths in
 ,,cbp custody to ,congress within #bd  
hours1 and did not publicly disclose the
 death until the ,washington ,post      
reported it4  7#c7 ,according to the    
,department of ,homeland ,security      
7,,dhs7's ,december #ad1 #bjah1         
statement1 ,jakelin ,caal's father      
reported to ,,cbp agents that she had   
become sick and was vomiting at #e a4m4 
on ,december #g1 #bjah1 but received no 
medical treatment until at least #f3cj  
a4m4 on the same date4 ,instead1 she was
 transported via bus1 with no medical   
personnel present1 to the ,lordsburg    
,border ,patrol station1 which was #ij  
minutes away4  7#d7 ,according to a     
#bjaf ,,dhs ,inspector ,general report1 
at least one forward operating base has 
experienced periodic issues with water  

contamination4  7#e7 ,on ,may #aj1      
#bjah1 ,mariee ,juarez1 a toddler of    
,guatemalan origin1 died shortly after  
being released from ,u4,s4 ,immigration 
and ,customs ,enforcement 7,,ice7       
custody1 where she had developed a      
respiratory infection4  #c4 ,sense of   
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that all ,united ,states ,government    
agencies1 including those agencies      
tasked with enforcing immigration laws1 
should prioritize the health and safety 
of children within their care4  #d4     
,policy review  7a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees and make public on the       
website of the ,department of ,homeland 
,security a review of all policies and  
procedures impacting the safety and     
health of children in custody of ,,cbp  
and ,,ice4  7b7 ,matters ,to be included
 ,the review required under subsection  

7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7   
,an assessment of the suitability of    
forward operating bases of the          
,department of ,homeland ,security for  
the temporary detention of children     
apprehended by ,u4,s4 ,border ,patrol   
agents4  7#b7 ,a review of ,,cbp's      
transport1 escort1 detention1 and search
 policies4  7#c7 ,an assessment ,,cbp   
capacity to provide timely and adequate 
medical care to all children in its     
custody4  #e4 ,strategy required  7a7   
,in general ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security shall submit to the           
appropriate congressional committees a  
strategy to implement policies and      
procedures1 including the deployment of 
resources1 to ensure the safety of      
children in ,,cbp and ,,ice custody4    
7b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security shall submit to the           

appropriate congressional committees a  
report on steps taken to implement the  
policies and provisions described in    
subsection 7a74  #f4 ,prioritization of 
medical personnel in hiring  ,in hiring 
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
personnel1 the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security shall prioritize the hiring of
 medical personnel until such time as   
the ,secretary1 in consultation with the
 ,commissioner of ,,cbp1 certifies to   
,congress that ,,cbp has sufficient     
medical personnel to provide prompt and 
adequate medical care to all children in
 its custody4  #g4 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act1 the term appropriate             
congressional committees means the      
,committee on ,appropriations1 the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,appropriations1 the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs1 and the         
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     

,senate4