,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ccb #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eeha ,report ,no4 #aaf-dab1 ,part ,i ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #aj1 #bjbj,ms4 ,jayapal 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 and ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz7 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 ,march #e1 #bjbj;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 and ,mr4 ,kennedy ,march #e1 #bjbj,reported from the ,committee on the ,judiciary with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,march #e1 #bjbj;,committee on ,homeland ,security discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,january #aj1 #bjbj ,a ,,bill ,to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection or ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,access to ,counsel ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,access to counsel and other assistance at ports of entry and deferred inspection 7a7 ,access to counsel and other assistance during inspection ,section #bce of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbe7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,access to counsel and other assistance during inspection 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall ensure that a covered individual has a meaningful opportunity to consult with counsel and an interested party during the inspection process4 7#b7 ,scope of assistance ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall-- 7,a7 provide the covered individual a meaningful opportunity to consult with counsel and an interested party not later than one hour after the secondary inspection process commences and as necessary throughout the inspection process1 including1 as applicable1 during deferred inspection2 7,b7 allow counsel and an interested party to advocate on behalf of the covered individual1 including by providing to the examining immigration officer information1 documentation1 and other evidence in support of the covered individual2 and 7,c7 to the greatest extent practicable1 accommodate a request by the covered individual for counsel or an interested party to appear in-person at the secondary or deferred inspection site4 7#c7 ,special rule for lawful permanent residents 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security may not accept ,form ,i-#djg ,record of ,abandonment of ,lawful ,permanent ,resident ,status 7or a successor form7 from a lawful permanent resident subject to secondary or deferred inspection without providing such lawful permanent resident a reasonable opportunity to seek advice from counsel prior to the submission of the form4 7,b7 ,exception ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security may accept ,form ,i-#djg ,record of ,abandonment of ,lawful ,permanent ,resident ,status 7or a successor form7 from a lawful permanent resident subject to secondary or deferred inspection if such lawful permanent resident knowingly1 intelligently1 and voluntarily waives1 in writing1 the opportunity to seek advice from counsel4 7#d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7,a7 ,counsel ,the term counsel means-- 7i7 an attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of any ,state1 the ,district of ,columbia1 or a territory or a possession of the ,united ,states and is not under an order suspending1 enjoining1 restraining1 disbarring1 or otherwise restricting the attorney in the practice of law2 or 7ii7 an individual accredited by the ,attorney ,general1 acting as a representative of an organization recognized by the ,executive ,office for ,immigration ,review1 to represent a covered individual in immigration matters4 7,b7 ,covered individual ,the term covered individual means an individual subject to secondary or deferred inspection who is-- 7i7 a national of the ,united ,states2 7ii7 an immigrant1 lawfully admitted for permanent residence1 who is returning from a temporary visit abroad2 7iii7 an alien seeking admission as an immigrant in possession of a valid unexpired immigrant visa2 7iv7 an alien seeking admission as a non-immigrant in possession of a valid unexpired non-immigrant visa2 7v7 a refugee2 or 7vi7 an alien who has been approved for parole under section #bab7;d77#e77;,a71 including an alien who is returning to the ,united ,states in possession of a valid advance parole document4 7,c7 ,interested party ,the term interested party means-- 7i7 a relative of the covered individual2 7ii7 in the case of a covered individual to whom an immigrant or non-immigrant visa has been issued1 the petitioner or sponsor thereof 7including an agent of such petitioner or sponsor72 or 7iii7 a person1 organization1 or entity in the ,united ,states with a bona fide connection to the covered individual4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall take effect #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,savings provision ,nothing in this ,act1 or in any amendment made by this ,act1 may be construed to limit a right to counsel or any right to appointed counsel under-- 7#a7 section #bdj7;b77#d77;,a7 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbi;a7b77#d77;,a771 7#b7 section #bib of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acfb71 or 7#c7 any other provision of law1 including any final court order securing such rights1 as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this ,act4 ,march #e1 #bjbj,reported from the ,committee on the ,judiciary with an amendment,march #e1 #bjbj;,committee on ,homeland ,security discharged2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed