,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hgii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bj1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,cr[ 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,g>cia (
 ,texas1 & ,ms4 ,escob>7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to prohibit transf]s ( individuals     
betwe5 ,,ice facilities & ,f$]al1 ,/ate1
 & local facilities1 to ensure physical 
di/anc+ inside ,,ice facilities1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,end ,transf]s ( ,deta9$
 ,immigrants ,act4  #b4 ,limitation on  
transf]s f ,,ice det5tion facilities    
7a7 ,transf]s betwe5 ,,ice facilities   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9       
subsection 7c71 no p]son 9 ! cu/ody (   
,u4,s4 ,immigration & ,cu/oms ,en=cem5t 
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z ,,ice7 may be   
transf]r$ betwe5 ,,ice facilities dur+ !
 p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act & end+ on ! date on :i* !      
public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices on 

,janu>y #bg1 #bjbj1 has conclud$4  7#b7 
,det]m9ation ( conclusion ( public heal?
 em]g5cy ,= purposes ( p>agraph 7#a71 ! 
public heal? em]g5cy ref]r$ to 9 su*    
p>agraph %all be deem$ to conclude :5 ! 
daily transmission rate ( ! novel       
coronavirus 7#bjai-n,co,v7 t causes     
,,covid-#ai has be5 suffici5tly conta9$ 
s t ! daily transmission rate ( ! virus 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is at or bel[ #a p]   
#a1ejj1jjj individuals dur+ a #b-week   
p]iod4  7#c7 ,transf]s describ$ ,!      
re/riction "u subsection 7a77#a7 %all   
apply to any transf] betwe5 any #b ,,ice
 facilities utiliz$ = ! purpose ( civil 
immigration det5tion1 includ+-- 7,a7    
s]vice process+ c5t]s2  7,b7 contract   
det5tion facilities2  7,c7 facilities   
op]at+ "u int]gov]nm5tal s]vice         
agreem5ts 7:e!r d$icat$ or nond$icat$ ) 
,,ice72  7,d7 juv5ile facilities2 &     
7,e7 family resid5tial c5t]s4  7b7      
,transf]s betwe5 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local
 facilities  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z    
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 or subsection   

7c71 an ,,ice (fic] may n appreh5d or   
transf] any individual to or f any ,,ice
 det5tion facility &-- 7,a7 a ,f$]al    
prison1 includ+ any facility op]at$ by !
 ,bureau ( ,prisons or ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,m>%als ,s]vice & any o!r facility us$ =
 ! det5tion ( ,f$]al prison]s2  7,b7 a  
det5tion facility op]at$ by a ,/ate or  
local law en=cem5t ag5cy2  7,c7 a %elt] 
or facility1 :e!r p]man5t or tempor>y 9 
nature1 h\s+ unaccompani$ m9ors 9 !     
cu/ody ( ! ,(fice ( ,refugee            
,resettlem5t2 or  7,d7 a ,/ate or local 
prison or jail4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts      
,not)/&+ p>agraph 7#a71 a m$ical        
pr(essional may au?orize ! transf] ( an 
individual betwe5 an ,,ice det5tion     
facility & a ,/ate or local prison or   
jail = m$ical purposes or at ! reque/ ( 
! individual if ! m$ical pr(essional--  
7,a7 adm9i/]s a ,,covid-#ai te/2 &  7,b7
 qu>ant9es ! individual 9 a nonpunitive 
m$ical unit imm$iately be=e or aft]     
conduct+ ! transf]-- 7i7 = a p]iod ( #ad
 consecutive days2 or  7ii7 until ! te/ 

comes back negative4  7#c7 ,def9$ t]m ,z
 us$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 ! t]m        
nonpunitive m$ical unit excludes any    
punitive hold+ area1 includ+ isolation1 
solit>y conf9em5t1 & adm9i/rative       
segregation4  7c7 ,release ( deta9ees   
,no?+ 9 subsections 7a7 & 7b7 may be    
con/ru$ to prohibit-- 7#a7 ! transf] (  
any individual solely = ! purpose (     
necess>y process+ relat$ to !           
individual's release f cu/ody2 or  7#b7 
! transf] ( a m9or f ! cu/ody ( ,,ice to
 ! cu/ody ( ! ,(fice ( ,refugee         
,resettlem5t4  #c4 ,physical di/anc+    
inside ,,ice facilities  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,if1 at any "t1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&   
,security ,(fice ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al1 
! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease       
,control & ,prev5tion1 ,/ate or local   
public heal? (ficials1 c\rt-appo9t$     
inve/igators1 or ! ,director ( ,,ice    
det]m9e t ,,ice _c ensure adh]5ce to    
guidel9es issu$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease  
,control & ,prev5tion to mitigate aga9/ 
! spread ( ,,covid-#ai at any ,,ice     

facility1 includ+ ma9ta9+ physical      
di/ance betwe5 individuals 9 cu/ody at  
all times1 due to population levels or  
facility /ructures t necessitates h\s+ &
 sleep+ l>ge gr\ps ( p 9 a s+le room1 ! 
,director %all-- 7#a7 imm$iately conduct
 a cu/ody review ( all ! individuals    
deta9$ at su* facility2 &  7#b7 release 
all individuals :o are det]m9$ eligible 
= release1 ) priority giv5 to           
individuals :o are mo/ m$ically         
vuln]able to ! effects ( ,,covid-#ai4   
7b7 ,effect ( failure ,to ma9ta9        
physical di/anc+ ,if ! ,director ( ,,ice
 is unable to ensure physical di/anc+   
betwe5 all individuals 9 ,,ice cu/ody at
 all times by ! end ( ! #cj-;day p]iod  
beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,director %all-- 7#a7 imm$iately
 initiate a cu/ody review ( all !       
individuals deta9$ by ,,ice2 &  7#b7 n  
lat] ?an #de days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 release suffici5t  
numb]s ( deta9ees to ensure adh]5ce to !
 guidel9es issu$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease 

,control & ,prev5tion reg>d+ physical   
di/anc+ to mitigate ! spread (          
,,covid-#ai4