,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cahb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #d1  
#bjba,mr4 ,carper 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,portman1 and ,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve the   
,office of ,refugee ,resettlement       
shelter grant process4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,safe   
,shelters ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,office of
 ,refugee ,resettlement shelter grant   
process  7a7 ,definitions ,in this      
section3 7#a7 ,adverse action ,the term 
adverse action means an adverse criminal
 or regulatory action taken by the      
,federal ,government or a ,state or     
local government with respect to        
contracting with a government entity or 
to the care of children1 including--    
7,a7 the suspension or revocation of an 
operating license2 and  7,b7 any ongoing
 or pending investigation by the        

,federal ,government or a ,state or     
local government4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the 
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,health and ,human ,services4  7#c7     
,unaccompanied alien child ,the term    
unaccompanied alien child has the       
meaning given the term in section       
#dfb7;g7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act
 of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bgi7;g774  7b7 
,disclosure and licensure ,with respect 
to ,office of ,refugee ,resettlement    
grants to open or fund shelter          
facilities for unaccompanied alien      
children1 the ,secretary shall require  
each applicant-- 7#a7 to disclose in the
 grant application any adverse action   
taken against the applicant during the  
#e-year period immediately preceding the
 date on which the application is       
submitted2 and  7#b7 to be licensed to  
operate such a facility in the          
applicable ,state as of such date4  7c7 
,information sharing ,in considering an 
application for a grant referred to in  
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary shall    

seek to collaborate with the appropriate
 regulatory agencies of the ,state in   
which the applicant intends to operate  
to conduct a review of ,state databases 
for information on adverse actions taken
 against the applicant4