,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eehg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ah           
7legislative day1 ,decemb] #af71        
#bjbd,mr4 ,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,m]kley1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 & ,mr4 ,m>key7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% 9 !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security ! ,task   
,=ce on ! ,reunification ( ,families1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,family            
,reunification ,task ,=ce ,act4  #b4    
,task =ce on ! reunification ( families 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 9        
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 !    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 & 
! ,attorney ,g5]al1 %all e/abli% 9 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security a task =ce
 on ! reunification ( families1 to be   
kn[n z ! ,task ,=ce on ! ,reunification 
( ,families 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !

 ,task ,=ce74  7b7 ,activities ,! ,task 
,=ce %all c>ry out ! foll[+3 7#a7       
,id5tify all cov]$ *ildr54  7#b7        
,provide recomm5dations to ! ,secret>y (
 ,homel& ,security conc]n+ ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,! legal au?orities necess>y to    
reunite su* cov]$ *ildr5 ) _! p>5ts or  
legal gu>dians4  7,b7 ,! ex]cise ( p>ole
 "u section #bab7;d77#e77;,a7 ( !       
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;d77#e77;,a77 to reunite
 su* cov]$ *ildr5 ) _! p>5ts or legal   
gu>dians4  7,c7 ,! issuance ( visas or  
o!r immigration b5efits to reunite su*  
cov]$ *ildr5 ) _! p>5ts or legal        
gu>dians4  7,d7 ,! provision (          
additional s]vices & support to su*     
cov]$ *ildr5 & _! p>5ts or legal        
gu>dians1 includ+ trauma & m5tal heal?  
s]vices4  7,e7 ,reunification ( any     
additional family memb]s ( su* cov]$    
*ildr51 su* z sibl+s4  7c7 ,consultation
 ,9 develop+ ! recomm5dations "u        
subsection 7b77#b71 ! ,task ,=ce %all   
consult ) ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,relevant      

/akehold]s1 includ+ dome/ic &           
int]national non-gov]nm5tal             
organizations4  7#b7 ,repres5tatives (  
cov]$ *ildr54  7d7 ,reports ,n lat] ?an 
#fj days aft] ! e/abli%m5t ( ! ,task    
,=ce1 & e #fj days !reaft]1 ! ,task ,=ce
 %all report to ! appropriate           
congressional committees on ! activities
 ( ! ,task ,=ce dur+ ! imm$iately prec$+
 #fj-;day p]iod1 includ+ relat+ to any  
recomm5dations "u subsection 7b77#b7 t  
require congressional action4  7e7      
,sunset ,?is ,act %all t]m9ate on !     
e>lie/ (-- 7#a7 ! date t is #abj days   
aft] ! date on :i* all cov]$ *ildr5 h   
be5 reunit$ ) _! p>5ts or legal         
gu>dians2 or  7#b7 ,janu>y #bj1 #bjci4  
7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on 
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal         
,affairs1 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 !
 ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1      
,labor & ,p5sions1 & ! ,committee on    

,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! 
,committee on ,homel& ,security1 !      
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 ! ,committee 
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & ! ,committee on 
,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,cov]$ *ildr5 ,! 
t]m cov]$ *ildr5 means all p]sons :o1   
betwe5 ,janu>y #bj1 #bjag1 & ,janu>y    
#bj1 #bjba1 7-- 7,a7 "u ! age ( #ah2 &  
7,b7 sep>at$ f _! p>5ts or legal        
gu>dians at ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,mexico     
bord] 9 connection ) ! implem5tation ( !
 ,z]o-,tol]ance ,policy4  7#c7          
,z]o-,tol]ance ,policy ,! t]m           
,z]o-,tol]ance ,policy means-- 7,a7 !   
policy specifi$ 9 ! memor&um issu$ by ! 
,attorney ,g5]al on ,april #f1 #bjah1   
entitl$ ,z]o-,tol]ance = ,(f5ses ,"u #h 
,u4,s4,c4  #acbe7;a72 or  7,b7 any o!r  
relat$ policy1 program1 practice1 or    
initiative4