,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ccbb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #c1 #bjbe ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,mr4 ,kim1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend or repeal certain provisions of ,public ,law #aai-ba that undermine protections and heighten dangers for unaccompanied alien children1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,upholding ,protections for ,unaccompanied ,children ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,fees 7a7 ,asylum fee ,section #ajjjjb of ,public ,law #aai-ba is amended by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,exception ,the fee otherwise required under this section shall not apply to any individual who is1 or was previously determined to be1 an unaccompanied alien child 7as defined in section #dfb7;g77#b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bgi7;g77#b7774 4 7b7 ,employment authorization document fee ,section #ajjjjc of ,public ,law #aai-ba is amended by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,exception ,the fee otherwise required under this section shall not apply to any individual who is1 or was previously determined to be1 an unaccompanied alien child 7as defined in section #dfb7;g77#b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bgi7;g77#b7774 4 7c7 ,special immigrant juvenile fee 7#a7 ,repeal ,section #ajjjje of ,public ,law #aai-ba is repealed4 7#b7 ,clarification ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security may not impose a fee in connection with any alien1 parent1 or legal guardian of an alien applying for special immigrant juvenile status under section #aja7;a77#bg77;,j7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#bg77;,j774 7d7 ,annual asylum fee ,section #ajjjji of ,public ,law #aai-ba is amended by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,exception ,the fee otherwise required under this section shall not apply to any individual who is1 or was previously determined to be1 an unaccompanied alien child 7as defined in section #dfb7;g77#b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bgi7;g77#b7774 4 7e7 ,employment authorization renewal fees 7#a7 ,employment authorization for parolees ,section #ajjjaj of ,public ,law #aai-ba is amended by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,exception ,the fee otherwise required under this section shall not apply to any individual who is1 or was previously determined to be1 an unaccompanied alien child 7as defined in section #dfb7;g77#b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bgi7;g77#b7774 4 7#b7 ,employment authorization for asylum applicants ,section #ajjjaa of ,public ,law #aai-ba is amended by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,exception ,the fee otherwise required under this section shall not apply to any individual who is1 or was previously determined to be1 an unaccompanied alien child 7as defined in section #dfb7;g77#b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bgi7;g77#b7774 4 7#c7 ,employment authorization for aliens granted temporary protected status ,section #ajjjab of ,public ,law #aai-ba is amended by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,exception ,the fee otherwise required under this section shall not apply to any individual who is1 or was previously determined to be1 an unaccompanied alien child 7as defined in section #dfb7;g77#b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bgi7;g77#b7774 4 7f7 ,immigration court fees ,section #ajjjac of ,public ,law #aai-ba is amended by adding at the end the following3 7l7 ,exception ,the fees otherwise required under this section shall not apply to any individual who is1 or was previously determined to be1 an unaccompanied alien child 7as defined in section #dfb7;g77#b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bgi7;g77#b7774 4 7g7 ,in absentia removal fee ,section #ajjjaf7;c7 of ,public ,law #aai-ba is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following3 1 or to any individual who is1 or was previously determined to be1 an unaccompanied alien child 7as defined in section #dfb7;g77#b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bgi7;g77#b7774 7h7 ,border apprehension fee ,section #ajjjag of ,public ,law #aai-ba is amended by inserting at the end the following3 7e7 ,exception ,the fee otherwise required under this section shall not apply to any individual who is1 or was previously determined to be1 an unaccompanied alien child 7as defined in section #dfb7;g77#b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bgi7;g77#b7774 4 #c4 ,upholding protection screenings and a fair legal process ,section #ajjjea of ,public ,law #aai-ba is amended by striking paragraph 7#h74 #d4 ,limitations on body examinations 7a7 ,body examinations conducted by the ,office of ,refugee ,resettlement ,section #hgjja7;b7 of ,public ,law #aai-ba is amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#c72 and 7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 as paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d71 respectively4 7b7 ,body examinations conducted by the ,department of ,homeland ,security ,section #ajjjea of ,public ,law #aai-ba is amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#aa72 and 7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#i71 7#aj71 and 7#ab7 as paragraphs 7#h71 7#i71 and 7#aj71 respectively4 #e4 ,sponsor information sharing ,section #hgjja of ,public ,law #aai-ba1 as amended by section #d7;a71 is further amended by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,limitation on information sharing ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall ensure that information obtained under this section is not shared with ,department of ,homeland ,security or any other ,federal agency for the purpose of enforcing the immigration laws 7as defined in section #aja7;a77#ag7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ag7774 4 #f4 ,refund of fees ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security or the ,attorney ,general shall refund each fee paid by1 or on behalf of1 any individual under a provision of law that is repealed or amended under this ,act to exempt such individual from such payment to the individual or entity who paid such fee4