,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #c1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,schiff 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,booker1    
,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4     
,kelly1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,merkley1    
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4       
,padilla1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,van      
,hollen1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,welch1 and 
,mr4 ,wyden7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to codify in statute the       
authorization of the ,attorney ,general 
to appoint experienced immigration law  
experts as temporary immigration judges 
to reduce the number of pending cases in
 immigration courts4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,temporary ,immigration ,judge          
,integrity ,act4  #b4 ,sense of         
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 the purpose of temporary    
immigration judges is not to replace    

permanent immigration judges or to serve
 in lieu of appointing permanent        
immigration judges2 and  7#b7 due to the
 complex nature and high-stakes         
consequences of the adjudication of     
immigration cases1 immigration judges   
must have extensive knowledge and       
application of ,united ,states          
immigration laws4  #c4 ,temporary       
immigration judges ,section #bdj7;b77#a7
 of the ,immigration and ,nationality   
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbi;a7b77#a77 is   
amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,the         
immigration judge shall administer and  
inserting the following3  7,a7 ,in      
general ,the immigration judge shall    
administer  2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after subparagraph 7,a71 as             
redesignated1 the following3  7,b7      
,temporary immigration judges  7i7      
,appointment ,the ,attorney ,general is 
authorized to appoint1 as temporary     
immigration judges for a renewable term 
not to exceed #f months-- 7,i7 former   
members of the ,board of ,immigration   

,appeals or appellate immigration       
judges2  7,,ii7 former immigration      
judges2  7,,iii7 administrative law     
judges who are employed within1 or have 
retired from1 the ,executive ,office for
 ,immigration ,review2  7,,iv7          
administrative law judges at another    
,federal agency who have at least ten   
years of experience1 after being        
admitted to a ,state bar1 in the field  
of immigration law1 subject to the      
written consent of the head of such     
agency2 and  7,v7 attorneys at the      
,department of ,justice who have at     
least #aj years of legal experience1    
after being admitted to a ,state bar1 in
 the field of immigration law4  7ii7    
,scope of authority ,subject to clause  
7iii71 each temporary immigration judge 
appointed pursuant to clause 7i7 shall  
have the same authority as an           
immigration judge to adjudicate assigned
 cases and administer immigration court 
matters1 in accordance with the         
immigration laws4  7iii7 ,oversight2    

training  7,i7 ,in general ,the         
,attorney ,general1 in collaboration    
with the ,chief ,immigration ,judge and 
,regional ,chief ,immigration ,judges1  
shall establish management and training 
procedures that-- 7aa7 assign caseloads 
to1 and oversee the performance of1     
temporary immigration judges2  7bb7     
evaluate the work product produced by   
such judges2 and  7cc7 except as        
provided in subclause 7,,ii71 ensure    
that temporary immigration judges       
receive-- 7,,aa7 a minimum of #h weeks  
of initial training2 and 7,,bb7 ongoing 
training for at least #a day during     
every #b weeks of their temporary       
service4  7,,ii7 ,exemption ,individuals
 described in subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii7  
of clause 7i7 shall be exempted from the
 training described in subclause        
7,i77cc7 if their service as a temporary
 immigration judge begins not later than
 #b years after the last day of their   
service as an immigration judge1 an     
immigration appellate judge1 or a member

 of the ,board of ,immigration ,appeals4
  7iv7 ,length of service  7,i7 ,in     
general ,temporary immigration judges   
may serve for up to #d consecutive      
#f-month terms4  7,,ii7 ,additional     
service ,temporary immigration judges   
who have reached the #b-year service    
limit described in subclause 7,i7 shall 
not be reappointed to this temporary    
position until at least #c years after  
the conclusion of their temporary       
service4  4