,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ciie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #d1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,lujn introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ,u4,s4 ,customs and
 ,border ,protection and ,u4,s4         
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement  
to timely update the ,online ,detainee  
,locator ,system1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short titles ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,location ,updates  
for ,custody and ,transparency          
,enforcement ,act or the ,,locate ,act4 
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,custody event ,the term custody event  
means1 with respect to an individual in 
immigration detention1 any of the       
following3 7,a7 ,initial intake or      
placement into custody by ,u4,s4        
,customs and ,border ,protection or     
,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs        
,enforcement4  7,b7 ,transfer from one  
detention facility to another detention 

facility4  7,c7 ,release from custody4  
7,d7 ,removal from the ,united ,states4 
7,e7 ,death4  7,f7 ,any other           
significant change in status that       
materially affects the individual's     
location or custodial status4  7#b7     
,online detainee locator system ,the    
term ,online ,detainee ,locator ,system 
means the online system maintained by   
,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs        
,enforcement for the purposes of        
tracking detainees in its custody or the
 custody of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border 
,protection4  #c4 ,timely reporting of  
detainee custody events  7a7 ,timely    
updates ,not later than #f hours after  
any custody event affecting an          
individual in the custody of ,u4,s4     
,customs and ,border ,protection or not 
later than #ab hours after any custody  
event affecting an individual in the    
custody of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and      
,customs ,enforcement1 the ,online      
,detainee ,locator ,system shall be     
updated to accurately reflect such      

individual's current custodial status   
and location4  7b7 ,transfers between   
,,cbp and ,,ice ,if an individual who   
was initially taken into custody by     
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
is subsequently transferred to ,u4,s4   
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
shall provide all relevant biographical 
and custodial information relating to   
such individual to ,u4,s4 ,immigration  
and ,customs ,enforcement not later than
 #d hours after such transfer to        
facilitate timely entry into the ,online
 ,detainee ,locator ,system4  7c7 ,data 
accuracy ,the ,online ,detainee ,locator
 ,system shall include1 for each        
detainee-- 7#a7 the full name and date  
of birth of the detainee2  7#b7 the     
current facility where the detainee is  
being held1 including the address of    
such facility and the contact           
information for a knowledgeable official
 at such facility2  7#c7 the date of    
initial apprehension and most recent    

transfer of such detainee1 if           
applicable2  7#d7 any scheduled release1
 removal1 or transfer date for such     
detainee1 if known2 and  7#e7           
information regarding the release1      
deportation1 or death of such detainee1 
if applicable4  7d7 ,rule of            
construction ,nothing in this section   
may be construed to supersede or replace
 any requirement that ,u4,s4 ,customs   
and ,border ,protection and ,u4,s4      
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement  
report in-custody deaths in accordance  
with section #c of the ,death in        
,custody ,reporting ,act of #bjac 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #acgbg;a74  #d4 ,enforcement  
and accountability  7a7 ,inspector      
,general audits ,the ,inspector ,general
 of the ,department of ,homeland        
,security shall-- 7#a7 conduct annual   
audits to evaluate the ,department of   
,homeland ,security's compliance with   
the requirements under section #c2 and  
7#b7 submit annual reports to the       
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     

,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives that summarize the     
findings of such audits4  7b7 ,timely   
notification of family or               
representatives ,not later than #ab     
hours after a custody event involving a 
detainee1 reasonable efforts shall be   
made to notify close family members or  
legal representatives of such detainee1 
if known1 of such custody event4  #e4   
,effective date ,this ,act shall take   
effect on the date that is #cj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4