,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dghf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ae1 #bjbf,mr4   
,book] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize sitt+         
,gov]nors to conduct heal? & safety     
ov]sight inspections ( immigration      
det5tion facilities locat$ )9 _! ,/ates1
 & to e/abli% a report+ me*anism to     
,congress on conditions f\nd !re94  #a4 
,%ort title2 table ( cont5ts  7a7 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,gov]nors' ,"r to ,inspect ,act ( #bjbf4
  7b7 ,table ( cont5ts ,! table (       
cont5ts = ?is ,act is z foll[s3 ,sec4   
#a4 ,%ort title2 table ( cont5ts4,sec4  
#b4 ,f9d+s2 purpose4,sec4 #c4           
,def9itions4,sec4 #d4 ,"r ( access =    
heal? & safety ov]sight4,sec4 #e4       
,notice4,sec4 #f4 ,facility obligations 
& security protocols4,sec4 #g4 ,reports 
to ,congress4,sec4 #h4 ,supplem5tal     
au?ority4,sec4 #i4 ,au?orization (      

appropriations4,sec4 #aj4 ,effective    
date4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s  
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,9 #bjbf1 
! ,unit$ ,/ates det5tion rate peak$ at !
 highe/ 9 decades1 ) m ?an #gj1jjj p 9  
cu/ody 9 facilities op]at$ ei!r directly
 by ,u4,s4 ,immigration & ,cu/oms       
,en=cem5t or by private contractors "u a
 ,f$]al contract4  7#b7 ,ne>ly #ej      
individuals di$ 9 ,,ice cu/ody betwe5   
,janu>y #bjbe & ,may #bjbf1 :i* is !    
highe/ dea? toll 9 at lea/ #bj ye>s4    
,?is raises urg5t conc]ns ab\t !        
adequacy ( m$ical c>e & conditions (    
conf9em5t across ! ,f$]al det5tion      
sy/em4  7#c7 ,cr$ible reports f         
deta9ees1 attorneys1 & elect$ (ficials  
at ,delaney ,hall immigration det5tion  
c5t] 9 ,new>k1 ,new ,j]sey 7a privately 
op]at$1 #a1jjj-;b$ facility run by !    
,,geo ,gr\p "u ,f$]al contract7 h       
docum5t$ ov]cr[d+1 spoil$ food1 lack (  
m$ical access1 & inadequate sanitation1 
conditions t l$ to a hung] & labor /rike
 by approximately #cjj deta9ees dur+    

,may #bjbf4  7#d7 ,new ,j]sey ,gov]nor  
,mikie ,%]rill1 ex]cis+ h]              
responsibility z ! *ief executive ( !   
,/ate ( ,new ,j]sey to protect ! heal? &
 welf>e ( individuals )9 ,/ate bord]s1  
s\ght to conduct an 9-p]son ov]sight    
visit ( ,delaney ,hall on ,may #be1     
#bjbf1 & 0 d5i$ entry4 ,! ,gov]nor /at$ 
t ! d5ial ( access itself 0 evid5ce (   
s]i\s conc]n ab\t conditions inside !   
facility4  7#e7 ,gov]nors1 z ! *ief     
executives ( ! /ates 9 :i* det5tion     
facilities are locat$1 be> direct public
 heal? responsibilities = _! resid5ts & 
h a con/itutional & civic int]e/ 9      
ensur+ t facilities )9 _! /ates meet    
basic heal? & safety /&>ds4  7#f7       
,gov]nors & designat$ public heal?      
(ficials are uniquely well-position$--  
7,a7 to conduct indep5d5t1 on-!-gr\nd   
heal? & safety ov]sight2 &  7,b7 to     
communicate f9d+s directly to ,congress1
 supplem5t+ &1 :]e necess>y1 comp5sat+ =
 gaps 91 exi/+ ,f$]al inspection        
programs4  7b7 ,purpose ,! sole purpose 

( ?is ,act is to au?orize heal? & safety
 ov]sight by designat$ ,/ate (ficials4  
,gov]nors & o!r ,/ate (ficials w n be   
au?oriz$ to int]f]e ) ,f$]al immigration
 en=cem5t op]ations1 deta9ee cu/ody     
det]m9ations1 or removal proce$+s4  #c4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,au?oriz$ 
ov]sight (ficial ,! t]m au?oriz$        
ov]sight (ficial means-- 7,a7 ! ,gov]nor
 ( any ,/ate 9 :i* a cov]$ facility is  
locat$2 or  7,b7 any ,/ate public heal? 
or safety (ficial designat$-- 7i7 by !  
,gov]nor ( su* ,/ate solely = purposes (
 conduct+ inspections "u ?is ,act2 or   
7ii7 "u applicable ,/ate law4  7#b7     
,cov]$ facility ,! t]m cov]$ facility   
means any facility locat$ )9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates t is us$ = ! det5tion (          
individuals 9 ! cu/ody ( ! ,secret>y1   
includ+-- 7,a7 facilities directly own$ 
& op]at$ by ,,ice2  7,b7 facilities own$
 or op]at$ by a private entity pursuant 
to a contract ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&   
,security2 &  7,c7 any det5tion facility
 ( a ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t     

pursuant to an int]gov]nm5tal s]vice    
agreem5t ) ! ,secret>y4  7#c7 ,heal? &  
safety inspection ,! t]m heal? & safety 
inspection means a visit to a cov]$     
facility = ! purpose ( obs]v+ & docum5t+
 physical conditions at ! cov]$ facility
 z su* conditions relate to ! heal?1    
safety1 & humane treatm5t ( deta9$      
individuals1 includ+ sanitation1 m$ical 
c>e access1 food quality1 access to     
clean wat]1 sleep+ conditions1          
temp]ature1 v5tilation1 & em]g5cy safety
 sy/ems4  7#d7 ,,ice ,! t]m ,,ice means 
,u4,s4 ,immigration & ,cu/oms ,en=cem5t4
  7#e7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means 
! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security4  #d4   
,"r ( access = heal? & safety ov]sight  
7a7 ,g5]al au?orization ,not)/&+ any o!r
 provision ( law or policy1 no funds    
appropriat$ or o!rwise made available to
 ! ,secret>y may be us$ to prev5t an    
au?oriz$ ov]sight (ficial f ent]+ a     
cov]$ facility = ! purpose ( conduct+ a 
heal? & safety inspection4  7b7 ,scope (
 access ,an au?oriz$ ov]sight (ficial   

conduct+ a heal? & safety inspection    
%all h ! "r to-- 7#a7 access all areas (
 ! cov]$ facility2  7#b7 int]view       
deta9ees :o agree to1 or reque/ to1     
speak ) ! (ficial 9 a private room or   
area reg>d+ heal? & safety conditions2  
7#c7 review heal? & safety records (    
deta9ees1 includ+ food prep>ation logs1 
m$ical treatm5t records 79 aggregate &  
consi/5t ) applicable privacy laws71 &  
facility ma9t5ance records2 &  7#d7     
docum5t physical conditions at ! cov]$  
facility ?r\gh writt5 notes &           
photography1 subject to reasonable      
security protocols e/abli%$ by !        
,secret>y pursuant to section #f4  7c7  
,no int]f]5ce ) en=cem5t op]ations ,no?+
 9 ?is ,act may be con/ru$ to au?orize  
any au?oriz$ ov]sight (ficial to-- 7#a7 
direct1 halt1 delay1 or o!rwise int]f]e 
) any ,,ice en=cem5t action1 cu/ody     
det]m9ation1 removal proce$+1 or transf]
 ( deta9ees2  7#b7 release or ord] !    
release ( any deta9$ individual2  7#c7  
direct ,f$]al employees or contractors 9

 ! p]=mance ( _! duties2  7#d7 access   
classifi$ law en=cem5t in=mation or     
s5sitive law en=cem5t in=mation unrelat$
 to heal? & safety conditions2 or  7#e7 
engage 9 access = any purpose o!r ?an   
civilian heal? & safety ov]sight4  #e4  
,notice ,an au?oriz$ ov]sight (ficial   
may conduct a heal? & safety inspection 
( a cov]$ facility )\t prior notice4    
#f4 ,facility obligations & security    
protocols  7a7 ,duty ,to coop]ate ,!    
op]ator ( a cov]$ facility %all coop]ate
 ) ea* heal? & safety inspection4  7b7  
,reasonable security protocols ,n lat]  
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all promulgate a 
rule e/abli%+ reasonable security       
protocols gov]n+ heal? & safety         
inspections1 :i*-- 7#a7 may include--   
7,a7 prohibit+ weapons )9 ! facility2   
7,b7 facility /aff escort+ au?oriz$     
ov]sight (ficials dur+ ea* heal? &      
safety inspection2  7,c7 re/rict+       
photography 9 areas pos+ g5u9e security 
risks 9 a mann] t is n>r[ly tailor$ &   

does n prev5t docum5tation ( heal? &    
safety conditions2 &  7,d7 prohibit+    
disclosure ( in=mation t c\ld compromise
 ! id5tity or safety ( und]cov]         
p]sonnel2 &  7#b7 may n be design$ or   
appli$ 9 a mann] t effectively prev5ts  
or significantly impairs ! conduct ( a  
heal? & safety inspection4  #g4 ,reports
 to ,congress  7a7 ,optional reports by 
,gov]nors ,foll[+ any heal? & safety    
inspection ( a cov]$ facility 9 a ,/ate1
 ! ,gov]nor ( t ,/ate may submit a      
writt5 report to-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on 
! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate2  7#b7 !         
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2  7#c7 !
 ,committee on ,appropriations ( !      
,s5ate2  7#d7 ! ,committee on !         
,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  
7#e7 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7#f7 !     
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives2  7#g7 any ,memb] (   
,congress repres5t+ ! di/rict or ,/ate 9
 :i* su* facility is locat$2 &  7#h7 !  

,secret>y4  7b7 ,cont5ts ( report ,any  
report submitt$ "u ?is section may      
include-- 7#a7 ! "n1 location1 & op]ator
 ( ! cov]$ facility inspect$2  7#b7 !   
date & duration ( ! heal? & safety      
inspection2  7#c7 obs]vations reg>d+    
heal? & safety conditions1 includ+ any  
defici5cies obs]v$2  7#d7 recomm5dations
 = corrective action2 &  7#e7 any       
response or explanation provid$ by      
facility op]ators dur+ or aft] !        
inspection4  7c7 ,,dhs response ,n lat] 
?an #fj days aft] receiv+ a report      
describ$ 9 ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all
 submit a response to ! ,gov]nor :o     
submitt$ ! report & all ! o!r recipi5ts 
( su* report t-- 7#a7 v]ifies or        
corrects ! f9d+s ( ! report2 &  7#b7    
includes a plan = implem5t+ ! corrective
 actions recomm5d$ 9 ! report4  7d7     
,public availability ,reports submitt$  
"u ?is section1 & any response ( !      
,secret>y to su* reports1 %all be made  
publicly available on ! website ( !     
,secret>y1 subject to r$action ( any    

in=mation t w\ld compromise facility    
security or individual privacy4  #h4    
,supplem5tal au?ority ,! access grant$  
to au?oriz$ ov]sight (ficials "u ?is    
,act is supplem5tal to1 & does n limit1 
any rights exi/+ "u-- 7#a7 any ,/ate law
 provid+ heal? & safety inspection      
au?ority ov] private det5tion           
facilities2 or  7#b7 any exi/+          
int]gov]nm5tal agreem5t betwe5 a ,/ate  
or locality & ! ,secret>y4  #i4         
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y su* sums z may be necess>y to 
implem5t ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act1      
includ+-- 7#a7 ! e/abli%m5t ( security  
protocols "u section #f2 &  7#b7 !      
ma9t5ance ( a public report+ portal "u  
section #g7;d74  #aj4 ,effective date   
,?is ,act %all take effect on ! date ?is
 is #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act4