S.Amdt. 3693

SA 3693. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1067. ACCESS TO MIGRANT DETENTION FACILITIES AT
INSTALLATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BY
FAMILIES AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

(a) Access by Families.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall ensure that family members of any
migrant detained at an installation of the Department of
Defense are offered visiting hours at detention facilities
and expedited access to such installation for purposes of
visiting such migrant.
(2) Emergency exception.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, may limit access to
installations of the Department of Defense by individuals
under paragraph (1) in an emergency.
(B) Emergency defined.--In this paragraph, the term
``emergency'' means--
(i) a public health emergency;
(ii) a natural disaster that impacts the area;
(iii) a period of war declared by Congress; or
(iv) an incident of domestic terrorism.
(b) Access by Members of Congress to Conduct Oversight.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a facility
located on an installation of the Department of Defense and
operated by or for the Department of Homeland Security to
detain or otherwise house migrants may not deny entry to a
Member of Congress or an employee of the Senate or the House
of Representatives for the purpose of conducting oversight.
(2) Prior notice.--
(A) Members of congress.--A Member of Congress may enter a
facility described in paragraph (1) without prior notice for
the purpose of conducting oversight.
(B) Staff.--The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of
Homeland Security, as the case may be, may require an
employee of the Senate or the House of Representatives to
provide 24-hour notice before entering a facility described
in paragraph (1) for purpose of conducting oversight.
(c) Visitors Log.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
maintain a log of all visitors to detention facilities at
installations of the Department of Defense at which migrants
are detained, which shall include--
(A) the name of each visitor;
(B) the time that the visitor arrived at the detention
facility;
(C) the time the visitor obtained entry to the detention
facility, if the visitor obtained entry; and
(D) if the visitor was denied access to the detention
facility, the reason for denying access.
(2) Public accessibility.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall make the log maintained under paragraph (1)
publicly accessible online for inspection.
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