S.Amdt. 4709

SA 4709. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee
on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. 4. AUDITS OF DETENTION FACILITIES.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Private Detention Accountability Act''.
(b) Audit Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the Office
of Detention Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security
completes an audit of a detention facility at which aliens
are being detained, the Director of U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement shall submit a report containing the
results of such audit and describing the actions that have
been taken to remediate any deficiencies discovered through
such audit to--
(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate;
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives; and
(4) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives.
(c) Restriction on Detention Facilities.--
(1) In general.--Aliens may not be newly housed at any
detention facility operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement unless--
(A) the Office of Detention Oversight has completed an
audit of such facility;
(B) any deficiencies discovered through such audit have
been properly remediated; and
(C) the report required under subsection (b) has been
properly submitted.
(2) Applicability.--The restriction set forth in paragraph
(1) shall apply to any detention facility--
(A) commencing operations on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act; or
(B) operating before such date of enactment and about which
the Office of Detention Oversight has completed an audit.
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