[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3202 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3202
To terminate the Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of
Families and to require the transfer of the salaries of certain Federal
officials and Task Force members to the Judgment Fund to reimburse the
Federal Government for settlements paid to aliens.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 4, 2021
Mr. Lankford introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To terminate the Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of
Families and to require the transfer of the salaries of certain Federal
officials and Task Force members to the Judgment Fund to reimburse the
Federal Government for settlements paid to aliens.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON THE REUNIFICATION
OF FAMILIES.
(a) Rescission of Executive Order 14011.--The provisions of
Executive Order 14011 (86 Fed. Reg. 8273; relating to the establishment
of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families) are hereby
rescinded and shall have no force or effect.
(b) Effect of Rescission.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, all policy decisions, legal decisions, settlement agreements, and
consent decrees between the United States Government and private
individuals or nongovernmental entities, and decisions regarding the
use of the Secretary of Homeland Security's parole authority under
section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(d)(5)) or any other immigration benefit that was provided or
entered into pursuant to Executive Order 14011 are rescinded and
terminated.
SEC. 2. REPORTING AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall--
(1) submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees regarding the operations of the Interagency Task
Force on the Reunification of Families (referred to in this
section as the ``Task Force''); and
(2) publish such report on a publicly accessible website.
(b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) an accounting of all costs incurred by the Task Force
that were paid by the Federal Government;
(2) a list of all of the meetings between the Task Force
and any nongovernmental entity, including--
(A) the list of participants of such meetings; and
(B) the agendas of such meetings;
(3) all communications between Task Force members and
nongovernmental entities;
(4) a description of all of the settlement agreements or
consent decrees between the Federal Government and any
nongovernmental entity that were facilitated by the Task Force;
(5) all legal opinions, memoranda, and other policy
guidance developed pursuant to Executive Order 14011 relating
to granting parole to migrants in accordance with section
212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(d)(5));
(6) the number of migrants who were granted parole under
such section as a result of the activities of the Task Force
and, for each migrant receiving such parole, the
nongovernmental organization who referred the migrant for
consideration for parole or other immigration benefits; and
(7) the date on which each migrant described in paragraph
(6) was separated from a family member by U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
(c) Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements.--
(1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Management
and Budget and the Attorney General shall post copies of all
consent decrees and settlement agreements entered into pursuant
to Executive Order 14011 on a publicly accessible website.
(2) Future consent decrees and settlement agreements.--
(A) GAO review.--The Attorney General shall ensure
that the terms and conditions of all future consent
decrees and settlement agreements between the Federal
Government and any nongovernmental entity relating to
the application of the policy described in the
memorandum of the Attorney General entitled ``Zero-
Tolerance for Offenses under 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1325(a)'',
issued on April 6, 2018, the implementation of
Executive Order 14011, or the separation of family
members by U.S. Customs and Border Protection comply
with section 3711 of title 31, United States Code, and
chapter IX of subtitle B of title 31, Code of Federal
Regulations (commonly known as the ``Federal Claims
Collections Standards''), by seeking an opinion from
the Comptroller General of the United States regarding
each such consent decree and settlement agreement.
(B) Prohibition.--A consent decree or settlement
agreement described in subparagraph (A) may not be
entered into until after the Comptroller General of the
United States, after reviewing the terms of such decree
or agreement, has certified that it fully complies with
section 3711 of title 31, United States Code, and the
Federal Claims Collections Standards.
(C) Publication.--All consent decrees and
settlement agreements described in subparagraph (A)
shall be posted on the publicly accessible website
described in paragraph (1).
SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF FUNDS.
(a) Task Force Member Salaries.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management
shall withhold the salaries of all Federal employees who serve on the
Task Force and deposit an amount equal to all such salaries to the
permanent judgment appropriation established pursuant to section 1304
of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Judgment
Fund''), until the amount so deposited is equal to the total amount
paid (or obligated to be paid) to aliens as a result of all consent
decrees and settlement agreements entered into pursuant to Executive
Order 14011 in which an alien is awarded $1 or more.
(b) Certain Department Heads and Executive Office of the President
Salaries.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of
the Office of Personnel Management shall withhold the salaries of the
Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and all
employees of the Executive Office of the President and deposit an
amount equal to all such salaries to the permanent judgment
appropriation established pursuant to section 1304 of title 31, United
States Code (commonly known as the ``Judgment Fund''), until the amount
so deposited is equal to the total amount paid (or obligated to be
paid) to aliens as a result of all consent decrees and settlement
agreements entered into pursuant to Executive Order 14011 in which an
alien is awarded $1 or more.
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