Our Communities, Our Choices Act of 2014 - Amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require consultation with state and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts to provide non-federal housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5138 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5138
To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require consultation with State and
local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or
contracts for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 2014
Mr. Olson (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr.
Williams, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Cotton, Mrs. Black,
Mr. Walberg, and Mr. Marchant) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection
Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require consultation with State and
local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or
contracts for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Our Communities, Our Choices Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING CONSULTATION WITH STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS
AND A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE AWARDING GRANTS OR CONTRACTS
FOR HOUSING FACILITIES FOR UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN.
Section 235(i) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232(i)) is amended by
adding at the end the following: ``Before awarding any grant or
contract under this subsection that provide for housing of
unaccompanied alien children in a facility that is not on property of
the Federal Government, the Secretary shall--
``(1) consult with State and local elected officials
regarding the location of the facility as well as the duration
of the award and the safety, security, and funding of the
facility; and
``(2) conduct a public hearing, no earlier than 90 days
after the announcement of a potential location for such
facility, for which--
``(A) advance public notice has been provided, in
mediums available for general circulation in the
proposed jurisdiction, at least 10 days before the date
of the hearing; and
``(B) a representative of the Department of Health
and Human Services is in attendance in an official
capacity for the purpose of receiving public
comments.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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