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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority
Office of Refugee Resettlement,
Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Notice; realignment of the Office
of Refugee Resettlement.
AGENCY:
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) has
realigned the Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR). This notice makes
ORR’s Refugee Program and
Unaccompanied Children Program the
Refugee Program Bureau and the
Unaccompanied Children Bureau,
respectively; creates the Bureau of
Operations; and aligns divisions with
the bureau they support.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Smith, Chief Operating Officer,
Office of Refugee Resettlement, 330 C
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public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
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confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
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Street SW, Washington, DC 20201,
phone 202–401–4657.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice amends Part K of the Statement
of Organization, Functions, and
Delegations of Authority of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), as
follows: Chapter KR, Office of Refugee
Resettlement, as last amended by 85 FR
85643, 2020–28706 (December 29,
2020).
I. Under Chapter KR, Office of
Refugee Resettlement, delete KR.10
Organization in its entirety and replace
with the following:
KR.10 Organization. The Office of
Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is headed
by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Humanitarian Services and Director,
who reports directly to the Assistant
Secretary for Children and Families.
The office is organized as follows:
Office of the Director/Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Humanitarian Services
(KRA)
Refugee Program Bureau (KRB)
Division of Refugee Assistance (KRB1)
Division of Refugee Services (KRB2)
Division of Refugee Health (KRB3)
Division of Refugee Children Services
(KRB4)
Division of Refugee Policy (KRB5)
Division of Monitoring, Evaluation, and
Learning (KRB6)
Division of Refugee Data and
Information (KRB7)
Division of Interagency Outreach and
Response (KRB8)
Unaccompanied Children Bureau (KRC)
Division of Unaccompanied Children
Services (KRC1)
Division of Planning and Logistics
(KRC2)
Division of Health for Unaccompanied
Children (KRC3)
Division of Unaccompanied Children
Field Operations (KRC4)
Division of Unaccompanied Children
Policy (KRC5)
Division of Unaccompanied Child
Protection Investigations (KRC6)
Division of Grants Management (KRC7)
Division of Unaccompanied Children
Placements (KRC8)
Division of Quality Improvement and
Performance Management (KRC9)
Division of Unaccompanied Children
Data Analytics and Information
Management (KRC10)
Bureau of Operations (KRD)
Division of Budget Planning and
Analysis (KRD1)
Division of Office Operations (KRD2)
Division of Acquisitions Requirements
(KRD3)
Division of Technology (KRD4)
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II. Under Chapter KR, Office of
Refugee Resettlement, deletes KR.20
Functions in its entirety and replaces it
with the following:
KR.20 Function. A. The Office of the
Director/Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Humanitarian Services (ORR Director/
DAS–HS) is directly responsible to the
Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families for carrying out ORR’s
statutory mandates and mission and
providing guidance and general
supervision to the components of ORR.
The ORR Director/DAS–HS has specific
legal authorities provided by section
411 of the Refugee Act of 1980, section
462 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002, and delegated per section 235 of
the William Wilberforce Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
of 2008, and provides executive level
leadership and direction on national
policy and programming. The Principal
Deputy Director, in coordination with
the ORR Director/DAS–HS, oversees
overall program effectiveness. Program
administration and management is
carried out by the Director of the
Refugee Program Bureau, the Director of
the Unaccompanied Children Bureau,
and the Chief Operating Officer.
The ORR Director/DAS–HS
coordinates with the lead refugee and
entrant program offices of other Federal
departments; provides leadership in
representing refugee and entrant
programs, policies, and administration
to a variety of governmental entities and
other public and private interests; and
acts as the coordinator of the refugee
and entrant resettlement efforts for ACF
and the Department. The ORR Director/
DAS–HS oversees the care and custody
of unaccompanied children, grants
specific consent for those who wish to
invoke the jurisdiction of a state court
for a dependency order to seek Special
Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status, and
makes placement determinations for
those eligible for the Unaccompanied
Refugee Minors (URM) Program. The
Office of the Director/DAS–HS develops
regulations, legislative proposals, and
routine interpretations of policy;
implements strategic initiatives and
management priorities; and oversees
communications for the office,
including responses to media requests,
congressional inquiries, and stakeholder
engagements. In the absence of the ORR
Director/DAS–HS, the Principal Deputy
Director serves as head of office. Within
the Office of the Director, the Strategic
Initiatives team, the Enterprise
Analytics team, the Integrity and
Accountability team, and the
Communications and Partnerships team
provide direct support to the Office of
the Director/DAS–HS.
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The Strategic Initiatives team oversees
the development and monitoring of
office-wide and bureau-specific strategic
priorities and provides periodic reviews
of progress. The Enterprise Analytics
team provides ORR leadership with
analytics-related programmatic briefs,
leads data analysis on projects in
collaboration with supporting divisions
across the ORR bureaus, and supports
the office of the ORR Director/DAS–HS.
The Integrity and Accountability team is
responsible for the mitigation,
identification, and reporting of
attempted fraud. The Communications
and Partnerships team monitors and
responds to media outlets; provides
support for stakeholder engagement;
manages digital communication
channels; oversees the clearance
processes for communication materials,
rollout plans, and reports and
documents that ORR is required to
publicly post; and manages both
internal and external communications.
B. The Refugee Program Bureau is
responsible for carrying out programs
that assist all populations deemed
eligible by Congress for Refugee
Program services, including refugees,
asylees, Cuban and Haitian entrants,
certain Amerasians, certain
Humanitarian Parolees and Special
Immigrants, Survivors of Torture, and
certified victims of severe forms of
trafficking in persons. The Refugee
Program Bureau consists of the Division
of Refugee Assistance; the Division of
Refugee Services; the Division of
Refugee Health; the Division of Refugee
Children Services; the Division of
Refugee Policy; the Division of
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning;
the Division of Refugee Data and
Information; and the Division of
Interagency Outreach and Response.
The Director of the Refugee Program
Bureau reports directly to the ORR
Director/DAS–HS.
Division of Refugee Assistance (KRB1)
The Division of Refugee Assistance
represents ORR nationally and
regionally in coordinating services and
capacity for refugees in a manner that
helps refugees become employed and
economically self-sufficient and
integrated into their local communities
soon after they arrive in the United
States. The Division oversees and
provides technical assistance to the
state- administered domestic assistance
programs and Wilson/Fish projects. The
Division works closely with each state
in designing a resettlement program
specific to the needs of incoming
populations. The Division develops
guidance and procedures for their
implementation and manages special
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initiatives to increase refugee selfsufficiency, such as through statefunded discretionary grants or pilot
programs. The Division assists in
coordinating and planning refugee
support services among public and
private agencies and supports the flow
of information on refugee profiles and
community resources in support of
effective placement at the state and local
levels. The Division manages the
effective allocation of formula social
services and targeted assistance in
support of newly arriving populations.
The Division tracks all state costs
related to refugee assistance.
Division of Refugee Services (KRB2)
The Division of Refugee Services
manages effective refugee resettlement
through the programmatic
implementation of grants, contracts, and
special initiatives of transitional
services. The Division initiates,
publishes, oversees, and manages most
Refugee Program Bureau discretionary
grants; develops program guidelines;
recommends grantee allocation;
coordinates with the grants management
office to review the financial
expenditures under discretionary grant
programs; provides data in support of
apportionment requests; and provides
technical assistance on discretionary
grant operations. The Division
coordinates and provides liaison with
other Federal entities on discretionary
grant operational issues and other
activities as specified by the Bureau
Director or required by Congressional
mandate. The Division responds to
unanticipated refugee and entrant
arrivals or significant increases in
arrivals to communities where adequate
or appropriate services do not exist
through supplemental initiatives. The
Division works to promote economic
independence among refugees through
employment-related services, social
services, educational services, and
intensive case management and
community development initiatives.
Division of Refugee Health (KRB3)
The Division of Refugee Health
provides direction for ensuring that
refugees are provided medical
assistance and mental health services
through state-administered programs
and alternative programs. The Division
ensures the quality of medical screening
and initial medical treatment of refugees
through its administration of grant
programs, development of program
guidance, technical assistance, and
interagency agreements in support of
comprehensive medical and mental
health services. The Division also
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victims of torture. The Division works
closely with State Refugee Health
Coordinators in the planning and
provision of medical and mental health
services to meet the individual needs of
incoming populations through the
Refugee Health Promotion Program and
other behavioral health discretionary
grant initiatives. The Division oversees
the provision of psychosocial and
rehabilitative services through Survivors
of Torture programs. The Division tracks
all state costs related to refugee medical
assistance and screening.
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Division of Refugee Children Services
(KRB4)
The Division of Refugee Children
Services provides oversight of foster
care placement and services to
unaccompanied refugee minors and
other special populations of youth in
the United States. The Division has two
primary components: (1) the
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM)
Program, which focuses on the safety,
education, well-being, permanency, and
self-sufficiency of youth in foster care,
and (2) coordination of services through
technical assistance and capacity
building across ORR programs with a
child-protection lens to ensure the
safety and well-being of children and
youth as they navigate the refugee
resettlement and integration process.
The Division oversees the work of the
URM Program, working closely with
states to ensure sufficient capacity to
serve all URM-eligible populations. The
Division provides oversight to the state
administered URM Program, develops
guidance for program administration
and implementation, and provides
technical assistance on a variety of
administrative, case, programmatic,
financial, and policy matters. The
Division also manages all data collected
on youth served in the URM Program
and through other refugee-related
programs.
Division of Refugee Policy (KRB5)
The Division of Refugee Policy
develops clearance and informational
memoranda, briefing materials, and
summary statements for ORR, ACF, and
department leadership on complex and
sensitive matters. The Division
collaborates with other ORR divisions
and regional staff to clarify and enhance
existing policies and guidance,
particularly in areas where the work of
two or more divisions and the regions
overlaps. The Division’s main activities
include: interpreting and developing
statutory and regulatory guidance,
reviewing legislation and its impacts on
the Refugee Program Bureau,
coordinating with the Office of General
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Counsel on all relevant legal issues,
drafting and publishing policy letters
and other forms of responsive guidance
in collaboration with ORR leadership
and other ORR divisions, clarifying
eligibility for ORR services, enhancing
existing guidance and procedures,
providing technical assistance and
training on policy, and reviewing OMBapproved data collections and
interagency data-sharing agreements.
The Division also serves as the Refugee
Program Bureau’s point of contact for
other ACF and HHS offices related to
legal and congressional coordination,
such as the Government Accountability
Office (GAO), Office of the Inspector
General (OIG), Office of the General
Counsel (OGC), Office of Legislative
Affairs and Budget (OLAB), and others,
and takes the lead in coordinating the
development of the Annual Report to
Congress and responding to
congressional inquiries.
Division of Monitoring, Evaluation and
Learning (KRB6)
The Division of Monitoring,
Evaluation and Learning leads crossdivisional monitoring of all refugee
programs and services, including the
development of monitoring instruments,
conducting monitoring reviews,
investigating grievances, maintaining
dashboards to visualize monitoring
results, and tracking programmatic
outcomes and grantee performance. The
Division leads the development of
learning agendas and oversight of
research and evaluation projects, such
as the Annual Survey of Refugees. The
Division also coordinates crossdivisional assessment and utilization of
ORR refugee-related data to ensure it is
being leveraged in a unified and
effective manner and that it is
supporting data-informed decision
making and learning.
Division of Refugee Data and
Information (KRB7)
The Division of Refugee Data and
Information provides integrated
governance and data management for all
new and existing tools and technologies
designed to capture, track, and analyze
refugee program data. The Division
develops data sharing agreements to
ensure the receipt of arrival data from
key Federal sources. The Division
identifies data needs to support best-inclass data services for the Refugee
Program Bureau and oversees relevant
data strategy and governance policies.
The Division tracks the different
populations served by the Refugee
Program Bureau for planning and
estimation purposes, and creates
dashboards to organize data and address
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information, reporting, and quality
control needs. The Division collaborates
with other ORR divisions to analyze,
interpret, and leverage data for
enhanced efficiency, transparency, and
integrity. The Division ensures that the
Refugee Program Bureau is compliant
with the National Archives and Records
Administration’s regulations. The
Division works with stakeholders and
partners to establish and maintain
secure linkages between data sources
and provides account management and
training to the Refugee Program Bureau
data users.
Division of Interagency Outreach and
Response (KRB8)
The Division of Interagency Outreach
and Response has three key
components: leading the Refugee
Program Bureau’s work on emergency
preparedness and response, conducting
national outreach to partners and
stakeholders, and coordinating with
other Federal partners to improve access
to refugee program services and benefits
for all eligible populations. The Division
serves as the subject matter expert on
responding to increases in nontraditional eligible populations and
emergency scenarios involving eligible
populations already in the United
States; coordinates with interagency
partners to ensure ORR presence in
response planning and implementation
for events that impact refugee
communities; and develops state
interagency plans and capabilities to
support preparedness for potential
emergency events. The Division
develops national partnerships to
facilitate regional and local
collaboration in support of the Refugee
Program Bureau and develops and
implements education and training
initiatives to improve partners’
understanding of ORR and its services
and populations. Through outreach, the
Division solicits, designs, and integrates
the lived experience of refugees and
diaspora communities into ORR
programs, policies, and partnerships;
develops and launches advisory
councils in support of refugee
community outreach; and conducts
listening sessions and information
sessions with refugee communities to
better understand their needs and share
available resources.
C. The Unaccompanied Children
Bureau is directly responsible for
providing care and services to
unaccompanied children who are in
Federal custody by reason of their
immigration status and are referred to
ORR for care and custody, pursuant to
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and
the William Wilberforce Trafficking
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Victims Protections Reauthorization Act
of 2008. The Unaccompanied Children
Bureau consists of the Division of
Unaccompanied Children Services,
Division of Planning and Logistics,
Division of Health for Unaccompanied
Children, Division of Unaccompanied
Children Field Operations, Division of
Unaccompanied Children Policy,
Division of Child Protection
Investigations, Division of Grants
Management, Division of
Unaccompanied Children Placements,
Division of Quality Improvement and
Performance Management, and Division
of Unaccompanied Children Data
Analytics and Information Management.
The Bureau maintains statistical
information and data on each child and
any actions concerning the child while
the child is under the Director’s care;
oversees receipt and investigations of
allegations of abuse; and monitors and
inspects facilities and placement
locations in which unaccompanied
children reside. Further,
Unaccompanied Children Bureau staff
ensure that services are administered in
a manner that supports child welfare
standards of care and services, ensuring
consideration of the child’s best interest
in care and custody decisions. The
Director of the Unaccompanied
Children Bureau reports directly to the
ORR Director/DAS–HS.
Division of Unaccompanied Children
Services (KRC1)
The Division of Unaccompanied
Children Services oversees the
provision of culturally appropriate legal,
language, advocacy, and educational
services to children in ORR facilities,
which are funded through contracts and
grants. The Division manages the
integration of lived experience and
youth voice into ORR’s practices and
recommendations for policies to the
Division of Unaccompanied Children
Policy. The Division has a regional
component with staff who serve as
liaisons of the Unaccompanied Children
Bureau in local communities, in order to
foster communication and collaboration
with state and local governments, as
well as community level stakeholders.
The regional staff provide best practices
training and technical assistance to
post-release service providers and
community partners who work with
unaccompanied children and their
sponsors.
Division of Planning and Logistics
(KRC2)
The Division of Planning and
Logistics oversees the development of
comprehensive plans relating to influx
care shelters and assists in the
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development and review of the annual
plan to ensure that the Unaccompanied
Children Bureau can accommodate the
number of referrals of children to ORR
care. The Division prepares plans for
anticipated influx or emergency shelter
capacity and staffing needs, as well as
shipping and storage of materials. When
ORR requires emergency or influx
facilities to care for unaccompanied
children, the Division leads the
operational and logistical support of
that incident response and coordination
with other Federal agencies.
Division of Health of Unaccompanied
Children (KRC3)
The Division of Health for
Unaccompanied Children oversees the
provision of medical and mental health
services for unaccompanied children in
ORR care, including vaccinations and
medical examinations. The Division
manages relevant public health
responses to communicable diseases in
collaboration with local public health
authorities.
Division of Unaccompanied Children
Field Operations (KRC4)
The Division of Unaccompanied
Children Field Operations is responsible
for working directly with
unaccompanied children provider
programs to ensure the safety of
children in ORR care and the
compliance with ORR regulations and
policy guidance. The Division works
with provider programs to deliver
technical assistance and/or corrective
action plans to ensure compliance with
all program requirements. The Division
also reviews, approves, or denies
potential sponsors for the safe and
timely release of children under the care
and custody of ORR.
Division of Unaccompanied Children
Policy (KRC5)
The Division of Unaccompanied
Children Policy is responsible for
drafting, researching, developing,
reviewing, coordinating, and
implementing program regulations and
other Federal Register publications,
policies, procedures, guidance, and
information collections; interpreting
program authorities, including statutes;
coordinating relevant legal matters with
the OGC; representing ORR in
unaccompanied children
redetermination hearings; assisting with
the organization and management of
administrative hearings and matters;
ensuring the Unaccompanied Children
Bureau’s compliance with court orders,
settlements, and court mandated
reporting; responding to congressional
inquiries and correspondence;
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reviewing proposed legislation and
reports to Congress; and coordinating
responses to oversight requests,
including audits and investigations by
the OIG, congressional committees, and
the GAO. The Division advises ACF,
ORR, and the Unaccompanied Children
Bureau leadership, deputies, division
directors, and staff on program
authorities and requirements. The
Division prepares formal, written
memoranda; briefings with executive
and legislative branch officials and state
and local government officials; hearing
documents; and litigation documents for
ORR, the Unaccompanied Children
Bureau leadership, and others as
directed.
Division of Child Protection
Investigations (KRC6)
The Unaccompanied Children
Bureau, Division of Child Protection
Investigations investigates certain
allegations of child abuse or neglect at
ORR care provider facilities, where the
Division has jurisdiction. The Division
receives reports of alleged abuse or
neglect involving unaccompanied
children in ORR custody; investigates
those claims where it has jurisdiction;
initiates and conducts investigations to
establish findings in relation to alleged
abuse or neglect, including examining
evidence and conducting interviews;
issues reports; follows administrative
processes as required; and submits final
reports or findings to appropriate
Federal, state, and local officials. The
Division issues recommended corrective
actions or other disciplinary actions
following their investigation to ORR
officials and others, as appropriate.
Division of Grants Management (KRC7)
The Division of Grants Management
supports specialized care through grants
and conducts grants compliance and
administration monitoring and oversight
of facilities and services where
unaccompanied children reside, as well
as grants for services provided to
children after their release from ORR
care. The Division also ensures staff
working with unaccompanied children,
while in care and post-release, meet
minimum qualifications and
background check requirements.
Division of Unaccompanied Children
Placements (KRC8)
The Division of Unaccompanied
Children Placements implements intake
and placement decisions for all
unaccompanied children referred to
ORR. The Division provides interagency
coordination between ORR and Federal
agencies referring placement into ORR
care and custody. The Division is also
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responsible for transfers within the ORR
provider network of programs and the
placement of unaccompanied children
who qualify for long-term placements
within ORR care.
Division of Quality Improvement and
Performance Management (KRC9)
The Division of Quality Improvement
and Performance Management includes
the following teams: Prevention of Child
Abuse and Neglect, Monitoring,
Provider Performance Management, and
Continuous Quality Improvement. The
Division supports and promotes a
continuous quality improvement
approach by focusing on the prevention
of abuse and neglect, monitoring
Unaccompanied Children programs for
quality and compliance, addressing
concerns, and supporting the capacity of
care providers to ensure the safety and
well-being of unaccompanied children.
The Division of Budget Planning and
Analysis
Division of Unaccompanied Children
Data Analytics and Information
Management (KRC10)
The Division of Unaccompanied
Children Data Analytics and
Information Management provides realtime situational awareness for the
Unaccompanied Children Bureau and
enables data-driven decision-making
and planning through data analytics,
predictive modeling, and information
sharing. The Division monitors and
analyzes internal and external data and
statistical information on funded
programs, service providers, and on
specific cases, as applicable.
D. The Bureau of Operations oversees
the resourcing of operational
requirements in support of ORR’s
mission. The Bureau of Operations
receives mission requirements (budget,
acquisitions, human resource
requirements, and technology) and
provides resources as directed by the
ORR Director/DAS–HS. The team
coordinates with ORR, ACF, and HHS
counterparts to ensure regulatory
compliance and timely response to
requirements and maintains a customer
service focus in meeting needs. The
Chief Operating Officer reports directly
to the Office of the ORR Director/DAS–
HS.
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The Division of Office Operations
In collaboration and coordination
with ACF, the Division of Office
Operations provides advice and
assistance to ORR managers in their
personnel management activities,
including recruitment, selection,
position management, performance
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assistance programs, and other services.
The Division provides management,
direction, and oversight of the following
personnel administrative services: the
exercise of appointing authority,
position classification, awards
authorization, performance management
evaluation, personnel action processing
and record keeping, merit promotion,
special hiring, and placement programs.
The Division serves as liaison between
ORR, ACF, HHS, the Staffing,
Recruitment and Operations Center
(SROC), and the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM). The Division
provides technical advice and assistance
on personnel policy, regulations, and
laws. The Division formulates and
interprets policies pertaining to existing
personnel administration and
management matters and formulates and
interprets new human resource
programs and strategies.
The Division of Budget Planning and
Analysis leads ORR in the development,
analysis, formulation, planning,
tracking, execution, and implementation
of budgetary resources and fiscal
compliance functions for the office. The
Division prepares annual budget
estimates and related materials,
coordinates technical assistance for
appropriations committees and other
budget stakeholders, and performs
allocation and tracking of funds for all
programs. The Division performs
analysis on the changing needs of the
populations served by ORR, provides
leadership to identify budget resources,
and formulates fiscal impact estimates
for regulatory requirements and other
policy proposals. The team certifies
funding availability for grants, contracts,
travel, and other expenses; oversees
inter-agency agreement execution; and
facilitates compliance with
congressional appropriations report
requirements to ensure timely mission
execution. As projects end, the Division
reviews unliquidated obligations to
identify potential for recoupment of any
funds remaining to be re-allocated.
The Division of Acquisitions
Requirements
The Division of Acquisitions
Requirements oversees the development
and coordination of contracting
solutions to meet programmatic needs
across ORR. It drives and develops
acquisition forecasts for ORR programs
with program directors and works with
ORR project managers and technical
representatives to define needs and
develop requirements. The Division
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coordinates review of acquisition
documents with ORR stakeholders and
coordinates program and contract
management reviews with ORR project
managers and ACF, HHS, and other
contract offices.
The Division works closely with the
Division of Budget Planning and
Analysis to align procurement needs
against funding plans and constraints.
Post-award, the Division performs
delegated contract administration
functions to ensure the full range of
contract performance oversight,
including but not limited to
performance monitoring and
assessment, quality assurance
surveillance, and contract modification
and follow-on action planning as
appropriate. The Division develops ORR
acquisition requirement processes and
procedures and coordinates contractor
corrective action with program
managers, subject matter experts, and
ORR monitoring and other teams.
The Division of Technology
The Division of Technology oversees
the development and implementation of
technological solutions to enhance the
efficiency and effectiveness across all
three ORR bureaus. The Division takes
program requirements and works within
the development teams to design or
procure systems to meet ORR
requirements. The Division also
analyzes cybersecurity requirements to
ensure sensitive data and information is
safeguarded against unauthorized access
and ensures a customer service focus to
meet operational needs.
III. Continuation of Policy. Except as
inconsistent with this reorganization, all
statements of policy and interpretations
with respect to organizational
components affected by this notice
within ACF, heretofore issued and in
effect on this date of this reorganization,
are continued in full force and effect.
IV. Delegation of Authority. All
delegations and re-delegations of
authority made to officials and
employees of affected organizational
components will continue in them or
their successors pending further redelegations, provided they are
consistent with this reorganization.
V. Funds, Personnel, and Equipment.
Transfer of organizations and functions
affected by this reorganization shall be
accompanied in each instance by direct
and support funds, positions, personnel,
records, equipment, supplies, and other
resources.
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This reorganization will be effective
upon date of signature.
Steven J. Hild,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the
Administration for Children and Families,
performing the delegable duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
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BILLING CODE 4184–45–P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Notice Regarding the Uyghur Forced
Labor Prevention Act Entity List
Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), as the Chair
of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task
Force (FLETF), announces the
publication and availability of the
updated Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, a
consolidated register of the four lists
required to be developed and
maintained pursuant to the UFLPA, on
the DHS UFLPA website. The updated
UFLPA Entity List is also published as
an appendix to this notice. This update
adds three entities to the UFLPA Entity
List, as entities working with the
government of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region to recruit,
transport, transfer, harbor or receive
forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs,
Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted
groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region. Details related to
the process for revising the UFLPA
Entity List are included in this Federal
Register notice.
DATES: This notice announces the
publication and availability of the
UFLPA Entity List updated as of June
12, 2024, included as an appendix to
this notice.
ADDRESSES: Persons seeking additional
information on the UFLPA Entity List
should email the FLETF at
FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@hq.dhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LeRoy Potts, Director, Entity List Office,
Trade and Economic Security, Office of
Strategy, Policy, and Plans, DHS. Phone:
(202) 891–2331, Email:
FLETF.UFLPA.EntityList@hq.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), on behalf of the Forced Labor
Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), is
announcing the publication of the
updated UFLPA Entity List, a
consolidated register of the four lists
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required to be developed and
maintained pursuant to section
2(d)(2)(B) of the Uyghur Forced Labor
Prevention Act (Pub. L. 117–78)
(UFLPA), to https://www.dhs.gov/uflpaentity-list. The UFLPA Entity List is
available as an appendix to this notice.
This update adds three entities to the
section 2(d)(2)(B)(ii) list of the UFLPA,
which identifies entities working with
the government of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region to recruit,
transport, transfer, harbor or receive
forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs,
Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted
groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Autonomous Region. Future revisions to
the UFLPA Entity List, which may
include additions, removals or technical
corrections, will be published to https://
www.dhs.gov/uflpa-entitylist and in the
appendices of future Federal Register
notices. See appendix 1.
Beginning on June 21, 2022, the
UFLPA requires the Commissioner of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to
apply a rebuttable presumption that
goods mined, produced, or
manufactured by entities on the UFLPA
Entity List are made with forced labor,
and therefore, prohibited from
importation into the United States
under 19 U.S.C. 1307. See section 3(a)
of the UFLPA. As the FLETF revises the
UFLPA Entity List, including by making
additions, removals, or technical
corrections, DHS, on its behalf, will post
such revisions to the DHS UFLPA
website (https://www.dhs.gov/uflpaentity-list) and also publish the revised
UFLPA Entity List as an appendix to a
Federal Register notice.
Order 13923 (May 15, 2020). In
addition, the FLETF includes six
observer agencies: the Departments of
Energy and Agriculture, the U.S. Agency
for International Development, the
National Security Council, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, and U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Homeland Security Investigations.
B. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention
Act: Preventing Goods Made With
Forced Labor in the People’s Republic
of China From Being Imported Into the
United States
The UFLPA requires, among other
things, that the FLETF, in consultation
with the Secretary of Commerce and the
Director of National Intelligence,
develop a strategy (UFLPA section 2(c))
for supporting enforcement of section
307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, to prevent
the importation into the United States of
goods, wares, articles, and merchandise
mined, produced, or manufactured
wholly or in part with forced labor in
the People’s Republic of China. As
required by the UFLPA, the Strategy to
Prevent the Importation of Goods
Mined, Produced, or Manufactured with
Forced Labor in the People’s Republic of
China, which was published on the DHS
website on June 17, 2022 (see https://
www.dhs.gov/uflpa-strategy), includes
the initial UFLPA Entity List, a
consolidated register of the four lists
required to be developed and
maintained pursuant to the UFLPA. See
UFLPA Section 2(d)(2)(B).
C. UFLPA Entity List
The UFLPA Entity List addresses
distinct requirements set forth in
Background
clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of section
2(d)(2)(B) of the UFLPA that the FLETF
A. The Forced Labor Enforcement Task
identify and publish the following four
Force
lists:
Section 741 of the United States(1) a list of entities in the Xinjiang
Mexico-Canada Agreement
Uyghur Autonomous Region that mine,
Implementation Act established the
produce, or manufacture wholly or in
FLETF to monitor United States
part any goods, wares, articles, and
enforcement of the prohibition under
merchandise with forced labor;
section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
(2) a list of entities working with the
amended (19 U.S.C. 1307). See 19 U.S.C.
government of the Xinjiang Uyghur
4681. Pursuant to DHS Delegation Order
Autonomous Region to recruit,
No. 23034, the DHS Under Secretary for
transport, transfer, harbor or receive
Strategy, Policy, and Plans serves as
forced labor or Uyghurs, Kazakhs,
Chair of the FLETF, an interagency task
Kyrgyz, or members of other persecuted
force that includes the Department of
groups out of the Xinjiang Uyghur
Homeland Security, the Office of the
Autonomous Region;
U.S. Trade Representative, and the
(3) a list of entities that exported
Departments of Labor, State, Justice, the products made by entities in lists 1 and
Treasury, and Commerce (member
2 from the People’s Republic of China
agencies).1 See 19 U.S.C. 4681; Executive into the United States; and
(4) a list of facilities and entities,
1 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as
including the Xinjiang Production and
the FLETF Chair, has the authority to invite
representatives from other executive departments
and agencies, as appropriate. See Executive Order
13923 (May 15, 2020). The U.S. Department of
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
AGENCY: Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and
Families, HHS.
ACTION: Notice; realignment of the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has
realigned the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). This notice makes
ORR's Refugee Program and Unaccompanied Children Program the Refugee
Program Bureau and the Unaccompanied Children Bureau, respectively;
creates the Bureau of Operations; and aligns divisions with the bureau
they support.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Smith, Chief Operating
Officer, Office of Refugee Resettlement, 330 C Street SW, Washington,
DC 20201, phone 202-401-4657.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice amends Part K of the Statement
of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), as follows: Chapter KR, Office of Refugee
Resettlement, as last amended by 85 FR 85643, 2020-28706 (December 29,
2020).
I. Under Chapter KR, Office of Refugee Resettlement, delete KR.10
Organization in its entirety and replace with the following:
KR.10 Organization. The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is
headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Humanitarian Services and
Director, who reports directly to the Assistant Secretary for Children
and Families. The office is organized as follows:
Office of the Director/Deputy Assistant Secretary for Humanitarian
Services (KRA)
Refugee Program Bureau (KRB)
Division of Refugee Assistance (KRB1)
Division of Refugee Services (KRB2)
Division of Refugee Health (KRB3)
Division of Refugee Children Services (KRB4)
Division of Refugee Policy (KRB5)
Division of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (KRB6)
Division of Refugee Data and Information (KRB7)
Division of Interagency Outreach and Response (KRB8)
Unaccompanied Children Bureau (KRC)
Division of Unaccompanied Children Services (KRC1)
Division of Planning and Logistics (KRC2)
Division of Health for Unaccompanied Children (KRC3)
Division of Unaccompanied Children Field Operations (KRC4)
Division of Unaccompanied Children Policy (KRC5)
Division of Unaccompanied Child Protection Investigations (KRC6)
Division of Grants Management (KRC7)
Division of Unaccompanied Children Placements (KRC8)
Division of Quality Improvement and Performance Management (KRC9)
Division of Unaccompanied Children Data Analytics and Information
Management (KRC10)
Bureau of Operations (KRD)
Division of Budget Planning and Analysis (KRD1)
Division of Office Operations (KRD2)
Division of Acquisitions Requirements (KRD3)
Division of Technology (KRD4)
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II. Under Chapter KR, Office of Refugee Resettlement, deletes KR.20
Functions in its entirety and replaces it with the following:
KR.20 Function. A. The Office of the Director/Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Humanitarian Services (ORR Director/DAS-HS) is directly
responsible to the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families for
carrying out ORR's statutory mandates and mission and providing
guidance and general supervision to the components of ORR. The ORR
Director/DAS-HS has specific legal authorities provided by section 411
of the Refugee Act of 1980, section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002, and delegated per section 235 of the William Wilberforce
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, and
provides executive level leadership and direction on national policy
and programming. The Principal Deputy Director, in coordination with
the ORR Director/DAS-HS, oversees overall program effectiveness.
Program administration and management is carried out by the Director of
the Refugee Program Bureau, the Director of the Unaccompanied Children
Bureau, and the Chief Operating Officer.
The ORR Director/DAS-HS coordinates with the lead refugee and
entrant program offices of other Federal departments; provides
leadership in representing refugee and entrant programs, policies, and
administration to a variety of governmental entities and other public
and private interests; and acts as the coordinator of the refugee and
entrant resettlement efforts for ACF and the Department. The ORR
Director/DAS-HS oversees the care and custody of unaccompanied
children, grants specific consent for those who wish to invoke the
jurisdiction of a state court for a dependency order to seek Special
Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status, and makes placement determinations for
those eligible for the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program. The
Office of the Director/DAS-HS develops regulations, legislative
proposals, and routine interpretations of policy; implements strategic
initiatives and management priorities; and oversees communications for
the office, including responses to media requests, congressional
inquiries, and stakeholder engagements. In the absence of the ORR
Director/DAS-HS, the Principal Deputy Director serves as head of
office. Within the Office of the Director, the Strategic Initiatives
team, the Enterprise Analytics team, the Integrity and Accountability
team, and the Communications and Partnerships team provide direct
support to the Office of the Director/DAS-HS.
The Strategic Initiatives team oversees the development and
monitoring of office-wide and bureau-specific strategic priorities and
provides periodic reviews of progress. The Enterprise Analytics team
provides ORR leadership with analytics-related programmatic briefs,
leads data analysis on projects in collaboration with supporting
divisions across the ORR bureaus, and supports the office of the ORR
Director/DAS-HS. The Integrity and Accountability team is responsible
for the mitigation, identification, and reporting of attempted fraud.
The Communications and Partnerships team monitors and responds to media
outlets; provides support for stakeholder engagement; manages digital
communication channels; oversees the clearance processes for
communication materials, rollout plans, and reports and documents that
ORR is required to publicly post; and manages both internal and
external communications.
B. The Refugee Program Bureau is responsible for carrying out
programs that assist all populations deemed eligible by Congress for
Refugee Program services, including refugees, asylees, Cuban and
Haitian entrants, certain Amerasians, certain Humanitarian Parolees and
Special Immigrants, Survivors of Torture, and certified victims of
severe forms of trafficking in persons. The Refugee Program Bureau
consists of the Division of Refugee Assistance; the Division of Refugee
Services; the Division of Refugee Health; the Division of Refugee
Children Services; the Division of Refugee Policy; the Division of
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning; the Division of Refugee Data and
Information; and the Division of Interagency Outreach and Response. The
Director of the Refugee Program Bureau reports directly to the ORR
Director/DAS-HS.
Division of Refugee Assistance (KRB1)
The Division of Refugee Assistance represents ORR nationally and
regionally in coordinating services and capacity for refugees in a
manner that helps refugees become employed and economically self-
sufficient and integrated into their local communities soon after they
arrive in the United States. The Division oversees and provides
technical assistance to the state- administered domestic assistance
programs and Wilson/Fish projects. The Division works closely with each
state in designing a resettlement program specific to the needs of
incoming populations. The Division develops guidance and procedures for
their implementation and manages special initiatives to increase
refugee self-sufficiency, such as through state-funded discretionary
grants or pilot programs. The Division assists in coordinating and
planning refugee support services among public and private agencies and
supports the flow of information on refugee profiles and community
resources in support of effective placement at the state and local
levels. The Division manages the effective allocation of formula social
services and targeted assistance in support of newly arriving
populations. The Division tracks all state costs related to refugee
assistance.
Division of Refugee Services (KRB2)
The Division of Refugee Services manages effective refugee
resettlement through the programmatic implementation of grants,
contracts, and special initiatives of transitional services. The
Division initiates, publishes, oversees, and manages most Refugee
Program Bureau discretionary grants; develops program guidelines;
recommends grantee allocation; coordinates with the grants management
office to review the financial expenditures under discretionary grant
programs; provides data in support of apportionment requests; and
provides technical assistance on discretionary grant operations. The
Division coordinates and provides liaison with other Federal entities
on discretionary grant operational issues and other activities as
specified by the Bureau Director or required by Congressional mandate.
The Division responds to unanticipated refugee and entrant arrivals or
significant increases in arrivals to communities where adequate or
appropriate services do not exist through supplemental initiatives. The
Division works to promote economic independence among refugees through
employment-related services, social services, educational services, and
intensive case management and community development initiatives.
Division of Refugee Health (KRB3)
The Division of Refugee Health provides direction for ensuring that
refugees are provided medical assistance and mental health services
through state-administered programs and alternative programs. The
Division ensures the quality of medical screening and initial medical
treatment of refugees through its administration of grant programs,
development of program guidance, technical assistance, and interagency
agreements in support of comprehensive medical and mental health
services. The Division also supports mental health services for
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victims of torture. The Division works closely with State Refugee
Health Coordinators in the planning and provision of medical and mental
health services to meet the individual needs of incoming populations
through the Refugee Health Promotion Program and other behavioral
health discretionary grant initiatives. The Division oversees the
provision of psychosocial and rehabilitative services through Survivors
of Torture programs. The Division tracks all state costs related to
refugee medical assistance and screening.
Division of Refugee Children Services (KRB4)
The Division of Refugee Children Services provides oversight of
foster care placement and services to unaccompanied refugee minors and
other special populations of youth in the United States. The Division
has two primary components: (1) the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM)
Program, which focuses on the safety, education, well-being,
permanency, and self-sufficiency of youth in foster care, and (2)
coordination of services through technical assistance and capacity
building across ORR programs with a child-protection lens to ensure the
safety and well-being of children and youth as they navigate the
refugee resettlement and integration process. The Division oversees the
work of the URM Program, working closely with states to ensure
sufficient capacity to serve all URM-eligible populations. The Division
provides oversight to the state administered URM Program, develops
guidance for program administration and implementation, and provides
technical assistance on a variety of administrative, case,
programmatic, financial, and policy matters. The Division also manages
all data collected on youth served in the URM Program and through other
refugee-related programs.
Division of Refugee Policy (KRB5)
The Division of Refugee Policy develops clearance and informational
memoranda, briefing materials, and summary statements for ORR, ACF, and
department leadership on complex and sensitive matters. The Division
collaborates with other ORR divisions and regional staff to clarify and
enhance existing policies and guidance, particularly in areas where the
work of two or more divisions and the regions overlaps. The Division's
main activities include: interpreting and developing statutory and
regulatory guidance, reviewing legislation and its impacts on the
Refugee Program Bureau, coordinating with the Office of General Counsel
on all relevant legal issues, drafting and publishing policy letters
and other forms of responsive guidance in collaboration with ORR
leadership and other ORR divisions, clarifying eligibility for ORR
services, enhancing existing guidance and procedures, providing
technical assistance and training on policy, and reviewing OMB-approved
data collections and interagency data-sharing agreements. The Division
also serves as the Refugee Program Bureau's point of contact for other
ACF and HHS offices related to legal and congressional coordination,
such as the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Office of the
Inspector General (OIG), Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Office of
Legislative Affairs and Budget (OLAB), and others, and takes the lead
in coordinating the development of the Annual Report to Congress and
responding to congressional inquiries.
Division of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (KRB6)
The Division of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning leads cross-
divisional monitoring of all refugee programs and services, including
the development of monitoring instruments, conducting monitoring
reviews, investigating grievances, maintaining dashboards to visualize
monitoring results, and tracking programmatic outcomes and grantee
performance. The Division leads the development of learning agendas and
oversight of research and evaluation projects, such as the Annual
Survey of Refugees. The Division also coordinates cross-divisional
assessment and utilization of ORR refugee-related data to ensure it is
being leveraged in a unified and effective manner and that it is
supporting data-informed decision making and learning.
Division of Refugee Data and Information (KRB7)
The Division of Refugee Data and Information provides integrated
governance and data management for all new and existing tools and
technologies designed to capture, track, and analyze refugee program
data. The Division develops data sharing agreements to ensure the
receipt of arrival data from key Federal sources. The Division
identifies data needs to support best-in-class data services for the
Refugee Program Bureau and oversees relevant data strategy and
governance policies. The Division tracks the different populations
served by the Refugee Program Bureau for planning and estimation
purposes, and creates dashboards to organize data and address
information, reporting, and quality control needs. The Division
collaborates with other ORR divisions to analyze, interpret, and
leverage data for enhanced efficiency, transparency, and integrity. The
Division ensures that the Refugee Program Bureau is compliant with the
National Archives and Records Administration's regulations. The
Division works with stakeholders and partners to establish and maintain
secure linkages between data sources and provides account management
and training to the Refugee Program Bureau data users.
Division of Interagency Outreach and Response (KRB8)
The Division of Interagency Outreach and Response has three key
components: leading the Refugee Program Bureau's work on emergency
preparedness and response, conducting national outreach to partners and
stakeholders, and coordinating with other Federal partners to improve
access to refugee program services and benefits for all eligible
populations. The Division serves as the subject matter expert on
responding to increases in non-traditional eligible populations and
emergency scenarios involving eligible populations already in the
United States; coordinates with interagency partners to ensure ORR
presence in response planning and implementation for events that impact
refugee communities; and develops state interagency plans and
capabilities to support preparedness for potential emergency events.
The Division develops national partnerships to facilitate regional and
local collaboration in support of the Refugee Program Bureau and
develops and implements education and training initiatives to improve
partners' understanding of ORR and its services and populations.
Through outreach, the Division solicits, designs, and integrates the
lived experience of refugees and diaspora communities into ORR
programs, policies, and partnerships; develops and launches advisory
councils in support of refugee community outreach; and conducts
listening sessions and information sessions with refugee communities to
better understand their needs and share available resources.
C. The Unaccompanied Children Bureau is directly responsible for
providing care and services to unaccompanied children who are in
Federal custody by reason of their immigration status and are referred
to ORR for care and custody, pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of
2002 and the William Wilberforce Trafficking
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Victims Protections Reauthorization Act of 2008. The Unaccompanied
Children Bureau consists of the Division of Unaccompanied Children
Services, Division of Planning and Logistics, Division of Health for
Unaccompanied Children, Division of Unaccompanied Children Field
Operations, Division of Unaccompanied Children Policy, Division of
Child Protection Investigations, Division of Grants Management,
Division of Unaccompanied Children Placements, Division of Quality
Improvement and Performance Management, and Division of Unaccompanied
Children Data Analytics and Information Management. The Bureau
maintains statistical information and data on each child and any
actions concerning the child while the child is under the Director's
care; oversees receipt and investigations of allegations of abuse; and
monitors and inspects facilities and placement locations in which
unaccompanied children reside. Further, Unaccompanied Children Bureau
staff ensure that services are administered in a manner that supports
child welfare standards of care and services, ensuring consideration of
the child's best interest in care and custody decisions. The Director
of the Unaccompanied Children Bureau reports directly to the ORR
Director/DAS-HS.
Division of Unaccompanied Children Services (KRC1)
The Division of Unaccompanied Children Services oversees the
provision of culturally appropriate legal, language, advocacy, and
educational services to children in ORR facilities, which are funded
through contracts and grants. The Division manages the integration of
lived experience and youth voice into ORR's practices and
recommendations for policies to the Division of Unaccompanied Children
Policy. The Division has a regional component with staff who serve as
liaisons of the Unaccompanied Children Bureau in local communities, in
order to foster communication and collaboration with state and local
governments, as well as community level stakeholders. The regional
staff provide best practices training and technical assistance to post-
release service providers and community partners who work with
unaccompanied children and their sponsors.
Division of Planning and Logistics (KRC2)
The Division of Planning and Logistics oversees the development of
comprehensive plans relating to influx care shelters and assists in the
development and review of the annual plan to ensure that the
Unaccompanied Children Bureau can accommodate the number of referrals
of children to ORR care. The Division prepares plans for anticipated
influx or emergency shelter capacity and staffing needs, as well as
shipping and storage of materials. When ORR requires emergency or
influx facilities to care for unaccompanied children, the Division
leads the operational and logistical support of that incident response
and coordination with other Federal agencies.
Division of Health of Unaccompanied Children (KRC3)
The Division of Health for Unaccompanied Children oversees the
provision of medical and mental health services for unaccompanied
children in ORR care, including vaccinations and medical examinations.
The Division manages relevant public health responses to communicable
diseases in collaboration with local public health authorities.
Division of Unaccompanied Children Field Operations (KRC4)
The Division of Unaccompanied Children Field Operations is
responsible for working directly with unaccompanied children provider
programs to ensure the safety of children in ORR care and the
compliance with ORR regulations and policy guidance. The Division works
with provider programs to deliver technical assistance and/or
corrective action plans to ensure compliance with all program
requirements. The Division also reviews, approves, or denies potential
sponsors for the safe and timely release of children under the care and
custody of ORR.
Division of Unaccompanied Children Policy (KRC5)
The Division of Unaccompanied Children Policy is responsible for
drafting, researching, developing, reviewing, coordinating, and
implementing program regulations and other Federal Register
publications, policies, procedures, guidance, and information
collections; interpreting program authorities, including statutes;
coordinating relevant legal matters with the OGC; representing ORR in
unaccompanied children redetermination hearings; assisting with the
organization and management of administrative hearings and matters;
ensuring the Unaccompanied Children Bureau's compliance with court
orders, settlements, and court mandated reporting; responding to
congressional inquiries and correspondence; reviewing proposed
legislation and reports to Congress; and coordinating responses to
oversight requests, including audits and investigations by the OIG,
congressional committees, and the GAO. The Division advises ACF, ORR,
and the Unaccompanied Children Bureau leadership, deputies, division
directors, and staff on program authorities and requirements. The
Division prepares formal, written memoranda; briefings with executive
and legislative branch officials and state and local government
officials; hearing documents; and litigation documents for ORR, the
Unaccompanied Children Bureau leadership, and others as directed.
Division of Child Protection Investigations (KRC6)
The Unaccompanied Children Bureau, Division of Child Protection
Investigations investigates certain allegations of child abuse or
neglect at ORR care provider facilities, where the Division has
jurisdiction. The Division receives reports of alleged abuse or neglect
involving unaccompanied children in ORR custody; investigates those
claims where it has jurisdiction; initiates and conducts investigations
to establish findings in relation to alleged abuse or neglect,
including examining evidence and conducting interviews; issues reports;
follows administrative processes as required; and submits final reports
or findings to appropriate Federal, state, and local officials. The
Division issues recommended corrective actions or other disciplinary
actions following their investigation to ORR officials and others, as
appropriate.
Division of Grants Management (KRC7)
The Division of Grants Management supports specialized care through
grants and conducts grants compliance and administration monitoring and
oversight of facilities and services where unaccompanied children
reside, as well as grants for services provided to children after their
release from ORR care. The Division also ensures staff working with
unaccompanied children, while in care and post-release, meet minimum
qualifications and background check requirements.
Division of Unaccompanied Children Placements (KRC8)
The Division of Unaccompanied Children Placements implements intake
and placement decisions for all unaccompanied children referred to ORR.
The Division provides interagency coordination between ORR and Federal
agencies referring placement into ORR care and custody. The Division is
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responsible for transfers within the ORR provider network of programs
and the placement of unaccompanied children who qualify for long-term
placements within ORR care.
Division of Quality Improvement and Performance Management (KRC9)
The Division of Quality Improvement and Performance Management
includes the following teams: Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect,
Monitoring, Provider Performance Management, and Continuous Quality
Improvement. The Division supports and promotes a continuous quality
improvement approach by focusing on the prevention of abuse and
neglect, monitoring Unaccompanied Children programs for quality and
compliance, addressing concerns, and supporting the capacity of care
providers to ensure the safety and well-being of unaccompanied
children.
Division of Unaccompanied Children Data Analytics and Information
Management (KRC10)
The Division of Unaccompanied Children Data Analytics and
Information Management provides real-time situational awareness for the
Unaccompanied Children Bureau and enables data-driven decision-making
and planning through data analytics, predictive modeling, and
information sharing. The Division monitors and analyzes internal and
external data and statistical information on funded programs, service
providers, and on specific cases, as applicable.
D. The Bureau of Operations oversees the resourcing of operational
requirements in support of ORR's mission. The Bureau of Operations
receives mission requirements (budget, acquisitions, human resource
requirements, and technology) and provides resources as directed by the
ORR Director/DAS-HS. The team coordinates with ORR, ACF, and HHS
counterparts to ensure regulatory compliance and timely response to
requirements and maintains a customer service focus in meeting needs.
The Chief Operating Officer reports directly to the Office of the ORR
Director/DAS-HS.
The Division of Office Operations
In collaboration and coordination with ACF, the Division of Office
Operations provides advice and assistance to ORR managers in their
personnel management activities, including recruitment, selection,
position management, performance management, designated performance and
incentive awards, employee assistance programs, and other services. The
Division provides management, direction, and oversight of the following
personnel administrative services: the exercise of appointing
authority, position classification, awards authorization, performance
management evaluation, personnel action processing and record keeping,
merit promotion, special hiring, and placement programs. The Division
serves as liaison between ORR, ACF, HHS, the Staffing, Recruitment and
Operations Center (SROC), and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
The Division provides technical advice and assistance on personnel
policy, regulations, and laws. The Division formulates and interprets
policies pertaining to existing personnel administration and management
matters and formulates and interprets new human resource programs and
strategies.
The Division of Budget Planning and Analysis
The Division of Budget Planning and Analysis leads ORR in the
development, analysis, formulation, planning, tracking, execution, and
implementation of budgetary resources and fiscal compliance functions
for the office. The Division prepares annual budget estimates and
related materials, coordinates technical assistance for appropriations
committees and other budget stakeholders, and performs allocation and
tracking of funds for all programs. The Division performs analysis on
the changing needs of the populations served by ORR, provides
leadership to identify budget resources, and formulates fiscal impact
estimates for regulatory requirements and other policy proposals. The
team certifies funding availability for grants, contracts, travel, and
other expenses; oversees inter-agency agreement execution; and
facilitates compliance with congressional appropriations report
requirements to ensure timely mission execution. As projects end, the
Division reviews unliquidated obligations to identify potential for
recoupment of any funds remaining to be re-allocated.
The Division of Acquisitions Requirements
The Division of Acquisitions Requirements oversees the development
and coordination of contracting solutions to meet programmatic needs
across ORR. It drives and develops acquisition forecasts for ORR
programs with program directors and works with ORR project managers and
technical representatives to define needs and develop requirements. The
Division coordinates review of acquisition documents with ORR
stakeholders and coordinates program and contract management reviews
with ORR project managers and ACF, HHS, and other contract offices.
The Division works closely with the Division of Budget Planning and
Analysis to align procurement needs against funding plans and
constraints. Post-award, the Division performs delegated contract
administration functions to ensure the full range of contract
performance oversight, including but not limited to performance
monitoring and assessment, quality assurance surveillance, and contract
modification and follow-on action planning as appropriate. The Division
develops ORR acquisition requirement processes and procedures and
coordinates contractor corrective action with program managers, subject
matter experts, and ORR monitoring and other teams.
The Division of Technology
The Division of Technology oversees the development and
implementation of technological solutions to enhance the efficiency and
effectiveness across all three ORR bureaus. The Division takes program
requirements and works within the development teams to design or
procure systems to meet ORR requirements. The Division also analyzes
cybersecurity requirements to ensure sensitive data and information is
safeguarded against unauthorized access and ensures a customer service
focus to meet operational needs.
III. Continuation of Policy. Except as inconsistent with this
reorganization, all statements of policy and interpretations with
respect to organizational components affected by this notice within
ACF, heretofore issued and in effect on this date of this
reorganization, are continued in full force and effect.
IV. Delegation of Authority. All delegations and re-delegations of
authority made to officials and employees of affected organizational
components will continue in them or their successors pending further
re-delegations, provided they are consistent with this reorganization.
V. Funds, Personnel, and Equipment. Transfer of organizations and
functions affected by this reorganization shall be accompanied in each
instance by direct and support funds, positions, personnel, records,
equipment, supplies, and other resources.
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This reorganization will be effective upon date of signature.
Steven J. Hild,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Administration for
Children and Families, performing the delegable duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2024-12806 Filed 6-11-24; 8:45 am]
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