1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Internment Camps Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Federal Government has intentionally separated and detained families seeking asylum in the United States purportedly to deter other foreign nationals from coming to the United States in the future. Such method of deterrence is ineffective, contrary to human rights norms, and likely violates United States and international law. (2) On September 7, 2018, the Secretary of Homeland Security issued a proposed rule entitled Apprehension, Processing, Care, and Custody of Alien Minors and Unaccompanied Alien Children (83 Fed. Reg. 45486 (September 7, 2018)), that attempts to circumvent a 1997 court agreement commonly known as the Flores Settlement Agreement to undermine current legal protections for children and families and increase family detention. (3) Detaining families can have long-term consequences on children, such as— (A) difficulty regulating emotions, achieving developmental milestones, and forming healthy relationships; (B) increased rates of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder; and (C) heightened risks of suicide and self-harm. (4) When family units are placed in family detention facilities— (A) family members experience feelings of isolation and increased stress; (B) the ability of the parents to care for their children is compromised by the constraints of detention; and (C) the detention setting creates barriers to— (i) accessing counsel and legal services; and (ii) successfully obtaining relief from removal. (5) Nondetention-based practices, such as family case management and community-based programs, are effective and humane alternatives to family detention. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate