1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Practical Alternatives to Detention Act . 2. Alternatives to detention (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall fully implement and use alternatives to detention programs, including a family case management program, in accordance with this section. (b) Screening The Secretary shall screen aliens who are in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security to determine whether their compliance with the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 )) and immigration court proceedings could likely be secured through participation in an alternatives to detention program, and shall enroll qualifying aliens in such programs in accordance with the program requirements described in subsection (d). The Secretary shall prioritize screening and enrolling in such programs the following aliens: (1) Aliens who are pregnant. (2) Aliens who have serious or ongoing medical or mental health needs or a disability. (3) Aliens who are being detained with one or more of their children who are under the age of 18, or who are caregivers for any family member in the United States who has a serious or ongoing medical or mental health need or a disability. (4) Asylum seekers and torture survivors who have demonstrated a credible fear of persecution or a reasonable fear of torture. (5) Any other aliens the Secretary determines appropriate to prioritize. (6) During any declared public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ), aliens at elevated risk of— (A) death, injury, or serious illness from possible exposure in detention to a disease related to the public health emergency