; and (2) in furtherance of the strategic response plan required under section 101 of this Act. (b) Performance metrics The Secretary shall submit performance metrics for the Joint Task Force established pursuant to subsection (a) to Congress, consistent with section 708(b)(9) of the Homeland Security Act, that set forth performance metrics for the apprehension, timely and fair processing, and the humane treatment of migrant families and other individuals seeking asylum in furtherance of the strategic response plan required under section 101 of this Act. (c) Disbanding the joint task force Upon establishment of the Joint Task Force pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall report to Congress regarding conditions on the southern border of the United States that would result in the Secretary deciding to disband the Joint Task Force. (c) Monthly Reports to Congress The Director of the Joint Task Force, starting one month after establishment of the Joint Task Force and monthly thereafter until it is disbanded, shall report to Congress on the Joint Task Force’s activities for the period and progress with respect to implementing activities in furtherance of subsection 101 of this Act. (d) Notification Not later than 90 days after disbanding the Joint Task Force, the Secretary shall notify Congress of such action. (e) Interagency Border Emergency Cell Terminated Concurrent with the establishment of the Joint Task Force pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall terminate the interagency border emergency cell established on or about April 2, 2019. II MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS A Humanitarian Care for Migrant Families 201. Preserving unity of migrant families (a) In general U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall maintain family unity to the greatest extent operationally feasible, absent a legal requirement or an articulable safety or security concern that requires separation and notwithstanding section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act, no child apprehended on the southern border of the United States may