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(a) Federal funds may not be made available to prevent any of the following persons from entering, for the purpose of conducting oversight, any facility operated by or for the Department of Homeland Security used to detain or otherwise house aliens, subject to any requirements established under subsection (b), or to make any temporary modification at any such facility that in any way alters what is observed by a visiting Member of Congress or such designated employee, compared to what would be observed in the absence of such modification: (1) a Member of Congress; or (2) an employee of the United States House of Representatives or the United States Senate designated by such a Member for the purposes of this section. (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to require a Member of Congress to provide prior notice of the intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a) for the purpose of conducting oversight. (c) With respect to individuals described in subsection (a)(2), the Department of Homeland Security may require that a request be made at least 24 hours in advance of an intent to enter a facility described in subsection (a). (d) The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 30 days if the Inspector General determines that the Department of Homeland Security materially failed to comply with the requirements of this section.