Mandatory training

(a) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and independent child welfare and family law experts, shall develop and provide training on the protections required under sections 4 and 5 (including on methods to minimize trauma to children and to detect signs of abuse or neglect) to all employees of the Department, cooperating entities, and detention facilities who— (1) hold positions related to parental interests; (2) regularly engage in immigration enforcement actions, including the detention of individuals; and (3) in the course of such actions, come into contact with parents of children who are in the United States. (b) Provision of training The training under subsection (a) shall be provided— (1) in the case of current employees of the Department, cooperating entities, and detention facilities, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter; and (2) in the case of any employee of the Department, a cooperating entity, or a detention facility who is hired after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, on the date on which the employee commences duty, and annually thereafter.