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In this Act: (1) Appropriate committees of congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (D) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; (E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and (F) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) Commissioner The term Commissioner means the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (3) Detained noncitizen The term detained noncitizen includes any adult or juvenile individual detained by any Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency (including under contract or agreement with such agency) under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). (4) Detention officer The term detention officer means an individual who— (A) works at a facility, including an individual who works at a facility pursuant to a contract or subcontract; and (B) performs duties relating to the security, custody, or transport of individuals in custody. (5) Director The term Director means the Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (6) Facility The term facility means a Federal, State, or local government facility, or a privately owned and operated facility, that is used, in whole or in part, to hold individuals under the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security, including a facility that— (A) holds such individuals under a contract or agreement with the Director or the Commissioner; or (B) is used, in whole or in part, to hold individuals pursuant to an immigration detainer or similar request. (7) Facility administrator The term facility administrator means the official responsible for oversight of a facility, or the designee of such official. (8) Postpartum The term postpartum means during the 1-year period, or longer, as determined by the licensed health care provider of the individual concerned, following delivery, including the entire period during which the individual is in a medical facility, birthing center, or infirmary after birth. (9) Restraint The term restraint — (A) means any physical restraint or mechanical device used to control the movement of the body or limbs of a detained noncitizen’s body for custody purposes, including— (i) flex cuffs; (ii) soft restraints; (iii) hard metal handcuffs; (iv) a black box; (v) Chubb cuffs; (vi) leg irons; (vii) belly chains; (viii) a security (tether) chain; (ix) a convex shield; and (x) any other type of shackles; and (B) does not include medical restraints. (10) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security.