S 209
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 209
To prohibit the use of funds to transfer individuals detained
by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and certain
other enemy belligerents to the United States.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 26, 2011
Mr. KIRK introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To prohibit the use of funds to transfer individuals detained
by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and certain
other enemy belligerents to the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO TRANSFER INDIVIDUALS DETAINED
AT GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, AND CERTAIN OTHER ENEMY BELLIGERENTS TO THE
UNITED STATES.
(a) Prohibition- None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
to any Federal department or agency may be used to transfer any individual
described in subsection (b) to the United States.
(b) Individual Described- An individual described in this subsection
is any individual who is--
(1) detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba; or
(2) a foreign national who is--
(A) captured or detained outside the United States as an enemy belligerent;
and
(B) in the custody or under the effective control of the Department
of Defense.
(c) Definitions- For purposes of this section:
(1) The term `foreign national' means an individual who is not a citizen
or national of the United States.
(2) The term `enemy belligerent' includes a privileged belligerent
and an unprivileged enemy belligerent, as such terms are defined by
section 948a of title 10, United States Code.
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