S.Amdt. 1592
What it does: Inserts new text on page 4, line 15
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)What it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 1505
Inserts new text on page 4, line 15
InsertsInserted: (d) Final Disposition.--Not later than 2 years after a determination is made that the person detained is an unlawful enemy combatant, the person must be either charged in an appropriate district court of the United States, an international criminal tribunal, a United States military tribunal, or repatriated to the country in which the person was first detained or the person's country of origin, except where there are grounds to believe that the person would be in danger of being subjected to torture. With regard to detainees currently deemed unlawful enemy combatants before the enactment of this section, the United States has 180 days to dispose of the person's case under this subsection.
Original wording
On Page 4, line 15, insert “(d) Final Disposition.--Not later than 2 years after a determination is made that the person detained is an unlawful enemy combatant, the person must be either charged in an appropriate district court of the United States, an international criminal tribunal, a United States military tribunal, or repatriated to the country in which the person was first detained or the person's country of origin, except where there are grounds to believe that the person would be in danger of being subjected to torture. With regard to detainees currently deemed unlawful enemy combatants before the enactment of this section, the United States has 180 days to dispose of the person's case under this subsection.
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As printed
SA 1592. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1505 submitted by Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. McCain) to the bill S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On Page 4, line 15, insert
“(d) Final Disposition.--Not later than 2 years after a determination is made that the person detained is an unlawful enemy combatant, the person must be either charged in an appropriate district court of the United States, an international criminal tribunal, a United States military tribunal, or repatriated to the country in which the person was first detained or the person's country of origin, except where there are grounds to believe that the person would be in danger of being subjected to torture. With regard to detainees currently deemed unlawful enemy combatants before the enactment of this section, the United States has 180 days to dispose of the person's case under this subsection.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 26, 2005