To require the President to submit the procedures for the Combatant Status Review Tribunals and Administrative Review Boards to determine the status of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
What it does: 2 changes: adds 2 sectionsWhat it changes
2 changes to H.R. 2863
Change 1: Adds Sec. __. (a) Submission of Procedures for Combatant Status Review Tribunals and Administrative Review Boards To Determine Status of Detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act the President shall submit to the congressional defense committees and committees on Judiciary in the House and Senate the procedures for the Combatant Status Review Tribunals and noticed Administrative Review Boards, in operation at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for determining the status of the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, including whether any such detainee is a lawful enemy combatant or an unlawful enemy combatant wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: Sec. __. (a) Submission of Procedures for Combatant Status Review Tribunals and Administrative Review Boards To Determine Status of Detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act the President shall submit to the congressional defense committees and committees on Judiciary in the House and Senate the procedures for the Combatant Status Review Tribunals and noticed Administrative Review Boards, in operation at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for determining the status of the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, including whether any such detainee is a lawful enemy combatant or an unlawful enemy combatant.
Inserted: (b) Procedures.--The procedures submitted to Congress pursuant to subsection (a) shall ensure that--
Inserted: (1) in making a determination of status under such procedures, the Combatant Status Review Tribunal and Annual Review Boards may not consider statements derived from persons that, as determined by the Tribunals or Boards, by the preponderance of the evidence, were obtained with undue coercion.
Inserted: (2) the Designated Civilian Official shall be an officer of the United States Government whose appointment to office was made by the President, by and with the advise and consent of the Senate.
Inserted: (c) Modification of Procedures.--The President shall submit to Congress any modification to the procedures submitted under subsection (a) no less than 30 days before the date on which such modifications go into effect.
Inserted: (Purpose: To make available $5,000,000 from Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles for the Army for the Arsenal Support Program Initiative and to allocate such amounts)
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Change 2: Adds Sec. __. Of the amount appropriated by title III under the heading "Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army," up to $5,000,000 may be used for the Arsenal Support Program Initiative for Watervliet Arsenal, New York wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: Sec. __. Of the amount appropriated by title III under the heading "Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army," up to $5,000,000 may be used for the Arsenal Support Program Initiative for Watervliet Arsenal, New York.
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Sec. __. (a) Submission of Procedures for Combatant Status Review Tribunals and Administrative Review Boards To Determine Status of Detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act the President shall submit to the congressional defense committees and committees on Judiciary in the House and Senate the procedures for the Combatant Status Review Tribunals and noticed Administrative Review Boards, in operation at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for determining the status of the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, including whether any such detainee is a lawful enemy combatant or an unlawful enemy combatant.
(b) Procedures.--The procedures submitted to Congress pursuant to subsection (a) shall ensure that--
(1) in making a determination of status under such procedures, the Combatant Status Review Tribunal and Annual Review Boards may not consider statements derived from persons that, as determined by the Tribunals or Boards, by the preponderance of the evidence, were obtained with undue coercion.
(2) the Designated Civilian Official shall be an officer of the United States Government whose appointment to office was made by the President, by and with the advise and consent of the Senate.
(c) Modification of Procedures.--The President shall submit to Congress any modification to the procedures submitted under subsection (a) no less than 30 days before the date on which such modifications go into effect.
(Purpose: To make available $5,000,000 from Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles for the Army for the Arsenal Support Program Initiative and to allocate such amounts)
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. Of the amount appropriated by title III under the heading “Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army,” up to $5,000,000 may be used for the Arsenal Support Program Initiative for Watervliet Arsenal, New York.
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2004 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
October 5, 2005
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2004 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
October 5, 2005
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2004 proposed by Senator Graham.
October 5, 2005
Amendment SA 2004 proposed by Senator Graham. (consideration: CR S11072-11076, S11118-11119; text: CR S11072) To require the President to submit the procedures for the Combatant Status Review Tribunals and Administrative Review Boards to determine the status of detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
October 5, 2005
Amendment SA 2004 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S11119)
October 5, 2005
Senate amendment submitted
October 4, 2005