S.Amdt. 2884
What it does: Adds SEC. 1070. UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER CONTROL OR CUSTODY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT at the end of subtitle E of title X
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 1585
Adds SEC. 1070. UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER CONTROL OR CUSTODY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT at the end of subtitle E of title X
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. 1070. UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER CONTROL OR CUSTODY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
Inserted: (a) In General.--No individual in the custody or under the effective control of the United States Government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, regardless of nationality or physical location, shall be subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by sections 5-50 through 5-99 of the United States Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations.
Inserted: (b) Prohibited Actions.--The treatment or techniques of interrogation prohibited under subsection (a) include, but are not limited to, the following:
Inserted: (1) Forcing an individual to be naked, perform sexual acts, or pose in a sexual manner.
Inserted: (2) Placing a hood or sack over the head of an individual, or using or placing duct tape over the eyes of an individual.
Inserted: (3) Applying a beating, electric shock, burns, or other forms of physical pain to an individual.
Inserted: (4) Subjecting an individual to the procedure known as "waterboarding".
Inserted: (5) Subjecting an individual to threats or attack from a military working dog.
Inserted: (6) Inducing hypothermia or heat injury in an individual.
Inserted: (7) Conducting a mock execution of an individual.
Inserted: (8) Depriving an individual of necessary food, water, or medical care.
Inserted: (c) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any individual in the custody or under the effective control of the United States Government pursuant to a criminal law or immigration law of the United States.
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Inserted: (d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the rights under the United States Constitution of any individual in the custody or under the effective control of the United States Government.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 2884. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1070. UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER CONTROL OR CUSTODY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
(a) In General.--No individual in the custody or under the effective control of the United States Government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, regardless of nationality or physical location, shall be subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by sections 5-50 through 5-99 of the United States Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations.
(b) Prohibited Actions.--The treatment or techniques of interrogation prohibited under subsection (a) include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Forcing an individual to be naked, perform sexual acts, or pose in a sexual manner.
(2) Placing a hood or sack over the head of an individual, or using or placing duct tape over the eyes of an individual.
(3) Applying a beating, electric shock, burns, or other forms of physical pain to an individual.
(4) Subjecting an individual to the procedure known as “waterboarding”.
(5) Subjecting an individual to threats or attack from a military working dog.
(6) Inducing hypothermia or heat injury in an individual.
(7) Conducting a mock execution of an individual.
(8) Depriving an individual of necessary food, water, or medical care.
(c) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any individual in the custody or under the effective control of the United States Government pursuant to a criminal law or immigration law of the United States.
(d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the rights under the United States Constitution of any individual in the custody or under the effective control of the United States Government.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 17, 2007