To prohibit reprogramming requests of the Department of Defense for funds for the transfer or release, or construction for the transfer or release, of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

SA 4119. Mr. ROBERTS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2017 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:

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After section 1022, insert the following:

SEC. 1022A. PROHIBITION ON REPROGRAMMING REQUESTS FOR FUNDS
FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE, OR CONSTRUCTION FOR
TRANSFER OR RELEASE, OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY,
CUBA.

While the prohibitions in sections 1031 and 1032 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
(Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 968) are in effect, the
Department of Defense may not submit to Congress a
reprogramming request for funds to carry out any action
prohibited by either such section.
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