Of inquiry requesting the President and directing certain other Federal officials to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of the President and those officials relating to the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo Bay.

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 689 Reported in House (RH)]

House Calendar No. 217

108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 689

[Report No. 108-632]

Of inquiry requesting the President and directing certain other Federal
officials to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14
days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the
possession of the President and those officials relating to the
treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo
Bay.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 23, 2004

Mr. Conyers (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Menendez, Mr.
Clyburn, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Obey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Skelton,
Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Hinchey) submitted the following resolution; which
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

July 22, 2004

Additional sponsors: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Hoeffel, Ms. Lee, Mr. McDermott,
Mr. Spratt, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Holt, Mr. Farr, Mr.
Serrano, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Capuano, Ms.
Kaptur, Ms. Waters, Mr. Evans, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McGovern, Mr. George
Miller of California, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Towns, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Berman, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Clay, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Allen,
Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, and
Mr. Scott of Virginia

July 22, 2004

Reported adversely; referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed

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RESOLUTION

Of inquiry requesting the President and directing certain other Federal
officials to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14
days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the
possession of the President and those officials relating to the
treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo
Bay.

Resolved, That the President is requested, and the Secretary of
State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General are each
directed, to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14
days after the date of the adoption of this resolution all documents in
their possession, except those documents in the Attorney General's
possession that have been found by a court to be protected by Federal
Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) in a proceeding at which the Attorney
General or the Department of Justice is a party, relating to the
treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo
Bay and any requisite instructions for handling such documents,
including--
(1) every report, memorandum, or complaint from the
International Committee of the Red Cross relating to the
treatment of detainees or prisoners and any documents that
reference such memorandum, report, or complaint by the
President, by any Federal official covered by this resolution,
or by any agency under any such Federal official;
(2) every report, memorandum, or complaint from Human
Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Iraqi Human Rights
Association, Afghan Human Rights Commission, Physicians for
Human Rights, or Human Rights First relating to the treatment
of detainees or prisoners and any documents that reference such
memorandum, report, or complaint by the President, by any
Federal official covered by this resolution, or by any agency
under any such Federal official;
(3) every document relating to interrogation techniques;
(4) every internal report of a law enforcement, military,
or intelligence agency or organization concerning interrogation
or detention operations;
(5) every internal report of a law enforcement, military,
or intelligence agency in response to allegations that the
treatment of prisoners or detainees violated or continues to
violate international or American law;
(6) every document and memorandum regarding the
applicability of the Geneva Conventions, the Convention Against
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment, the International Covenant on Political and Civil
Rights, sections 2340-2340A of title 18, United States Code,
the War Crimes Act of 1996, and the Fifth, Eighth, and
Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
to the treatment of prisoners or detainees;
(7) every document and memorandum relating to command
relationships between military police units and military
intelligence units;
(8) every document and memorandum directing personnel to
abstain from using specific interrogation techniques or to
withdraw themselves from interrogations being conducted by
other departments;
(9) any Presidential directive or other writing authorizing
the use of interrogation tactics or claiming the constitutional
authority to do so;
(10) any documentation of training received by the 800th
Military Police Brigade and the 205th Military Intelligence
Brigade regarding the treatment of prisoners or detainees;
(11) any documentation of special access programs as they
were applied to prisoners or detainees;
(12) all records of meetings regarding the treatment of
prisoners or detainees at which one or more officials of the
Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of
Justice, or Central Intelligence Agency were present and the
presence of those officials is apparent from the face of the
record;
(13) every document and memorandum concerning the practice
of keeping prisoners or detainees off the official roster;
(14) a list of every ongoing and completed investigation
into the treatment of prisoners or detainees, and any written
reports produced by any such investigation;
(15) every document relating to civilian contract employees
and their role in prisons;
(16) all written statements of prisoners or detainees,
military personnel, civilian employees of the Federal
Government, or civilian contractors regarding the treatment of
prisoners or detainees;
(17) all reports of interrogation of each prisoner or
detainee that reflect a claim of abuse by military or civilian
personnel or by civilian contractors;
(18) any documents for work under contracts (including
subcontracts and task orders) and all reports on such
documents, for interrogation or translation work by CACI
International, Titan Corporation, and any other entity that may
have performed such work;
(19) any documents or testimony presented to or prepared by
the Detainee Assessment Branch at Abu Ghraib prison at any time
after September 1, 2003 regarding the treatment of Iraqi
prisoners or detainees by members of the Armed Forces or by
civilian contractors working in Iraq employed on behalf of the
Department of Defense;
(20) any complaint forms filled out and submitted at any
time after March 1, 2003 by a member of the Armed Services or
by a civilian contractor employed on behalf of the Department
of Defense or Central Intelligence Agency regarding the
treatment of detainees or prisoners; and
(21) any reports or documents reflecting the death or
injury of prisoners or detainees.

House Calendar No. 217

108th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. RES. 689

[Report No. 108-632]

_______________________________________________________________________

RESOLUTION

Of inquiry requesting the President and directing certain other Federal
officials to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14
days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the
possession of the President and those officials relating to the
treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo
Bay.

_______________________________________________________________________

July 22, 2004

Reported adversely; referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed