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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2212
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 8, 2007
Ms. Harman (for herself and Mr. Abercrombie) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To require the President to close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
Required closure of Guantanamo Bay detention facility
Closure of detention facility
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act—
the President shall close the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and
all detainees detained at such facility shall be removed from the facility and—
transferred to a military or civilian detention facility in the United States and charged with a violation of United States or international law and tried in an Article III court or military legal proceeding before a regularly-constituted court;
transferred to a military or civilian detention facility in the United States without being charged with a violation of law if the detainee may be held as an enemy combatant or detained pursuant to other legal authority as Congress may authorize;
transferred to an international tribunal operating under the authority of the United Nations with jurisdiction to hold trials of such individuals;
transferred to their country of citizenship or a different country for further legal process, provided that such country provides adequate assurances that the individual will not be subject to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment; or
released from any further detention.
Immigration status
The transfer of an individual under subsection (a) shall not be considered an entry into the United States for purposes of immigration status.