H.R. 654 – Reading Mode

114th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 654

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 2, 2015

Mr. Jolly (for himself, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Nugent, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Gowdy, and Mr. Harris) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

A BILL

To prohibit the modification, termination, abandonment, or transfer of the lease by which the United States acquired the land and waters containing Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Protection Act.

Prohibition on modification, termination, abandonment, or transfer of lease, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

(a)

Prohibition

The President may not modify, terminate, abandon, or transfer the lease with the Government of Cuba by which the United States acquired 45-square miles of land and waters that currently contain Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unless—

(1)

the President notifies Congress of the proposed modification, termination, abandonment, or transfer of the lease; and

(2)

after such notification, Congress enacts a law authorizing that modification, termination, abandonment, or transfer.

(b)

No new grant of authority

Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to grant the President any authority regarding the lease described in such subsection that does not already exist before the date of the enactment of this Act.