113 HR 1081 IH: Military Tribunals for Terrorists Act of 2013 U.S. House of Representatives 2013-03-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1081 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 12, 2013 Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Latta, and Mr. Bachus) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require that all foreign terrorists with links to terrorist networks who attack the United States or its Government be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Military Tribunals for Terrorists Act of 2013.

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Trial of foreign terrorists

After the date of the enactment of this Act, any foreign national, who— (1)engages or has engaged in conduct constituting an offense relating to a terrorist attack against persons or property in the United States or against any United States Government property or personnel outside the United States; and (2)is subject to trial for that offense by a military commission under chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code; shall be tried for that offense only by a military commission under that chapter.