3.0.0 147 2022-02-03T06:06:05Z 2022-02-03T06:06:05Z Senate S S 2009-01-06 111 slin00 Intelligence (Select) Committee Senate Select Referred to 2009-01-06T22:09:35Z Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act 111 374 HR 2009-01-09 Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent) Related bill CRS 2009-01-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S157-158, S159) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-06 slin00 Intelligence (Select) Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. (text of measure as introduced: CR S133) IntroReferral 2009-01-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S131-133) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2009-01-06 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2009-01-06 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2009-01-06 True Armed Forces and National Security Caribbean area Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Cuba Human rights Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Latin America Military facilities and property Public contracts and procurement United Nations Armed Forces and National Security 00 2009-01-06 Introduced in Senate 2009-01-16T16:23:40Z Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act - Directs the President, within one year after the enactment of this Act, to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and remove all detainees held there.

Requires each such detainee to be either: (1) charged with a violation of U.S. or international law and transferred to an appropriate U.S. facility for further legal proceedings; (2) transferred for trial to an international tribunal operating under United Nations (UN) authority; (3) transferred (under certain conditions) to the custody of the government of the individual's country of citizenship or a different country; (4) released; or (5) held in accordance with the law of the armed conflict.

Prohibits an individual in the custody or control of an element of the intelligence community (IC) or contractor or subcontractor thereof, regardless of the individual's nationality or physical location, from being subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by the U.S. Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations.

Prohibits the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from allowing a CIA contractor or subcontractor to carry out an interrogation. Requires any interrogation carried out on behalf of the CIA to be conducted only by a CIA employee.

Requires the head of an IC element or a contractor or subcontractor of such element who detains or has custody or control over an individual to notify the International Committee of the Red Cross of such detention, and to provide Red Cross access to such individual in a manner consistent with practices of the Armed Forces.

]]> Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act Short Titles as Introduced Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act Display Title Lawful Interrogation and Detention Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to limit the use of certain interrogation techniques, to prohibit interrogation by contractors, to require notification of the International Committee of the Red Cross of detainees, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2009-01-06T05:00:00Z 2009-01-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S157-158, S159) 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.