[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2710 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2710

 To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review 
                 of the detention of enemy combatants.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 13, 2007

  Mr. Sestak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 
Services, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To repeal and modify certain provisions of law relating to the review 
                 of the detention of enemy combatants.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REPEAL AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
              REVIEW OF DETENTION OF ENEMY COMBATANTS.

    (a) Repeal of Limitation on Judicial Review of Detention of Enemy 
Combatants.--Section 2241 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by striking subsection (e).
    (b) Repeal of Review of Decisions of Combatant Status Review 
Tribunals of Propriety of Detention.--Section 1005(e) of the Detainee 
Treatment Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-148; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) and 
section 1405(e) of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-
163; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) are each amended by striking paragraph (2).
    (c) Modification of Review of Military Commission Procedures and 
Actions.--Section 950j of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Limited Review of Military Commission Procedures and 
Actions.--Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in section 
2241 of title 28 or any other habeas corpus provision, and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, no court, justice, or judge 
shall have jurisdiction to hear or consider any claim or cause of 
action whatsoever, including any action pending on or filed after the 
date of the enactment of the Military Commissions Act of 2006, relating 
to the prosecution, trial, or judgment of a military commission under 
this chapter, including challenges to the lawfulness of procedures of 
military commissions under this chapter.''.
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