[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6274 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6274

 To provide an equivalent to habeas corpus protection for persons held 
 under military authority under that part of Cuba leased to the United 
                                States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 2008

 Mr. Shadegg 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 provide an equivalent to habeas corpus protection for persons held 
 under military authority under that part of Cuba leased to the United 
                                States.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Boumediene Jurisdiction Correction 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EQUIVALENT FOR HABEAS CORPUS PROTECTION FOR PERSONS HELD UNDER 
              MILITARY AUTHORITY UNDER THAT PART OF CUBA LEASED TO THE 
              UNITED STATES.

    Any person being held under military authority in the part of Cuba 
leased to the United States may challenge the circumstances and 
legality of that person's detention to the same extent and with the 
same rights as are provided under the writ of habeas corpus. The courts 
established under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and operating in 
that part of Cuba shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to hear 
and determine any such challenge.
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