[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1042 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1042

  To prohibit the provision of medical treatment to enemy combatants 
 detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
 in the same facility as a member of the Armed Forces or Department of 
                   Veterans Affairs medical facility.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2009

  Mr. Miller of Florida (for himself, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Wilson of South 
 Carolina, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cole, and 
    Mr. Franks of Arizona) introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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 prohibit the provision of medical treatment to enemy combatants 
 detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
 in the same facility as a member of the Armed Forces or Department of 
                   Veterans Affairs medical facility.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress make the following findings:
            (1) The members of the United States Armed Forces have 
        fought bravely to protect our country from terrorists.
            (2) Enemy combatants, detained by the United States at 
        Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, often receive better 
        medical treatment and food than members of the United States 
        Armed Forces.
            (3) Enemy combatants, detained by the United States at 
        Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba are often treated better 
        than inmates in American prisons.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF MEDICAL TREATMENT TO ENEMY 
              COMBATANTS DETAINED BY THE UNITED STATES AT NAVAL STATION 
              GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, IN THE SAME FACILITIES AS MEMBERS 
              OF THE ARMED FORCES OR VETERANS.

    (a) Prohibition.--No enemy combatant detained by the United States 
at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, may receive medical treatment 
at--
            (1) a military medical facility of the Department of 
        Defense that provides medical treatment to members of the Armed 
        Forces; or
            (2) a medical facility of the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs.
    (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``receive medical treatment'' means stay in a 
        medical facility for ten minutes or longer.
            (2) The term ``medical facility of the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs'' has the meaning given the term ``medical 
        facility'' under section 8101(3) of title 38, United States 
        Code.
            (3) The term ``enemy combatant'' means a lawful enemy 
        combatant (as that term is defined in section 948a(2) of title 
        10, United States Code) or an unlawful enemy combatant (as that 
        term is defined in section 948a(1) of such title).
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