[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1025 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1025

 Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for members of 
  the Armed Forces who fight terrorism and the sense of the House of 
 Representatives that the United States Government should pay for the 
   legal expenses of members of the Armed Forces who are accused of 
committing crimes related to the treatment of a suspected terrorist, if 
          the member is acquitted or the charges are dropped.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 21, 2010

Ms. Granger (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Carter, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
 Burton of Indiana, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Wolf, and 
 Mr. McCaul) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for members of 
  the Armed Forces who fight terrorism and the sense of the House of 
 Representatives that the United States Government should pay for the 
   legal expenses of members of the Armed Forces who are accused of 
committing crimes related to the treatment of a suspected terrorist, if 
          the member is acquitted or the charges are dropped.

Whereas members of the Armed Forces are vital national assets;
Whereas they must be commended and rewarded for their service;
Whereas members of the Armed Forces must be provided all of the tools and 
        authorities they need to hunt down terrorists;
Whereas members of the Armed Forces must be allowed to fight terrorists without 
        the fear they will be accused of wrongdoing due to political 
        correctness;
Whereas the al Qaeda handbook instructs al Qaeda operatives to always claim they 
        are tortured and mistreated while being detained, and states 
        specifically: ``At the beginning of the trial . . . the brothers must 
        insist on proving that torture was inflicted on them by state security 
        before the judge. Complain of mistreatment while in prison.'';
Whereas the United States Government is currently funding the legal defense of 
        accused terrorists; and
Whereas it is the responsibility of the United States Government to ensure that 
        those who defend the Nation are provided the best possible legal defense 
        should they be accused of committing a crime while engaged in the fight 
        on terrorists and extremists: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports members of the Armed Forces as they continue 
        to fight the war against terrorists;
            (2) opposes their prosecution when rooted in an excess of 
        political correctness and over-sensitivity; and
            (3) expresses the sense of the House of Representatives 
        that any member of the Armed Forces who is accused of a crime 
        related to the treatment of a suspected terrorist should have 
        any outside legal fees related to their defense paid for by the 
        United States Government, if the member is acquitted or the 
        charges are dropped.
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