II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 370 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 3, 2009 Mr. Inhofe (for himself, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Thune, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Bond, Mr. Burr, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Isakson, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Risch, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Kyl) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To prohibit the use of funds to transfer detainees of the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the United States or to construct any facility for such detainees in the United States, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009.

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Prohibition on use of funds to transfer detainees at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the United States or construct any facility for such detainees in the United States

None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to any department or agency of the United States Government may be obligated or expended for a purpose as follows: (1)To transfer any detainee of the United States housed at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any facility in the United States or its territories. (2)To construct, improve, modify, or otherwise enhance any facility in the United States or its territories for the purpose of housing any detainee described in paragraph (1). (3)To house or otherwise incarcerate any detainee described in paragraph (1) in the United States or its territories.