[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 478 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 478

To require that all foreign terrorists with links to terrorist networks 
  who attack the United States or its Government be considered enemy 
   combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian 
                                courts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 26, 2011

  Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. 
Lamborn, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Smith of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 
 and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 require that all foreign terrorists with links to terrorist networks 
  who attack the United States or its Government be considered enemy 
   combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian 
                                courts.

    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 ``Military Tribunals for Terrorists 
Act 2011''.

SEC. 2. TRIAL OF FOREIGN TERRORISTS.

    After the date of the enactment of this Act, any foreign national, 
who--
            (1) engages or has engaged in conduct constituting an 
        offense relating to a terrorist attack against persons or 
        property in the United States or against any United States 
        Government property or personnel outside the United States; and
            (2) is subject to trial for that offense by a military 
        commission under chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code;
shall be tried for that offense only by a military commission under 
that chapter.
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