[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2788 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2788

To prohibit the closure of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
 Cuba, to prohibit the transfer or release of detainees at that Naval 
         Station to the United States, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 13, 2016

   Mr. Inhofe (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. 
Ernst, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Moran, Mr. Rounds, Mr. 
    Rubio, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. Thune) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the closure of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
 Cuba, to prohibit the transfer or release of detainees at that Naval 
         Station to the United States, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR ABANDONMENT OF UNITED STATES NAVAL 
              STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

    No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for any department or agency of the United States Government 
may be used--
            (1) to close or abandon United States Naval Station, 
        Guantanamo Bay, Cuba;
            (2) to relinquish control of Guantanamo Bay to the Republic 
        of Cuba; or
            (3) to implement a material modification to the Treaty 
        Between the United States of America and Cuba signed at 
        Washington, DC, on May 29, 1934, that constructively closes 
        United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT 
              UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE 
              UNITED STATES.

    No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise available for 
any department or agency of the United States Government may be used to 
transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within 
the United States, its territories, or possessions of Khalid Sheikh 
Mohammed or any other detainee who--
            (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed 
        Forces of the United States; and
            (2) is or was held on or after January 20, 2009, at United 
        States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department 
        of Defense.

SEC. 3. PUBLIC NOTICE ON RELEASE OF ANY DETAINEE RELEASED FROM UNITED 
              STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

    (a) Public Notice Required.--Not later than 21 days before the 
transfer or release of such individual, the Secretary of Defense shall 
make available to the public a notice on the intended transfer or 
release of any individual currently detained at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
    (b) Elements.--The notice under subsection (a) on an individual 
intended to be transferred or released shall include the following:
            (1) The name of the individual.
            (2) The location to which the individual will be 
        transferred or released.
            (3) A summary of the agreement, if any, made with the 
        government or entity of the location accepting the individual 
        after transfer or release.
            (4) The actions being taken to mitigate the risks of the 
        transfer or release of the individual.
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