[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8280 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8280

To prohibit the use of funds for the transfer or release of individuals 
   detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to 
                              Afghanistan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 1, 2022

Mr. Turner (for himself and Mr. Veasey) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the use of funds for the transfer or release of individuals 
   detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to 
                              Afghanistan.

    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 ``Preventing Terrorist Transfers to 
Afghanistan Act''.

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

    (a) In General.--Section 1035 of the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 
Stat. 1954), as most recently amended by section 1032 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 
Stat. 1901), is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
        paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
        the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) Afghanistan.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect as if enacted on December 27, 2021.
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