117 S4491 IS: Preventing Terrorist Transfers to Afghanistan Act U.S. Senate 2022-06-23 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4491IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 23, 2022Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Risch, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Shelby) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo 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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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Preventing Terrorist Transfers to Afghanistan Act.

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Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Afghanistan

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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.