[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3322-S3323]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 4306. Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Cotton,
Mr. Hatch, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Moran, Mr. Thune, Mr. Isakson,
Mr. Lankford, Mr. Sessions, and Mrs. Ernst) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1031. ADVANCE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE TRANSFER OR
RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED
STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
(a) Advance Notice Required.--The Secretary of Defense
shall make public, not later than 21 days before the intended
date of transfer or release, a notice on the decision to
transfer or release any individual detained at Guantanamo.
(b) Elements of Notice.--The notice on an individual
pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) The name of the individual.
(2) The location to which the individual will be
transferred or released.
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(3) A summary of the agreement, if any, made with the
government of the location accepting the transfer or release
of the individual.
(4) The actions taken to mitigate the risks of the transfer
or release of the individual from United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(c) Individual Detained at Guantanamo Defined.--In this
section, the term ``individual detained at Guantanamo'' means
any individual located at United States Naval Station,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of June 24, 2009, who--
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of
the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) is--
(A) in the custody or under the control of the Department
of Defense; or
(B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay.
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