[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5763]
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SA 6237. Mr. INHOFE (for Mr. Rubio) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself
and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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. 1035. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR
CHARTERING PRIVATE OR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT TO
TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES
NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2023 for the
Department of Defense or any element of the intelligence
community may be obligated or expended to charter any private
or commercial aircraft to transport an individual who is or
was an individual detained at Guantanamo.
(b) Definitions.--
(1) Individual detained at guantanamo.--The term
``individual detained at Guantanamo'' has the meaning given
that term in section 1034(f)(2) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92;
129 Stat. 971; 10 U.S.C. 801 note).
(2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
SEC. 1036. CERTIFICATION TO CONGRESS FOR CERTAIN TRANSFERS OF
INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL
STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2023 for the
Department of Defense or any element of the intelligence
community may be obligated or expended to transfer any
individual detained at Guantanamo until--
(1) the individual to be transferred has attested publicly,
in writing, to the Secretary of Defense that the individual
will not engage in terrorism against the United States,
United States interests, or United States citizens abroad;
and
(2) the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National
Intelligence each certify in writing to the appropriate
committees of Congress that the record of the individual,
including the attestation required under paragraph (1),
supports that the individual will not engage in terrorism
against the United States, United States interests, or United
States citizens abroad.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives; and
(D) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives.
(2) Individual detained at guantanamo.--The term
``individual detained at Guantanamo'' has the meaning given
that term in section 1034(f)(2) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92;
129 Stat. 971; 10 U.S.C. 801 note).
(3) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
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