PRISONERS OF WAR
Articles and editorials
Some South Korean POWs Still Trapped in the North, 60 Years After Armistice, E1075 [17JY]
Bills and resolutions
Armed Forces: issue a forever stamp to honor sacrifices of members who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for (see H.R. 2794), H4978 [23JY]
——— leave no member unaccounted for in the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan (see S. Res. 109), S2960 [24AP] (see H. Res. 286), H4175 [28JN] (see H. Res. 296), H4369 [10JY]
——— prohibit detention of certain individuals without due process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to authorization for use of military force (see H.R. 2390), H3653 [14JN]
Committee on POW and MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 231), H2911 [22MY]
Dept. of Defense: allow civilian employees to delay furloughs until returning from a deployment in support of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (see H.R. 1520), H1990 [12AP]
Dept. of the Interior: study suitability and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, NY, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1389), S6071 [30JY] (see H.R. 1501), H1956 [11AP]
Flags: require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the U.S. is displayed on certain Federal property (see H.R. 2091), H2910 [22MY]
National security: provide for the disposition of certain persons detained in the U.S. pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (see S. 1147), S4405 [12JN] (see H.R. 2325), H3287 [11JN]
Terrorism: require all foreign terrorists who attack the U.S. be considered enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian courts (see H.R. 1081), H1356 [12MR]
Histories
U.S. POW Delegation Trip to Japan Participants, E1516–E1518 [15OC]
Letters
Allow transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S., but clarify that detainees do not gain any additional legal rights and can not be released in the U.S.: Chuck Hagel, Sec. of Defense, S8178 [19NO]
——— Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S8178 [19NO]
——— Families for Peaceful Tomorrows (organization), S8173 [19NO]
——— James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, S8173, S8178 [19NO]
——— John F. Kerry, Sec. of State, S8178 [19NO]
——— several retired military officers, S8179 [19NO]
Remarks in House
Armed Forces: leave no member unaccounted for in the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan (H. Res. 286), H4162 [28JN]
——— prohibit detention of certain individuals without due process and repeal authority to detain certain terrorists pursuant to authorization for use of military force, H3540 [13JN]
Civil liberties: ensure availability of the writ of habeas corpus for any U.S. citizen who is detained in the U.S., H3537, H3538 [13JN]
Dept. of Defense: allow civilian employees to delay furloughs until returning from a deployment in support of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (H.R. 1520), H2036 [16AP]
——— allow transfer of certain individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S., but clarify that detainees do not gain any additional legal rights and can not be released in the U.S., H7342 [21NO]
——— allow use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities, H7265 [20NO]
——— allow use of funds to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. facilities or to construct facilities for such enemy combatants in the U.S., H3068, H3072, H3073 [4JN], H3313 [12JN], E821 [6JN]
——— allow use of funds to transfer or release individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to their home countries and bring individuals not cleared for release to the U.S. to be charged, tried, and sentenced, H4925, H4926 [23JY]
——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H2078 [17AP], H3374, H3376 [13JN], H3597–H3599 [14JN], H7631 [11DE]
——— conditions and treatment of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H3671 [17JN], H7341 [21NO]
——— prohibit funding for transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. or Yemen, and for upgrading U.S. facilities to house detainees, H7342 [21NO]
——— prohibit funding to continue to detain any individual at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who has been cleared for release, H5007–H5009 [24JY]
——— prohibit funding to provide additional or upgraded facilities for individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, H5009 [24JY]
——— prohibit funding to provide additional or upgraded recreational facilities for individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, E879 [14JN]
——— prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Yemen, H3595, H3596 [14JN], H4974 [23JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after a certain date, to the U.S., H3170–H3172 [5JN]
Japan: U.S. POW delegation trip to Japan, E1516 [15OC]
National security: provide for the disposition of certain persons detained in the U.S. pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force, H3539–H3542 [13JN]
Remarks in Senate
Brace, Ernest C.: Purple Heart and POW Medal recipient, S6061 [30JY]
Comey, James B., Jr.: suitability to be FBI Director relative to role in issuance of Dept. of Justice legal opinions on torture, S6000 [29JY]
Dept. of Defense: allow transfer of certain individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S., but clarify that detainees do not gain any additional legal rights and can not be released in the U.S., S8160, S8164–S8170, S8172–S8180 [19NO]
——— clarify policies on detention and interrogation of suspected terrorists, S7488–S7491 [15OC], S7528 [16OC]
——— close detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, S8025 [14NO], S8093 [18NO], S8172, S8175–S8177 [19NO]
——— prohibit funding for transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S. or Yemen, and for upgrading U.S. facilities to house detainees, S8162–S8167, S8169, S8177–S8180 [19NO]
Dept. of Justice: decision to prosecute individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Federal court in New York, NY, S1674–S1676, S1681–S1683 [12MR]
National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, S6640 [19SE]
Texts of
S. Res. 109, leave no Armed Forces member unaccounted for in the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, S2965 [24AP]
Tributes