I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1042 
To prohibit the provision of medical treatment to enemy combatants detained 
by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in 
the same facility as a member of the Armed Forces or Department 
of Veterans Affairs medical facility. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2009 
Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. 
COLE, and Mr. FRANKS of Arizona) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the provision of medical treatment to enemy 
combatants detained by the United States at Naval Sta-
tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the same facility as 
a member of the Armed Forces or Department of Vet-
erans Affairs medical facility. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress make the following findings: 
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(1) The members of the United States Armed 
Forces have fought bravely to protect our country 
from terrorists. 
(2) Enemy combatants, detained by the United 
States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 
often receive better medical treatment and food than 
members of the United States Armed Forces. 
(3) Enemy combatants, detained by the United 
States at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba are 
often treated better than inmates in American pris-
ons. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF MEDICAL TREAT-
MENT TO ENEMY COMBATANTS DETAINED BY 
THE UNITED STATES AT NAVAL STATION 
GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, IN THE SAME FA-
CILITIES 
AS 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES OR VETERANS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—No enemy combatant detained by 
the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, may receive medical treatment at— 
(1) a military medical facility of the Depart-
ment of Defense that provides medical treatment to 
members of the Armed Forces; or 
(2) a medical facility of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘receive medical treatment’’ 
means stay in a medical facility for ten minutes or 
longer. 
(2) The term ‘‘medical facility of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs’’ has the meaning given 
the term ‘‘medical facility’’ under section 8101(3) of 
title 38, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘enemy combatant’’ means a law-
ful enemy combatant (as that term is defined in sec-
tion 948a(2) of title 10, United States Code) or an 
unlawful enemy combatant (as that term is defined 
in section 948a(1) of such title). 
Æ 
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