enemy combatant, relating to any aspect of the alien’s de-
tention, transfer, treatment, or conditions of confinement. 
‘‘(2) The United States Court of Appeals for the Dis-
trict of Columbia Circuit shall have exclusive jurisdiction 
to determine the validity of any final decision of a Combat-
ant Status Review Tribunal. The scope of such review is 
defined in section 1005(e)(2) of the Detainee Treatment 
Act of 2005. If the Court grants a detainee’s petition for 
review, the Secretary of Defense may conduct a new Com-
batant Status Review Tribunal. 
‘‘(3) Review shall be had only of final judgments of 
military commissions as provided for pursuant to section 
950g of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(4) The court may consider classified information 
submitted in camera and ex parte in making any deter-
mination under this section.’’. 
SEC. 6. SATISFACTION OF TREATY OBLIGATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Satisfaction of the prohibitions 
against cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment set forth 
in section 1003 of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 2000dd) shall fully satisfy United States obli-
gations with respect to the standards for detention and 
treatment established by section 1 of Common Article 3 
of the Geneva Conventions, with the exception of the obli-
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gations imposed by subsections 1(b) and 1(d) of such Arti-
cle . 
(b) RIGHTS NOT JUDICIALLY ENFORCEABLE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No person in any habeas ac-
tion or any other action may invoke the Geneva Con-
ventions or any protocols thereto as a source of 
rights, whether directly or indirectly, for any pur-
pose in any court of the United States or its States 
or territories. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Paragraph (1) may not 
be construed to affect the obligations of the United 
States under the Geneva Conventions. 
(c) GENEVA CONVENTIONS DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Geneva Conventions’’ means the inter-
national conventions signed at Geneva on August 12, 
1949, including common Article 3. 
SEC. 7. REVISIONS TO DETAINEE TREATMENT ACT OF 2005 
RELATING 
TO 
PROTECTION 
OF 
CERTAIN 
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL. 
(a) 
COUNSEL
AND
INVESTIGATIONS.—Section 
1004(b) of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 2000dd–1(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘may provide’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall provide’’; 
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(2) by inserting ‘‘or investigation’’ after ‘‘crimi-
nal prosecution’’; and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘whether before United States 
courts or agencies, foreign courts or agencies, or 
international courts or agencies,’’ after ‘‘described in 
that subsection’’. 
(b) PROTECTION OF PERSONNEL.—Section 1004 of 
the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 2000dd– 
1) shall apply with respect to any criminal prosecution 
that— 
(1) relates to the detention and interrogation of 
aliens described in such section; 
(2) is grounded in section 2441(c)(3) of title 
18, United States Code; and 
(3) relates to actions occurring between Sep-
tember 11, 2001, and December 30, 2005. 
SEC. 8. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. 
This Act shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply retroactively, including— 
(1) to any aspect of the detention, treatment, or 
trial of any person detained at any time since Sep-
tember 11, 2001; and 
(2) to any claim or cause of action pending on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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