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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1069 
To provide for certain requirements related to the closing of the Guantanamo 
Bay detention facility. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2009 
Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. BILBRAY, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. MILLER of Flor-
ida, and Mr. ISSA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To provide for certain requirements related to the closing 
of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Guantanamo Bay De-
tention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOSING GUANTANAMO BAY 
DETENTION FACILITY. 
(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The President 
shall notify the congressional defense committees at least 
90 days before taking any action associated with the clo-
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sure of the Department of Defense detention facility at 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the subsequent transfer of 
any persons detained at that facility to a new detention 
facility in the United States. 
(b) STUDY.—The notification under subsection (a) 
shall include the submission to the congressional defense 
committees of a study of the feasibility of closing the De-
partment of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba. The study shall address the legal ramifications 
and the security, infrastructure, and other support re-
quirements associated with closing the detention facility 
and transferring persons to a new detention facility in the 
United States, including an assessment of the following: 
(1) The available space at a new detention facil-
ity. 
(2) The ability to separate persons transferred 
to a new detention facility from any other individ-
uals already detained at such facility. 
(3) The number of security guards and support 
personnel required to undertake the detention of 
persons transferred to a new detention facility and 
a description of the barracks and other facilities nec-
essary for such security guards and support per-
sonnel. 
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(4) The nature and cost of any security en-
hancements to an existing military installation that 
might be chosen to host a new detention facility. 
(5) A comparison of the costs described in 
paragraph (4) with the estimated costs of con-
structing a new detention facility that is physically 
separate from any existing military installation or ci-
vilian prison. 
(6) The advisability of expending the funds de-
scribed in paragraphs (4) and (5) in light of the 
prior obligation and expenditure of amounts for the 
detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(7) The proximity of a new detention facility 
to— 
(A) private land; 
(B) civilian populations; and 
(C) other military activities (if a new de-
tention facility is or would be located on or near 
an existing military installation). 
(8) The degree to which a new detention facility 
must be self-contained, including the existence of— 
(A) on-site medical facilities available 24 
hours per day; 
(B) dedicated fire fighting capabilities; 
(C) space for legal proceedings; and 
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(D) recreational facilities comparable to 
those available at the detention facility at 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(9) The advisability of performing interroga-
tions of persons transferred to the new detention fa-
cility. 
(10) The potential that persons transferred to 
the new detention facility may be detained indefi-
nitely. 
(11) The impact that a new detention facility, 
if established on an existing military installation, 
would have on ongoing military activities at such in-
stallation. 
(12) The suitability for purposes of handling 
detainees of any military installation or other facility 
owned by the United States that has been closed or 
is scheduled to be closed under the defense base clo-
sure and realignment process. 
(13) The possibility of transferring detainees to 
United States military installations located outside 
the United States or to the custody of foreign gov-
ernments. 
(c) RELOCATION PLAN.—The notification required 
under subsection (a) shall include a plan to relocate the 
persons detained at the detention facility in Guantanamo 
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