I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 112 
To require the videotaping of interrogations and other pertinent actions be-
tween a detainee or prisoner in the custody or under the effective control 
of the armed forces of the United States pursuant to an interrogation, 
or other pertinent interaction, for the purpose of gathering intelligence 
and a member of the armed forces of the United States, an intelligence 
operative of the United States, or a contractor of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2005 
Mr. HOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require the videotaping of interrogations and other perti-
nent actions between a detainee or prisoner in the cus-
tody or under the effective control of the armed forces 
of the United States pursuant to an interrogation, or 
other pertinent interaction, for the purpose of gathering 
intelligence and a member of the armed forces of the 
United States, an intelligence operative of the United 
States, or a contractor of the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR VIDEOTAPE RECORDINGS 
OF INTERROGATIONS AND OTHER PERTI-
NENT INTERACTIONS AMONG DETAINEES OR 
PRISONERS IN THE CUSTODY OF OR UNDER 
THE EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF THE UNITED 
STATES 
AND 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, INTEL-
LIGENCE 
OPERATIVES 
OF 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES, AND CONTRACTORS OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Geneva 
Conventions of 1949, the International Covenant on Civil 
and Political Rights, the Convention Against Torture and 
Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Pun-
ishment, and prohibitions against any cruel, unusual, and 
inhumane treatment or punishment under the Fifth, 
Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution 
of the United States, the President shall take such actions 
as are necessary to ensure that any interrogations and 
other pertinent interactions between an individual who is 
a detainee or prisoner in the custody or under the effective 
control of the armed forces of the United States pursuant 
to an interrogation, or other pertinent interaction, for the 
purpose of gathering intelligence and a member of the 
armed forces of the United States, an intelligence opera-
tive of the United States, or a contractor of the United 
States, is videotaped. 
(b) CLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION.—The Presi-
dent shall provide for the appropriate classification, to 
protect United States national security and the privacy of 
detainees or prisoners held by the United States, of video-
tapes referred to in subsection (a). Videotapes shall be 
made available, under seal if appropriate, to both prosecu-
tion and defense to the extent they are material to any 
military or civilian criminal proceeding. 
SEC. 2. UNFETTERED ACCESS PRISONERS AND DETAINEES 
OF THE UNITED STATES TO ENSURE INDE-
PENDENT MONITORING AND TRANSPARENT 
INVESTIGATIONS. 
The President shall take such actions as are nec-
essary to ensure that representatives of the following orga-
nizations are immediately granted unfettered access to de-
tainees or prisoners in the custody or under the effective 
control of the armed forces of the United States: 
(1) The International Federation of the Inter-
national Committee of the Red Cross and the Red 
Crescent. 
(2) The United Nations High Commissioner for 
Human Rights.
(3) The United Nations Special Rapporteur on 
Torture. 
SEC. 3. GUIDELINES FOR VIDEOTAPE RECORDINGS. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT
OF GUIDELINES.—The Judge 
Advocate General (as defined in section 801(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, (Article I of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice)) shall develop guidelines designed to en-
sure that the videotaping required under section 1 is suffi-
ciently expansive to prevent any abuse of detainees and 
prisoners referred to in section 1(a) and violations of law 
binding on the United States, including treaties specified 
in section 1(a). 
(b) 30-Day DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL TO CON-
GRESS.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Judge Advocate General shall 
submit to Congress a report containing the guidelines de-
veloped under subsection (a). 
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