Title: Guantanamo Recidivism Reduction Act of 2017
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Guantanamo Recidivism Reduction Act of 2017
This bill instructs the Department of Defense (DOD) to give annual briefings to specified congressional committees on the current activities and locations of individuals who are not members or former members of the armed forces, who were detained by or otherwise under the effective control of DOD at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on or after September 11, 2011, and who have engaged in acts of terrorism or support for terrorism after being transferred or released from such detention.
The Department of State must: (1) maintain records containing the terms of any bilateral agreement between the United States and the country to which such an individual was transferred or released, and (2) make those records available to Congress within 90 days of the conclusion of any such agreement.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2993 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2993

   To direct the Secretary of Defense to make available to Congress 
certain information relating to individuals formerly detained at United 
  States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 21, 2017

Mrs. Walorski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Defense to make available to Congress 
certain information relating to individuals formerly detained at United 
  States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Guantanamo Recidivism Reduction Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION RELATING TO ACTIVITIES OF 
              INDIVIDUALS FORMERLY DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL 
              STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

    (a) Annual Briefings.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
the following congressional committees annual briefings on the current 
activities and locations of covered individuals who the Secretary 
determines have engaged in acts of terrorism or support for terrorism 
after their transfer or release from detention at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:
            (1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
            (2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
        Foreign Relations of the Senate.
    (b) Availability of Agreements Relating to Former Detainees.--The 
Secretary of State shall--
            (1) maintain written records containing the exact terms of 
        any bilateral agreement between the United States and a country 
        to which a covered individual is transferred or released 
        relating to such transfer or release; and
            (2) make such records available to Congress not later than 
        90 days after the conclusion of any such agreement.
    (c) Covered Individual Defined.--In this section, the term 
``covered individual'' means an individual who--
            (1) is not a member or former member of the Armed Forces;
            (2) on or after September 11, 2011, was detained by or 
        otherwise under the effective control of the Department of 
        Defense at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 
        and
            (3) was transferred or released from such detention.
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