PRISE Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4728
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2004-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Armed forces abroad
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional-executive relations
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Defense contracts
Department of Defense
Deportation
Detention of persons
Due process of law
Evidence (Law)
Extradition
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Governmental investigations
Human rights
Immigration
International Affairs
Iraq compilation
Jurisdiction
Law
Military and naval offenses
Military operations
Misconduct in office
Prisoners of war
Prisoners' rights
Suspects' rights
Torture
Treaties

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Promoting Responsible Interrogation Standards Enforcement Act of 2004 or PRISE Act of 2004 - Prohibits subjecting any person in U.S. custody to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment that is prohibited by the U.S. Constitution, laws, or treaties.
 
Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) prescribe and submit to specified congressional committees the rules, regulations, or guidelines necessary to ensure compliance by members of the Armed Forces and by Department of Defense contractors; and (2) report to Congress at least twice each year on the circumstances surrounding any investigation of possible violations of such prohibition.
 
Prohibits an officer or employee of the United States from: (1) providing assistance to the government of a foreign country for the purpose of obtaining information from an individual held in custody by that government if there is reason to believe that torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment will be utilized to obtain the information; and (2) encouraging or otherwise assisting such a government to transfer, render, expel, return, or extradite an individual to another country if there is reason to believe that the individual would be in danger of being subjected to torture.
 
Modifies the definition of &quot;United States&quot; for purposes of the prohibition against torture to mean the several States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. commonwealths, territories, and possessions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and International Relations, 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.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and International Relations, 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.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and International Relations, 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.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and International Relations, 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.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Introduced in House