Restore Unalienable Rights Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5121
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11]
Introduced: 2014-07-16
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Detention of persons

Due process and equal protection

Military law

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Restore Unalienable Rights Act of 2014 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (with respect to the authority of the President to use all necessary and appropriate force pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force under P.L. 107-40) to prohibit U.S. Armed Forces from detaining, pending disposition under the law of war, a U.S. citizen or lawful resident alien of the United States who was captured, detained, or arrested in the United States. </p> <p>Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority from authorizing the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States apprehended in the United States. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5121 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2014 Mr. Bentivolio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary and Armed Services , 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 A BILL To prohibit the indefinite detention of United States citizens and lawful resident aliens, and for other purposes.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Restore Unalienable Rights Act of 2014 . 2. Amendment of the National Defense Authorization Act Subsection (b) of section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 801 note) is amended to read as follows: (b) Covered persons A covered person under this section is a person— (1) who— (A) planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored those responsible for those attacks; or (B) was a part of or substantially supported al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners, including any person who has committed a belligerent act or has directly supported such hostilities in aid of such enemy forces; and (2) who is not a United States citizen or lawful resident alien of the United States who was captured, detained, or arrested in the United States. . 3. Prohibition on the indefinite detention of citizens and lawful permanent residents Section 4001 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) An authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority may not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States apprehended in the United States. . 4. Applicability The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to a person who is taken into custody or brought under the control of the United States after the date of the enactment of this Act.