Due Process and Military Detention Amendments Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1147
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO]
Introduced: 2013-06-12
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Detention of persons

Due process and equal protection

Military law

Military operations and strategy

Terrorism
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p> Due Process and Military Detention Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (such Act) to provide that, in the case of a person detained in the United States pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force or such Act, disposition under the law of war shall occur immediately upon custody and shall only mean transfer for trial and proceedings with all due process rights as provided under the Constitution.</p> <p>Prohibits any person detained, captured, or arrested in the United States or a U.S. territory or possession from being transferred to the custody of the Armed Forces for detention under the Authorization for Use of Military Force or such Act.</p> <p>Repeals the requirement of detention in military custody pending disposition under the law of war for an individual determined to be a member or part of al Qaeda or an associated force who has participated in planning or carrying out an attack or attempted attack against the United States or its coalition partners.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1147 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 12, 2013 Mr. Udall of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To clarify the disposition of covered persons detained in the United States pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Due Process and Military Detention Amendments Act of 2013 . 2. Disposition of covered persons detained in the United States pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ( Public Law 112–81 ; 125 Stat. 1562; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by striking The disposition and inserting Except as provided in subsection (g), the disposition ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: (g) Disposition of covered persons detained in the United States (1) Persons detained pursuant to this Act or the Authorization for Use of Military Force In the case of a covered person who is detained in the United States pursuant to this Act or the Authorization for Use of Military Force, disposition under the law of war shall occur immediately upon the person coming into custody of the United States Government and shall only mean the immediate transfer of the person for trial and proceedings with all the due process rights as provided for under the Constitution of the United States. (2) Prohibition on transfer to military custody No person detained, captured, or arrested in the United States, or a territory or possession of the United States, may be transferred to the custody of the Armed Forces for detention under this Act or the Authorization for Use of Military Force. (h) Rule of construction This section shall not be construed to authorize the detention of a person within the United States, or a territory or possession of the United States, under this Act or the Authorization for Use of Military Force. . 3. Repeal of requirement for military custody (a) Repeal Section 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1563; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is hereby repealed. (b) Conforming amendment Section 1029(b) of such Act (125 Stat. 1570) is amended by striking applies to and all that follows through any other person and inserting applies to any person .