American Anti-Torture Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5824
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2014-12-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Detention of persons

Human rights

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Military law
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-12-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>American Anti-Torture Act of 2014 - Amends the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 to prohibit any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, persons under the custody or control of the Department of Defense [DOD] or under detention in a DOD facility) from being subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by and listed in the U.S. Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations.</p> <p>Makes such prohibition inapplicable with respect to any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, DOD) pursuant to a U.S. criminal or immigration law.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5824 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2014 Mr. Nadler (for himself, Mr. Conyers , and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , 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 modify certain provisions of law relating to torture.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Anti-Torture Act of 2014 . 2. Uniform standards for interrogation techniques applicable to individuals under control or custody of the united states government Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of each of section 1002 of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (title X of Public Law 109–148 ; 10 U.S.C. 801 note; 119 Stat. 2739) and section 1402 of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (title XIV of Public Law 109–163; 10 U.S.C. 801 note; 119 Stat. 3475) are amended to read as follows: (a) In General No person in the custody or under the effective control of the United States shall be subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by and listed in the United States Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations. (b) Applicability Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any person in the custody or under the effective control of the United States pursuant to a criminal law or immigration law of the United States. (c) Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the rights under the United States Constitution of any person in the custody or under the physical jurisdiction of the United States. .