A bill to prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to state sponsors of terrorism.

Bill: 114-s-2740
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]
Introduced: 2016-04-04
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Africa

Caribbean area

Cuba

Defense spending

Department of Defense

Detention of persons

Executive agency funding and structure

Latin America

Libya

Middle East

Military facilities and property

Somalia

Terrorism

Yemen
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill prohibits the use of funds available to the Department of Defense (DOD) to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to Libya, Somalia, Yemen, or a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who: </p> <ul> <li>is not a U.S. citizen or a member of the Armed Forces; and </li> <li> is or was held by DOD on or after January 20, 2009, at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.</li></ul>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2740 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 4, 2016 Mr. Kirk (for himself, Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Moran , Mr. Lankford , and Mr. Hatch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to state sponsors of terrorism.

1. Prohibition on transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries (a) Prohibition No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise available for the Department of Defense may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to a country specified in subsection (b) of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is or was held on or after January 20, 2009, at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. (b) Countries A country specified in this subsection is as follows: (1) Libya (2) Somalia. (3) Yemen. (4) A country that is a state sponsor of terrorism. (c) State sponsor of terrorism defined In this section, the term state sponsor of terrorism has the meaning given that term in section 301(13) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 ( 22 U.S.C. 8451(13) ).