No Transferring GITMO Terrorists to America Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7999
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2022-06-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>No Transferring GITMO Terrorists to America Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of Department of Defense (DOD) funds to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual detained at Guantanamo to or within the United States or its territories or possessions. <em>Individuals detained at Guantanamo</em> means those detained as of October 1, 2009, who are not citizens of the United States or members of the U.S. Armed Forces and are in the custody or under the control of DOD or otherwise under detention. </p> <p>The bill also prohibits DOD funds from being used to construct or modify any facility in the United States or its territories or possessions to house any individual detained at Guantanamo for the purpose of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of DOD. This prohibition does not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7999 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 9, 2022 Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Gohmert , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Posey , and Mr. Moolenaar ) introduced the following bill; which was 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, and the construction or modification of facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Transferring GITMO Terrorists to America Act of 2022 . 2. Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for any fiscal year may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer of or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions any individual detained at Guantanamo. 3. Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (a) In general No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for any fiscal year may be used to construct or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual detained at Guantanamo for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense. (b) Exception The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 4. Individual detained at Guantanamo defined In this Act, the term individual detained at Guantanamo means any individual located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October 1, 2009, who— (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is— (A) in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense; or (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.