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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1081
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 12, 2013
Mr. Buchanan (for
himself, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee,
Mr. McKinley,
Mr. Rooney,
Mr. Latta, and
Mr. Bachus) 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 require that all foreign terrorists with links to
terrorist networks who attack the United States or its Government be considered
enemy combatants to be tried by military tribunals instead of civilian
courts.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Military Tribunals for Terrorists Act
of 2013.
2.
Trial of foreign
terrorists
After the date of
the enactment of this Act, any foreign national, who—
(1) engages or has
engaged in conduct constituting an offense relating to a terrorist attack
against persons or property in the United States or against any United States
Government property or personnel outside the United States; and
(2) is subject to
trial for that offense by a military commission under chapter 47A of title 10,
United States Code;
shall be tried
for that offense only by a military commission under that chapter.