,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dfi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,portman 7for himself1 ,ms4 
,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,chambliss1 ,mr4 ,cochran1
 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4     
,hatch1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4
 ,kirk1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 
,sessions1 and ,mr4 ,thune7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,armed    
,services  ,,resolution  ,expressing the
 sense of the ,senate on the ,may #ca1  
#bjad1 transfer of five detainees from  
the detention facility at ,united       
,states ,naval ,station1 ,guantanamo    
,bay1 ,cuba4  ,whereas in enacting the  
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjad 7,public ,law   
#aac-ff71 ,congress provided the        
executive branch with clear guidance and
 requirements for transferring or       
releasing individuals from the detention
 facility at ,united ,states ,naval     
,station1 ,guantanamo ,bay1 ,cuba2      

,whereas the ,national ,defense         
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjad states the ,secretary of ,defense 
may transfer an individual detained at  
,united ,states ,naval ,station1        
,guantanamo ,bay1 ,cuba1 if the         
,secretary determines1 following a      
review conducted in accordance with the 
requirements of section #ajbc of the    
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjab 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4  
#hja note7 and ,executive ,order ,no4   
#acefg1 that the individual is no longer
 a threat to the ,united ,states1 or the
 individual is ordered released by a    
,united ,states court1 or such an       
individual can be transferred if the    
,secretary determines that actions have 
been or are planned to be taken which   
will substantially mitigate the risk of 
the individual engaging or re-engaging  
in any terrorist activity or other      
hostile activity that threatens the     
,united ,states or ,united ,states      
persons or interests and the transfer is

 in the national security interest of   
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the       
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjad states that the 
,secretary of ,defense must notify the  
appropriate committees of ,congress of  
such a determination not later than #cj 
days before the transfer or release of  
the individual concerned from ,united   
,states ,naval ,station1 ,guantanamo    
,bay1 ,cuba2 ,whereas the ,national     
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjad states that such a         
notification must include a detailed    
statement of the basis for the transfer 
or release1 an explanation of why the   
transfer or release is in the national  
security interests of the ,united       
,states1 a description of any actions   
taken to mitigate the risks of          
reengagement by the individual to be    
transferred or released1 a copy of any  
,periodic ,review ,board findings       
relating to the individual1 and a       
description of the evaluation conducted 

pursuant to factors that must be        
considered prior to such a transfer or  
release2 ,whereas the ,consolidated     
,appropriations ,act1 #bjad 7,public    
,law #aac-gf7 states that none of the   
funds appropriated or otherwise made    
available in that ,act may be used to   
transfer covered individuals detained at
 ,united ,states ,naval ,station        
,guantanamo ,bay1 ,cuba1 except in      
accordance with the ,national ,defense  
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjad2 ,whereas on ,may #ca1 #bjad1     
detainees ,khairullah ,khairkhwa1 ,abdul
 ,haq ,wasiq1 ,mohammed ,fazl1          
,noorullah ,noori1 and ,mohammed ,nabi  
,omari were transferred from ,united    
,states ,naval ,station1 ,guantanamo    
,bay1 ,cuba1 to ,qatar2 and ,whereas the
 appropriate committees of ,congress    
were not notified of the transfers as   
required by the ,national ,defense      
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjad prior to the transfers3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 

of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 the transfers
 of detainees ,khairullah ,khairkhwa1   
,abdul ,haq ,wasiq1 ,mohammed ,fazl1    
,noorullah ,noori1 and ,mohammed ,nabi  
,omari from ,united ,states ,naval      
,station1 ,guantanamo ,bay1 ,cuba1 to   
,qatar on ,may #ca1 #bjad1 violated the 
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjad 7,public ,law   
#aac-ff7 and the ,consolidated          
,appropriations ,act1 #bjad 7,public    
,law #aac-gf72 and  7#b7 ,congress      
should-- 7,a7 investigate the actions   
taken by ,president ,obama and his      
administration that led to the unlawful 
transfer of such detainees1 including an
 evaluation of other options considered 
to reach the desired common defense     
policy outcome of the ,president2 and   
7,b7 determine the impact of the        
transfer of such detainees on the common
 defense of the ,united ,states and     
measures that should be taken to        
mitigate any negative consequences4