,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dehj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bc1 #bjaf 
,mr4 ,royce introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in 
addition to the ,committee on ,armed    
,services1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,state to submit an unclassified notice
 before the transfer of any individual  
detained at ,united ,states ,naval      
,station1 ,guantanamo ,bay1 ,cuba1 to   
the custody or control of the           
individual's country of origin1 any     
other foreign country1 or any other     
foreign entity1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,terrorist ,release             
,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,findings      
,congress makes the following findings3 

7#a7 ,the detention facilities at       
,united ,states ,naval ,station1        
,guantanamo ,bay1 ,cuba1 were           
established in #bjjb for the purpose of 
detaining those who plan1 authorize1    
commit1 or aid in the planning1         
authorizing1 or committing of acts of   
terrorism against the ,united ,states4  
7#b7 ,the facilities have detained      
individuals who have killed1 maimed1 or 
otherwise harmed innocent civilians and 
members of the ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces1 as well as combatants who have 
received specialized training in the    
conduct and facilitation of acts of     
terrorism against the ,united ,states1  
its citizens1 and its allies4 ,this     
includes #i_/aa mastermind ,khalid      
,sheik ,mohammed and scores of other    
known terrorists4  7#c7 ,the location of
 the detention facilities at ,guantanamo
 ,bay protects the ,united ,states1 its 
citizens1 and its allies4 ,no prisoner  
has ever escaped from ,guantanamo ,bay4 
7#d7 ,on ,january #bj1 #bjji1 ,president

 ,barack ,obama issued ,executive ,order
 #acdib ordering the closure of the     
detention facilities at ,guantanamo     
,bay1 consistent with the national      
security and foreign policy interests of
 the ,united ,states and the interests  
of justice4  7#e7 ,executive ,order     
#acdib directs the ,department of ,state
 to participate in the review of each   
detainee to determine whether it is     
possible to transfer or release the     
individual consistent with the national 
security and foreign policy interests of
 the ,united ,states4  7#f7 ,the        
,secretary of ,state is ordered to      
expeditiously pursue and direct         
negotiations and diplomatic efforts with
 foreign governments as are necessary   
and appropriate to implement ,executive 
,order #acdib4  7#g7 ,since #bjji1 the  
,department of ,state has played a      
substantial role in the review and      
transfer of enemy combatants from the   
jurisdiction of the ,united ,states to  
the custody or control of foreign       

governments through the appointment of a
 ,special ,envoy for ,guantanamo        
,closure4  7#h7 ,president ,obama has   
released numerous detainees from        
,guantanamo ,bay since taking office1   
some of whom are known or suspected to  
have reengaged in terrorist activity4   
7#i7 ,the transfer of individuals from  
,guantanamo ,bay to foreign countries   
sharply increased from #bjad to #bjaf1  
bringing the number of remaining        
detainees to less than #ajj4  7#aj7 ,the
 administration often transfers         
detainees to countries in close         
proximity to their countries of origin4 
,in some cases1 prisoners have been     
relocated within blocks of ,united      
,states diplomatic facilities located in
 countries with governments that have   
publicly stated no intention to monitor 
or restrict travel of potentially       
dangerous former detainees or that      
otherwise lack the capacity to mitigate 
threat potential4  7#aa7 ,the           
administration is required to notify    

,congress of its intent to transfer     
individuals detained at ,guantanamo     
pursuant to section #ajcd of the        
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for #bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-ib7 and    
certify that among other things1 the    
foreign country to which the individual 
is proposed to be transferred has taken 
or agreed to take appropriate steps to  
substantially mitigate any risk the     
individual could attempt to reengage in 
terrorist activity or otherwise threaten
 the ,united ,states or its allies or   
interests4  7#ab7 ,while not required by
 law1 the administration has classified 
these notifications so that only a small
 number of individuals are able to know 
their contents4  7#ac7 ,the information 
contained in such a notice does not     
warrant classification1 given that      
third-party nations and the detainees   
themselves possesses such information4  
7#ad7 ,the decision to classify the     
notice and certification results in a   
process that is not transparent1 thereby

 preventing the ,american public from   
knowing pertinent information about the 
release of these individuals4  #c4      
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that-- 7#a7 the people of the 
,united ,states deserve to know who is  
being released from the detention       
facilities at ,united ,states ,naval    
,station1 ,guantanamo ,bay1 ,cuba1 their
 countries of origin1 their             
destinations1 and the ability of the    
host nation to prevent recidivism2 and  
7#b7 the people of the ,united ,states  
deserve transparency in the manner in   
which the ,obama ,administration        
complies with ,executive ,order #acdib4 
#d4 ,unclassified notice required prior 
to transfer of detainees at ,united     
,states ,naval ,station1 ,guantanamo    
,bay1 ,cuba1 to foreign countries and   
other foreign entities  7a7 ,notice     
required ,not less than #ae days prior  
to the transfer of any individual       
detained at ,guantanamo to the custody  
or control of the individual's country  

of origin1 any other foreign country1 or
 any other foreign entity1 the          
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 appropriate committees of ,congress an 
unclassified notice that includes--     
7#a7 the name1 country of origin1 and   
country of destination of the           
individual2  7#b7 the number of         
individuals detained at ,guantanamo     
previously transferred to the country to
 which the individual is proposed to be 
transferred2 and  7#c7 the number of    
such individuals who have reengaged in  
terrorist activity after being          
transferred to that country4  7b7       
,briefing ,the ,secretary of ,state     
shall brief the appropriate committees  
of ,congress within #e days of          
transmitting the notice required by     
subsection 7a74 ,such briefing shall    
include an explanation of why the       
destination country was chosen for the  
transferee and an overview of countries 
being considered for future transfers4  
7c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in   

this ,act shall be construed to be      
inconsistent with the requirements of   
section #ajcd of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-ib74  7d7      
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term appropriate committees of         
,congress means the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services1 the ,committee on           
,appropriations1 and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the 
,committee on ,appropriations1 and the  
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives4  7#b7 ,the  
term individual detained at ,guantanamo 
has the meaning given such term in      
section #ajcd7;f77#b7 of the ,national  
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-ib74