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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2993
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 21, 2017Mrs. Walorski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 direct the Secretary of Defense to make available to Congress certain information relating to
individuals formerly detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Guantanamo Recidivism Reduction Act of 2017.
2.
Availability of information relating to activities of individuals formerly detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
(a)
Annual briefings
The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the following congressional committees annual briefings on the current activities and locations of covered individuals who the Secretary determines have engaged in acts of terrorism or support for terrorism after their transfer or release from detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:
(1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
(2) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(b)
Availability of agreements relating to former detainees
The Secretary of State shall—
(1) maintain written records containing the exact terms of any bilateral agreement between the United States and a country to which a covered individual is transferred or released relating to such transfer or release; and
(2) make such records available to Congress not later than 90 days after the conclusion of any such agreement.
(c)
Covered individual defined
In this section, the term covered individual means an individual who—
(1) is not a member or former member of the Armed Forces;
(2) on or after September 11, 2011, was detained by or otherwise under the effective control of the Department of Defense at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; and
(3) was transferred or released from such detention.