,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bd1      
#bjag,mr4 ,lee 7for himself1 ,mrs4      
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4            
,whitehouse1 ,ms4 ,collins1 and ,mr4    
,coons7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to clarify that an authorization to  
use military force1 a declaration of    
war1 or any similar authority shall not 
authorize the detention without charge  
or trial of a citizen or lawful         
permanent resident of the ,united       
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,due ,process ,guarantee ,act4  #b4 
,prohibition on the indefinite detention
 of citizens and lawful permanent       
residents  7a7 ,in general ,section     
#djja of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended by striking subsection
 7a7 and inserting the following3  7a7  
,no citizen or lawful permanent resident

 of the ,united ,states shall be        
imprisoned or otherwise detained by the 
,united ,states except consistent with  
the ,constitution and pursuant to an    
,act of ,congress that expressly        
authorizes such imprisonment or         
detention4  4  7b7 ,relationship to an  
authorization ,to use military force1   
declaration of war1 or similar authority
 ,section #djja of title #ah1 ,united   
,states ,code1 as amended by subsection 
7a7 is further amended--  7#a7 by       
redesignating subsection 7b7 as         
subsection 7c72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7a7 the following3  7b7
 7#a7 ,a general authorization to use   
military force1 a declaration of war1 or
 any similar authority1 on its own1     
shall not be construed to authorize the 
imprisonment or detention without charge
 or trial of a citizen or lawful        
permanent resident of the ,united       
,states apprehended in the ,united      
,states4  7#b7 ,paragraph 7#a7 applies  
to an authorization to use military     

force1 a declaration of war1 or any     
similar authority enacted before1 on1 or
 after the date of the enactment of the 
,due ,process ,guarantee ,act4  7#c7    
,this section shall not be construed to 
authorize the imprisonment or detention 
of a citizen of the ,united ,states1 a  
lawful permanent resident of the ,united
 ,states1 or any other person who is    
apprehended in the ,united ,states4  4