,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjai,mr4 ,paul introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prohibit the indefinite    
detention of persons by the ,united     
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,sixth ,amendment ,preservation     
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on the          
indefinite detention of persons by the  
,united ,states  7a7 ,limitation on     
detention ,section #djja of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 by striking subsection 7a7 and     
inserting the following3  7a7 ,no person
 shall be imprisoned or otherwise       
detained by the ,united ,states except  
consistent with the ,constitution4  2   
7#b7 by redesignating subsection 7b7 as 
subsection 7c72 and  7#c7 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 person 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 ,sixth ,amendment ,preservation  
,act4  7#c7 ,this section shall not be  
construed to authorize the imprisonment 
or detention of any person who is       
apprehended in the ,united ,states4  4  
7b7 ,repeal of authority of the ,armed  
,forces of the ,united ,states ,to      
detain covered persons pursuant to the  
authorization for use of military force 
,section #ajba of the ,national ,defense
 ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year  
#bjab 7,public ,law #aab-ha2 #aj        
,u4,s4,c4 #hja note7 is repealed4