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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7999
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 9, 2022Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Gohmert, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Posey, and Mr. Moolenaar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To prohibit the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the construction or modification of facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the No Transferring GITMO Terrorists to America Act of 2022.
2.
Prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for any fiscal year may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer of or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions any individual detained at Guantanamo.
3.
Prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
(a)
In general
No amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for any fiscal year may be used to construct or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual detained at Guantanamo for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense.
(b)
Exception
The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
4.
Individual detained at Guantanamo defined
In this Act, the term individual detained at Guantanamo means any individual located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October 1, 2009, who—
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) is—
(A) in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense; or
(B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.