S 2780
114th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Caribbean area
Cuba
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Detention of persons
Executive agency funding and structure
Latin America
Military facilities and property
Terrorism
Protections Against Terrorist Transfer Act of 2016
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 12, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 12, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Protections Against Terrorist Transfer Act of 2016
This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to prohibit the use of funds made available to the Department of Defense (DOD) or to any other U.S. government entity to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release of any individual detained at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of any foreign country or other foreign entity unless DOD certifies to Congress that the individual no longer poses a threat to the security of the United States, its citizens, and its interests.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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