Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following new section: SEC. 1044. DISPOSITION OF COVERED PERSONS DETAINED IN THE UNITED STATES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Due Process and Military Detention Amendments Act''. (b) Disposition.--Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 is amended-- (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``The disposition'' and inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (g), the disposition''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: ``(g) Disposition of Persons Detained in the United States.-- ``(1) Persons detained pursuant to the authorization for use of military force or the fiscal year 2012 or 2013 national defense authorization acts.--In the case of a covered person who is detained in the United States, or a territory or possession of the United States, pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force, this Act, or the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, disposition under the law of war shall occur immediately upon the person coming into custody of the Federal Government and shall only mean the immediate transfer of the person for trial and proceedings by a court established under Article III of the Constitution of the United States or by an appropriate St…”