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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 1960 (Engrossed in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1080

Sec. 1080. Report on United States citizens subject to military detention

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The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an annual report on United States citizens subject to military detention. Such report shall include, for the period covered by the report, each of the following: The name of each United States citizen subject to military detention during such period. The legal justification for such detention of such citizen. The steps taken to provide judicial process for or to release each such citizen. The report required by subsection
(a)shall be in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. The report submitted under subsection
(a)shall be made available to all members of Congress. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize or express approval for subjecting United States citizens to military detention.
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