Sec. 1034. Sense of Congress regarding the provision of medical care to individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
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Congress makes the following findings: The individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are aging, and such individuals are increasingly subject to a number of health conditions exacerbated by age and the circumstances of their cases. Expeditionary medical treatment of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is logistically challenging and increasingly costly, especially treatment related to complex ailments that may become exacerbated with age.
Medical care at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is likely to become an increasing challenge for the United States Government. Medical challenges at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, also cause difficulties affecting the functions and processes of the military commissions and periodic review boards. It is the sense of Congress that— the United States has an ongoing obligation to provide medical care to individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, meeting appropriate standards of care; and the Secretary of Defense should take into account the standards of care provided at other relevant facilities, including those administered by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, in determining the policies of the Department of Defense regarding the provision of medical care to individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.