HR 4114 IH
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4114
To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 8, 2007
Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ARCURI, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. CLAY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DICKS, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. FARR, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. HOLT, Mr. HONDA, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. KAGEN, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. OLVER, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. PAUL, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SHAYS, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WELCH of Vermont, and Mr. WEXLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER CONTROL OR CUSTODY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
Section 1002 of Public Law 109-148 and section 1402 of Public Law 109-163, are amended to read as follows:
`(a) In General- No person in the custody or under the effective control of the United States shall be subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by and listed in the United States Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation.
`(b) Applicability- Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any person in the custody or under the effective control of the United States pursuant to a criminal law or immigration law of the United States.
`(c) Construction- Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the rights under the United States Constitution of any person in the custody or under the physical jurisdiction of the United States.'.
U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.4114 as Introduced in House American Anti-Torture Act of 2007
