[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1943 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1943

To establish uniform standards for interrogation techniques applicable 
  to individuals under the custody or physical control of the United 
                           States Government.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 2, 2007

  Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish uniform standards for interrogation techniques applicable 
  to individuals under the custody or physical control of the United 
                           States Government.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES APPLICABLE TO 
              INDIVIDUALS UNDER CONTROL OR CUSTODY OF THE UNITED STATES 
              GOVERNMENT.

    (a) In General.--No individual in the custody or under the 
effective control of the United States Government or any agency or 
instrumentality thereof, regardless of nationality or physical 
location, shall be subject to any treatment or technique of 
interrogation not authorized by sections 5-50 through 5-99 of the 
United States Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector 
Operations.
    (b) Prohibited Actions.--The treatment or techniques of 
interrogation prohibited under subsection (a) include, but are not 
limited to, the following:
            (1) Forcing an individual to be naked, perform sexual acts, 
        or pose in a sexual manner.
            (2) Placing a hood or sack over the head of an individual, 
        or using or placing duct tape over the eyes of an individual.
            (3) Applying a beating, electric shock, burns, or other 
        forms of physical pain to an individual.
            (4) Subjecting an individual to the procedure known as 
        ``waterboarding''.
            (5) Subjecting an individual to threats or attack from a 
        military working dog.
            (6) Inducing hypothermia or heat injury in an individual.
            (7) Conducting a mock execution of an individual.
            (8) Depriving an individual of necessary food, water, or 
        medical care.
    (c) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to 
any individual in the custody or under the effective control of the 
United States Government pursuant to a criminal law or immigration law 
of the United States.
    (d) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
affect the rights under the United States Constitution of any 
individual in the custody or under the effective control of the United 
States Government.
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