The National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012: Detainee Matters

Elsea, Jennifer K. ; Garcia, Michael J.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Defense policy;    National defense;    Civil-military relations;    Military bases;    Military prisons;   

RP-ID  :  R42143
RP-ID  :  R42143_2012Dec11

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report offers a brief background of the salient issues and provides a section-by-section analysis of the detainee provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012. It also discusses executive interpretation and implementation of the act's mandatory military detention provision. Finally, it addresses detainee provisions in the 2013 defense authorization bills passed by each house, which have also drawn veto threats from the President.