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Charleston
–
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
released
the
below
statement
following
approval
of
the
FY
2017
National
Defense
Authorization
Act
(NDAA)
by
the
Senate
Armed
Services
Committee
(SASC)
by
a
vote
of
23-3.
The
bill,
which
now
goes
to
the
full
U.S.
Senate
for
consideration,
includes
several
provisions
related
to
the
Guantanamo
Bay
detention
facility
in
Cuba.
“The
overwhelmingly
bipartisan
passage
of
the
National
Defense
Authorization
Act
by
the
Senate
Armed
Services
Committee
is
an
important
reminder
to
this
administration
that
the
U.S.
Congress
has
spoken
clearly
on
the
issue
of
the
Guantanamo
Bay
detention
facility
in
Cuba.
There
remains
strong
bipartisan
support
to
keep
the
facility
open,
fully
utilize
it
to
detain
terrorists
and
prevent
the
administration
from
continuing
to
release
dangerous
individuals
to
other
countries
where
they
can
rejoin
the
fight,”
said
Senator
Tim
Scott,
a
vocal
opponent
of
closing
the
facility.
“Now
more
than
ever,
the
prison
at
Guantanamo is
needed
as
our
country
and
world
face
new
threats
from
dangerous
groups
and
individuals
bent
on
harming
our
homeland.”
The
NDAA
extends
prohibitions
related
to
Guantanamo
Bay
previously
enacted
by
Congress,
including
- Extending
the
prohibition
on
the
use
of
funds
for
transfer
to
the
United
States
of
individuals
detained
at
Guantanamo
Bay.
- Extending
the
prohibition
on
the
use
of
funds
to
construct
or
modify
facilities
in
the
United
States
to
house
detainees
transferred
from
Guantanamo
Bay.
- Extending
the
prohibition
on
the
use
of
funds
to
transfer
or
release
of
individuals
detained
at
Guantanamo
Bay
to
Libya,
Somalia,
Syria,
or
Yemen.
- Extending
the
prohibition
on
the
use
of
funds
for
realignment
of
forces
at
or
closure
of
United
States
Naval
Station,
Guantanamo
Bay,
Cuba.
- Greater
transparency
on
detainees
that
the
United
States
transfers.
Senator
Scott
joined
Senator
Kelly
Ayotte
(R-NH)
to
introduce
the
Detaining
Terrorists
to
Protect
Americans
Act,
which
bars
the
President
from
transferring
any
detainee
to
any
foreign
country
and
continues
a
current
prohibition
on
the
closure
of
the
Guantanamo
Bay
facility
as
well
as
any
attempt
to
transfer
detainees
to
domestic
sites. Senator
Scott
also
joined
Senator
Steve
Daines
(R-MT)
to
introduce
Senate
Resolution
396,
calling
on
the
President
to
detain
ISIS
fighters
at
Guantanamo
Bay,
Cuba.
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