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 120 STAT. 2600

PUBLIC LAW 109–366—OCT. 17, 2006

Public Law 109–366 109th Congress An Act Oct. 17, 2006 [S. 3930] Military Commissions Act of 2006. 10 USC 948a note.

To authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Commissions Act of 2006’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

Short title; table of contents. Construction of Presidential authority to establish military commissions. Military commissions. Amendments to Uniform Code of Military Justice. Treaty obligations not establishing grounds for certain claims. Implementation of treaty obligations. Habeas corpus matters. Revisions to Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 relating to protection of certain United States Government personnel. Sec. 9. Review of judgments of military commissions. Sec. 10. Detention covered by review of decisions of Combatant Status Review Tribunals of propriety of detention. 10 USC 948a note.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION OF PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH MILITARY COMMISSIONS.

The authority to establish military commissions under chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 3(a), may not be construed to alter or limit the authority of the President under the Constitution of the United States and laws of the United States to establish military commissions for areas declared to be under martial law or in occupied territories should circumstances so require. SEC. 3. MILITARY COMMISSIONS.

(a) MILITARY COMMISSIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 47 the following new chapter: ‘‘CHAPTER 47A—MILITARY COMMISSIONS ‘‘Subchapter ‘‘I. General Provisions ............................................................................................ ‘‘II. Composition of Military Commissions ........................................................... ‘‘III. Pre-Trial Procedure ........................................................................................ ‘‘IV. Trial Procedure ............................................................................................... ‘‘V. Sentences ..........................................................................................................

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