1st Sub. S.C.R. 11
         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Senate Floor Amendments

Amendment 1 March 2, 2012 2:09 PM



Senator Curtis S. Bramble proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 10 through 12 :    

             10          This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and the Governor expresses
{   strong

             11      disapproval of  
}
  concerns over       portions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year

             12      2012.

2.    Page 1, Lines 15 through 18 :    

             15          .    expresses
{   disapproval of   }        concerns over       Sections 1021 and 1022 of the National Defense

             16      Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
{   , which authorizes:

             17              .    military detention without trial for suspected terrorists; and
             18              .    trial by military commission or transfer to a foreign country of persons detained  
}
;

3.    Page 1, Line 20 :    

             20          .    urges Congress to
{   repeal or   } clarify Sections 1021 and 1022 of the National Defense


4.    Page 2, Lines 35 through 38 :    

             35          
{   WHEREAS, Section 1021 of the 2012 NDAA states that disposition under the law of

             36      war includes detention without trial until the end of hostilities, trial by military commission,
             37      and transfer to the custody of the person's country of origin or any other foreign country or
             38      entity;  
}


5.    Page 2, Lines 44 through 50 :    

             44          WHEREAS, there is
{   uncertainty whether   }        disagreement about the impacts of       Sections 1021 and 1022      {   could be used to

             45      authorize indefinite military detention of United States citizens, legal permanent residents, and
             46      others without charge or trial within the United States  
}
;
             47          
{   WHEREAS, Section 1021 could be used to allow the President to determine whether or

             48      not a trial, and what type of trial, will be held for those arrested under the authority of the 2012
             49      NDAA;  
}

             50          WHEREAS, the indefinite military detention of
{   any person   }        a citizen       in the United States

without



6.    Page 2, Lines 53 through 56 :    

             53      Constitution, Article I, Section 14;
  and      

             54          
{   WHEREAS, the indefinite military detention of any person within the United States

             55      without trial violates the right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury guaranteed by the United
             56      States Constitution, Amendment V and Utah Constitution, Article I, Section 12; and  
}


7.    Page 3, Lines 62 through 67 :    

             62      Governor concurring therein,
{   expresses strong disapproval of an interpretation and application

             63      of Section 1021 or 1022 of the 2012 NDAA that violates a right guaranteed by the United
             64      States Constitution and the Utah Constitution.
             65          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of the State of Utah, the Governor
             66      concurring therein,  
}
urges the United States Congress to
{   repeal or   } clarify Sections 1021 and

             67      1022 of the 2012 NDAA to
{   protect   }        ensure protection of       the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and


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