[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 91 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3905-S3921]


   NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016--Continued

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                Amendment No. 1889 to Amendment No. 1463

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I call up the McCain-Feinstein-Reed-
Collins amendment No. 1889.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from California [Mrs. Feinstein], for Mr. 
     McCain, proposes an amendment numbered 1889 to amendment No. 
     1463.

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
reading of the amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

           (Purpose: To reaffirm the prohibition on torture)

       At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1040. REAFFIRMATION OF THE PROHIBITION ON TORTURE.

       (a) Limitation on Interrogation Techniques to Those in the 
     Army Field Manual.--
       (1) Army field manual 2-22.3 defined.--In this subsection, 
     the term ``Army Field Manual 2-22.3'' means the Army Field 
     Manual 2-22.3 entitled ``Human Intelligence Collector 
     Operations'' in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act or any similar successor Army Field Manual.
       (2) Restriction.--
       (A) In general.--An individual described in subparagraph 
     (B) shall not be subjected to any interrogation technique or 
     approach, or any treatment related to interrogation, that is 
     not authorized by and listed in the Army Field Manual 2-22.3.
       (B) Individual described.--An individual described in this 
     subparagraph is an individual who is--
       (i) in the custody or under the effective control of an 
     officer, employee, or other agent of the United States 
     Government; or
       (ii) detained within a facility owned, operated, or 
     controlled by a department or agency of the United States, in 
     any armed conflict.
       (3) Implementation.--Interrogation techniques, approaches, 
     and treatments described in Army Field Manual 2-22.3 shall be 
     implemented strictly in accord with the principles, 
     processes, conditions, and limitations prescribed by Army 
     Field Manual 2-22.3.
       (4) Agencies other than the department of defense.--If a 
     process required by Army Field Manual 2-22.3, such as a 
     requirement of approval by a specified Department of Defense 
     official, is inapposite to a department or an agency other 
     than the Department of Defense, the head of such department 
     or

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     agency shall ensure that a process that is substantially 
     equivalent to the process prescribed by Army Field Manual 2-
     22.3 for the Department of Defense is utilized by all 
     officers, employees, or other agents of such department or 
     agency.
       (5) Interrogation by federal law enforcement.--Nothing in 
     this subsection shall preclude an officer, employee, or other 
     agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other Federal 
     law enforcement agency from continuing to use authorized, 
     non-coercive techniques of interrogation that are designed to 
     elicit voluntary statements and do not involve the use of 
     force, threats, or promises.
       (6) Update of the army field manual.--
       (A) Requirement to update.--
       (i) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and once every three years 
     thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
     the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, and the Director of National Intelligence, 
     shall complete a thorough review of Army Field Manual 2-22.3, 
     and revise Army Field Manual 2-22.3, as necessary to ensure 
     that Army Field Manual 2-22.3 complies with the legal 
     obligations of the United States and reflects current, 
     evidence-based, best practices for interrogation that are 
     designed to elicit reliable and voluntary statements and do 
     not involve the use or threat of force.
       (ii) Availability to the public.--Army Field Manual 2-22.3 
     shall remain available to the public and any revisions to the 
     Army Field Manual 2-22.3 adopted by the Secretary of Defense 
     shall be made available to the public 30 days prior to the 
     date the revisions take effect.
       (B) Report on best practices of interrogations.--
       (i) Requirement for report.--Not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the interagency body 
     established pursuant to Executive Order 13491 (commonly known 
     as the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group) shall submit 
     to the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, the Attorney General, and other appropriate 
     officials a report on current, evidence-based, best practices 
     for interrogation that are designed to elicit reliable and 
     voluntary statements and do not involve the use of force.
       (ii) Recommendations.--The report required by clause (i) 
     may include recommendations for revisions to Army Field 
     Manual 2-22.3 based on the body of research commissioned by 
     the High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group.
       (iii) Availability to the public.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the report required by clause (i) is submitted such 
     report shall be made available to the public.
       (b) International Committee of the Red Cross Access to 
     Detainees.--
       (1) Requirement.--The head of any department or agency of 
     the United States Government shall provide the International 
     Committee of the Red Cross with notification of, and prompt 
     access to, any individual detained in any armed conflict in 
     the custody or under the effective control of an officer, 
     employee, contractor, subcontractor, or other agent of the 
     United States Government or detained within a facility owned, 
     operated, or effectively controlled by a department, agency, 
     contractor, or subcontractor of the United States Government, 
     consistent with Department of Defense regulations and 
     policies.
       (2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed--
       (A) to create or otherwise imply the authority to detain; 
     or
       (B) to limit or otherwise affect any other individual 
     rights or state obligations which may arise under United 
     States law or international agreements to which the United 
     States is a party, including the Geneva Conventions, or to 
     state all of the situations under which notification to and 
     access for the International Committee of the Red Cross is 
     required or allowed.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Nebraska.

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