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This bill says that plea deals or past court decisions for three men accused of helping carry out the September 11, 2001 attacks would not stop them from being tried again for those attacks. It also says the death penalty would still be possible in any such trial. In addition, if they are sentenced, they would have to stay at Guantanamo Bay under very strict conditions and could not be moved to the United States or another country.
- It applies to Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi.
- Any plea agreement they may have made would not block a new trial for the 9/11 attacks.
- If they are tried under military or other law for the attacks, a death sentence would still be allowed.
- If sentenced, they must remain at Guantanamo Bay in solitary confinement, with no contact with foreign nationals, very limited mental health treatment, and no transfer to the United States or any other country.
Official Summaries
Justice for 9/11 Act
This bill provides that any plea agreement entered into by Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi for actions involving the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and its related judgment must not preclude the trial of such individuals under other provisions of law for that attack. In any trial of such individuals, the death penalty must be available.
In the case of any sentence imposed on Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, the individual must (1) be held at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in solitary confinement; (2) not be provided contact with foreign nationals; (3) not be provided with psychological treatment except that specifically authorized by medical authorities at Guantanamo Bay; and (4) not be transferred to the continental United States or any other country.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 34 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 34
To address the plea agreements for certain individuals detained at
Guantanamo, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 8, 2025
Mr. Cotton (for himself and Mr. McConnell) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed
Services
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A BILL
To address the plea agreements for certain individuals detained at
Guantanamo, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for 9/11 Act''.
SEC. 2. TRIAL AND POST-TRIAL MATTERS RELATING TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS
DETAINED AT GUANTANAMO.
(a) Plea Agreements and Judgments.--Notwithstanding the provisions
of section 949h of title 10, United States Code, any plea agreement
entered into by Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak
Bin `Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi for actions involving the
terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and its related judgment, shall
not preclude the trial of such individual under chapter 47A of such
title or any other provision of law for that terrorist attack.
(b) Sentencing.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any
trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin
`Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi under chapter 47A of title
10, United States Code, or any other provision of law for the terrorist
attack of September 11, 2001, a sentence of death shall be available.
(c) Conditions of Confinement; Transfer.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, in the case of any sentence imposed on Khalid Shaikh
Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin `Attash, or Mustafa Ahmed
Adam al Hawsawi, such individual--
(1) shall be--
(A) held at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, in solitary confinement;
(B) provided no contact with foreign nationals; and
(C) provided no psychological treatment except that
specifically authorized by medical authorities at
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay; and
(2) shall not be transferred to the continental United
States or any other country.
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