Ndaa Act Section 1021

Are the detainment provisions of the 2012 national defense authorization act serious.
Ndaa act section 1021. Citizens indefinitely strip them of due process and hold them in military facilities including offshore penal colonies. Section 1021 of the ndaa bill of 2012 allowed for the indefinite detention of american citizens without due process at the discretion of the president section 1021 has been challenged as a. House on december 14 2011 the u s.
Full text of section 1021 of the 2012 ndaa free download as word doc doc docx pdf file pdf text file txt or read online for free. 112 81 is a united states federal law which among other things specifies the budget and expenditures of the united states department of defense the bill passed the u s. This is a complicated area and there has been a lot of word fudging in spinning this subject.
This document shows the full text of the problematic section in the 2012 ndaa that authorizes the indefinite military detention of american citizens without charge or trial. 1790 december 9 2019 ordered to be printed dlhill on dskbby8hb2prod with hearing verdate sep 11 2014 07 50 dec 14 2019 jkt 038396 po 00000 frm 00003 fmt 4012 sfmt 4012 e hr oc hr333 xxx hr333 e seals congress 13. Senate on december 15 2011 and was signed into united states law on december 31 2011 by president barack obama.
It does not provide budget authority which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. National defense authorization act for fiscal year 2020 conference report to accompany s. The national defense authorization act ndaa for fiscal year 2012 pub l.
Us district judge katherine forrest in new york city s eastern district found that section 1021 the key section of the national defense authorization act ndaa which had been rushed into. Reported to senate 06 23 2020 national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2021 this bill authorizes fy2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for department of defense dod programs and activities including military personnel strengths.