Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “American Anti-Torture Act of 2014”.
American Anti-Torture Act of 2014
A BILL
To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture.
Sec. 2 Uniform standards for interrogation techniques applicable to individuals under control or custody of the united states government
Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of each of section 1002 of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (title X of Public Law 109–148; 10 U.S.C. 801 note; 119 Stat. 2739) and section 1402 of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (title XIV of Public Law 109–163; 10 U.S.C. 801 note; 119 Stat. 3475) are amended to read as follows:
“(a) In General—No person in the custody or under the effective control of the United States shall be subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by and listed in the United States Army Field Manual on Human Intelligence Collector Operations.
“(b) Applicability—Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any person in the custody or under the effective control of the United States pursuant to a criminal law or immigration law of the United States.
“(c) Construction—Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the rights under the United States Constitution of any person in the custody or under the physical jurisdiction of the United States.”