Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 1342507-780
Trial of Alien Unlawful Enemy Combatants by Military Commission
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February 20, 2007
Signed
February 14, 2007
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Executive Office of the President
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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 20, 2007)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 7737-7738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 07-780]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 33 / Tuesday, February 20, 2007 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 13425 of February 14, 2007
Trial of Alien Unlawful Enemy Combatants by
Military Commission
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including the Military Commissions Act of 2006
(Public Law 109-366), the Authorization for Use of
Military Force (Public Law 107-40), and section 948b(b)
of title 10, United States Code, it is hereby ordered
as follows:
Section 1. Establishment of Military Commissions. There
are hereby established military commissions to try
alien unlawful enemy combatants for offenses triable by
military commission as provided in chapter 47A of title
10.
Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this order:
(a) ``unlawful enemy combatant'' has the meaning
provided for that term in section 948a(1) of title 10;
and
(b) ``alien'' means a person who is not a citizen of
the United States.
Sec. 3. Supersedure. This order supersedes any
provision of the President's Military Order of November
13, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 57,833), that relates to trial
by military commission, specifically including:
(a) section 4 of the Military Order; and
(b) any requirement in section 2 of the Military Order,
as it relates to trial by military commission, for a
determination of:
(i) reason to believe specified matters; or
(ii) the interest of the United States.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) This order shall be
implemented in accordance with applicable law and
subject to the availability of appropriations.
(b) The heads of executive departments and agencies
shall provide such information and assistance to the
Secretary of Defense as may be necessary to implement
this order and chapter 47A of title 10.
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(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create
any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, entities,
officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
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