Justice for 9/11 Act

This bill focuses on three Guantanamo detainees linked to the 9/11 attacks: Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid bin Attash, and Mustafa al Hawsawi. It says any plea deal they make cannot stop the government from putting them on trial for the 9/11 attack under military or other laws, and the death penalty must be an option in those trials .

If any of these men are sentenced, they must be kept at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay in solitary confinement. They cannot have contact with foreign nationals, cannot get psychological treatment unless Guantanamo medical staff specifically allow it, and cannot be moved to the United States or any other country .

• Who is affected: Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid bin Attash, and Mustafa al Hawsawi .
• What changes:
  • Plea deals do not block future trials for the 9/11 attack .
  • Death penalty must be available in those trials .
  • Strict confinement rules at Guantanamo after any sentence: solitary, no contact with foreign nationals, limited mental health care, and no transfers out of Guantanamo .