Military Commissions Act of 2006
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The Military Commissions Act of 2006 is a U.S. federal law that established and regulated special military tribunals for trying certain non-citizen terrorism suspects and addressed their detention and legal rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Military Commissions Act of 2006 canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2744595 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Military Commissions Act of 2006 Context triple: [United States military commission, reformedBy, Military Commissions Act of 2006]
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Protect America Act of 2007
The Protect America Act of 2007 was a U.S. law that temporarily expanded the government's authority to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign intelligence targets, particularly in the context of post-9/11 national security concerns.
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B.
Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001
The Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001 is a U.S. federal law that granted the president broad authority to use military force against those responsible for the September 11 attacks and has since underpinned numerous counterterrorism operations worldwide.
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C.
9/11 Commission Act of 2007
The 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 is a U.S. federal law that implemented key homeland security and intelligence reform recommendations made by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission).
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D.
Military Justice Act of 2016
The Military Justice Act of 2016 is a U.S. law that modernized and reformed the military justice system, updating procedures, offenses, and protections for service members under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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E.
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 is a major U.S. federal law enacted after the 9/11 attacks to overhaul the intelligence community and strengthen national security coordination.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Military Commissions Act of 2006 Target entity description: The Military Commissions Act of 2006 is a U.S. federal law that established and regulated special military tribunals for trying certain non-citizen terrorism suspects and addressed their detention and legal rights.
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A.
Protect America Act of 2007
The Protect America Act of 2007 was a U.S. law that temporarily expanded the government's authority to conduct warrantless surveillance of foreign intelligence targets, particularly in the context of post-9/11 national security concerns.
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B.
Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001
The Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001 is a U.S. federal law that granted the president broad authority to use military force against those responsible for the September 11 attacks and has since underpinned numerous counterterrorism operations worldwide.
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C.
9/11 Commission Act of 2007
The 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 is a U.S. federal law that implemented key homeland security and intelligence reform recommendations made by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission).
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D.
Military Justice Act of 2016
The Military Justice Act of 2016 is a U.S. law that modernized and reformed the military justice system, updating procedures, offenses, and protections for service members under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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E.
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 is a major U.S. federal law enacted after the 9/11 attacks to overhaul the intelligence community and strengthen national security coordination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
counterterrorism law ⓘ |
| addresses |
detention of certain non-citizen terrorism suspects
ⓘ
legal rights of certain detainees ⓘ |
| amends |
Title 10 of the United States Code
ⓘ
Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| appliesDuring | armed conflict against al Qaeda and associated forces ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
certain terrorism suspects held by the United States
ⓘ
non-citizen detainees designated as unlawful enemy combatants ⓘ |
| classification | anti-terrorism legislation ⓘ |
| controversy |
criticized for limiting detainees’ access to federal courts
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criticized for treatment of evidence and due process standards in military commissions ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| defines | unlawful enemy combatant ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 2006-10-17 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 109th United States Congress ⓘ |
| excludes | United States citizens from trial by the military commissions it establishes ⓘ |
| field |
international humanitarian law
ⓘ
military law ⓘ national security law ⓘ |
| governs |
admissibility of classified evidence in military commissions
ⓘ
trial procedures for certain war crimes ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| introducedIn | United States Senate ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| limits | habeas corpus jurisdiction of U.S. federal courts over certain detainees ⓘ |
| locationOfImplementation |
Guantánamo Bay detention facility
ⓘ
linked to:
Guantánamo
|
| motivatedBy |
U.S. Supreme Court decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
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linked to:
opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
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| partOf | United States response to post-9/11 terrorism ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to address detention and legal status of certain terrorism suspects
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to define and limit the jurisdiction and procedures of military commissions ⓘ to establish military commissions to try certain non-citizen unlawful enemy combatants for violations of the law of war and other offenses ⓘ to restrict access of certain detainees to U.S. federal courts ⓘ |
| providesFor |
offenses triable by military commissions
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procedural rules for military commissions ⓘ rules of evidence for military commissions ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 109-366 ⓘ |
| regulates | military commissions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001
ⓘ
Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 ⓘ |
| shortName | MCA 2006 ⓘ |
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| signingDate | 2006-10-17 ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 120 Stat. 2600 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | legal and human rights debates about detainee treatment and fair trials ⓘ |
| supersededInPartBy | Military Commissions Act of 2009 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Military Commissions Act of 2006 Description of subject: The Military Commissions Act of 2006 is a U.S. federal law that established and regulated special military tribunals for trying certain non-citizen terrorism suspects and addressed their detention and legal rights.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
U.S. Supreme Court case Boumediene v. Bush
subject linked to:
Ex parte Quirin (U.S. Supreme Court case)