THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release July 20, 2007
EXECUTIVE ORDER
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INTERPRETATION OF THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS COMMON ARTICLE 3
AS APPLIED TO A PROGRAM OF DETENTION AND INTERROGATION
OPERATED BY THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
By the authority vested in me as President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40), the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-366), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. General Determinations.
Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this order:
Sec. 3. Compliance of a Central Intelligence Agency Detention and Interrogation Program with Common Article 3.
Sec. 4. Assignment of Function. With respect to the program addressed in this order, the function of the President under section 6(c)(3) of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 is assigned to the Director of National Intelligence.
Sec. 5. General Provisions.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 20, 2007.
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