Rep. Stephen LynchVerified account

In accordance w/Defense Authorization Act for FY'16, @DeptofDefense submitted plan to Congress to resolve disposition of remaining detainees

Plan will implement the President’s intent to close the facility as “a national security imperative.”

Administration will review detainee eligibility for secure transfer to foreign government custody or prosecution by U.S. military commission

For detainees subject to continued detention, plan proposes relocation to appropriate detention facility in continental U.S.

As such, this plan will require explicit congressional approval.

.@DeptofDefense reports cost of operating the detention mission at Guantanamo in FY'15 was approximately $445 million dollars.

.@DeptofDefense also estimates that closure would lower annual operational costs by between $140 million and $180 million dollars

Political & legislative debate over Guantanamo focuses on broad question of whether closing facility would serve national security interests