The Pentagon plans to submit a report to Congress on Feb. 23 detailing how to close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, reports The Hill.
Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said the plan will call for the closure of the prison and offer several different ways to go about doing so.
President Obama is pushing to close the prison and fulfill a long-standing campaign promise before leaving office. There are 91 detainees remaining at the prison.
"The plan is to submit to Congress what our thoughts are on the issue, and what we see is a way ahead necessary to achieve the closure of Guantanamo and to specifically point out the need for legislative relief," Davis said.
Davis said the administration's plan is still to transfer away as many detainees as possible and bring those remaining to the U.S., a step that is opposed by many members of Congress, particularly in the GOP.
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