Waterboarding, a form of torture consisting of immobilizing the victim and pouring water over the face and into the breathing passages
Shepard herself stated that she personally believed waterboarding was torture in an interview with Bob Garfield of On the Media.
The inserted provision would limit the CIA to the 19 interrogation tactics in the U.S. Army Field manual, effectively banning waterboarding, exposure to extreme temperatures and other techniques used on War on Terror detainees after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the U.S.