WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is outlining when the FBI, rather than the military, could be allowed to retain custody of al-Qaida terrorism suspects arrested in the United States.
    
New rules issued by the White House result from a December compromise in Congress between the administration and a majority of Republicans and some Democrats who wanted a bigger military role and a reduced role

for civilian courts in the fight against terrorism.
    
The new law that emerged requires military custody for non-U.S. citizen members of al-Qaida or "associated forces" involved in planning or attempting an attack on the United States or coalition partners - unless the

president waives that provision.
    
The new rules outline seven circumstances in which the president could place a suspect in FBI, rather than military, custody.