[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8142 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8142

 To provide standardized identification credentials for Department of 
       Defense law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 2022

  Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide standardized identification credentials for Department of 
       Defense law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Defense Law 
Enforcement Credential Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. STANDARDIZED CREDENTIALS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Standardized Credentials Required.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall--
            (1) develop a standardized identification credential for 
        Defense law enforcement officers;
            (2) issue such credential to each such officer at no cost 
        to such officer; and
            (3) ensure that any Department of Defense common access 
        card issued to such an officer clearly identifies the officer 
        as a Defense law enforcement officer.
    (b) Defense Law Enforcement Officer Defined.--In this Act, the term 
``Defense law enforcement officer'' means a member of the Armed Forces 
or civilian employee of the Department of Defense who--
            (1) is authorized by law to engage in or supervise the 
        prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the 
        incarceration of any person for, any violation of law;
            (2) has statutory powers of arrest or apprehension under 
        section 807(b) of title 10, United States Code (article 7(b) of 
        the Uniform Code of Military Justice); and
            (3) is authorized by the Department to carry a firearm.
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