117 HR 8142 IH: Department of Defense Law Enforcement Credential Act of 2022 U.S. House of Representatives 2022-06-17 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8142IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 17, 2022Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo provide standardized identification credentials for Department of Defense law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

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Short title

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

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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.