[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3890 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3890

              To prohibit certain off-post demonstrations.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 7, 2024

  Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
              To prohibit certain off-post demonstrations.

    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 ``Prohibiting Certain Off-Post 
Demonstrations Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OFF-POST DEMONSTRATIONS.

    (a) Prohibition.--Members of the United States Armed Forces are 
prohibited from participating in off-post demonstrations under any of 
the following circumstances:
            (1) They are on-duty.
            (2) They are in a foreign country.
            (3) The activities constitute a breach of law and order.
            (4) Violence is likely to result.
            (5) They are in uniform in violation of Department of 
        Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1334.1, ``Wearing of the Uniform,'' 
        or any successor regulation.
            (6) The demonstration is against United States military 
        action.
            (7) The demonstration is against United States support of a 
        United States ally at war.
            (8) The demonstration is outside the embassy of the United 
        States or a United States ally.
    (b) Dereliction of Duty.--Failure to adhere to the prohibition in 
subsection (a) shall be punishable under section 892 of title 10, 
United States Code (article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice).
                                 <all>