[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 24, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3262]
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SA 1762. Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Warren, Mr.
Markey, and Mr. Booker) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, CONTRACT EMPLOYEES,
AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ENGAGED IN
CROWD CONTROL, RIOT CONTROL, OR ARREST OR
DETAINMENT.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``Department of Defense contract employee''
means an employee or officer of a contractor or subcontractor
(at any tier) of the Department of Defense;
(2) the term ``Department of Defense law enforcement
officer'' means an officer in a position in the Department of
Defense who is authorized by law to engage in or supervise a
law enforcement function;
(3) the term ``law enforcement function'' means the
prevention, detection, or investigation of, or the
prosecution or incarceration of any person for, any violation
of law; and
(4) the term ``member of an armed force'' means a member of
any of the armed forces, as defined in section 101(a)(4) of
title 10, United States Code, or a member of the National
Guard, as defined in section 101(3) of title 32, United
States Code.
(b) Requirement.--On and after the date that is 2 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, each Department of
Defense law enforcement officer, Department of Defense
contract employee, or member of an armed force who is engaged
in any form of crowd control, riot control, or arrest or
detainment of individuals engaged in an act of civil
disobedience, demonstration, protest, or riot in the United
States shall at all times display identifying information in
a clearly visible fashion, which shall include--
(1) the last name, badge number, and component of the
Department of Defense of a Department of Defense law
enforcement officer;
(2) the last name and contractor or subcontractor employing
a Department of Defense contract employee; and
(3) the last name, rank, and armed force of a member of an
armed force.
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