[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5049-S5050]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3209. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed

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by her to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 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 end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1067. PROHIBITION ON SIMULTANEOUS SERVICE IN THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND CIVILIAN LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 49 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 990. Prohibition on simultaneous service in the 
       Department of Defense and civilian law enforcement

       ``(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a 
     member of the armed forces or an employee of the Department 
     of Defense may not, while serving as such a member or 
     employee, be an employee of a civilian law enforcement agency 
     outside of the Department of Defense.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--The prohibition under subsection (a) 
     shall not to apply to a member of a reserve component named 
     in section 10101 of this title who serves in an element of 
     civilian law enforcement outside of the Department of Defense 
     in their civilian capacity.
       ``(2) Active duty.--A member described in paragraph (1) who 
     is called or ordered to active duty shall formally and 
     officially recuse himself or herself from civilian law 
     enforcement duties.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 49 of such title is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``990. Prohibition on simultaneous service in the Department of Defense 
              and civilian law enforcement.''.
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