[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 166 (Wednesday, October 8, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S7039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3927. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Durbin) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3748 
proposed by Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Reed) 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. IDENTIFICATION OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS 
                   ENGAGED IN CROWD CONTROL.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``Federal law enforcement officer'' means--
       (A) an employee or officer in a position in the executive, 
     legislative, or judicial branch of the Federal Government who 
     is authorized by law to engage in or supervise a law 
     enforcement function; or
       (B) an employee or officer of a contractor or subcontractor 
     (at any tier) of an agency in the executive, legislative, or 
     judicial branch of the Federal Government who is authorized 
     by law or under the contract with the agency to engage in or 
     supervise a law enforcement function;
       (2) 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
       (3) 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) Required Identification.--
       (1) In general.--Each Federal law enforcement officer 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, other activity protected by the First Amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States, or riot in the United 
     States shall at all times display identifying information in 
     a clearly visible fashion, which shall include--
       (A) for a Federal law enforcement officer, the Federal 
     agency and the last name or unique identifier of the officer; 
     and
       (B) for a member of an armed force, the service branch and 
     the last name or unique identifier of the member.
       (2) Prohibition on covering of identifying information.--A 
     Federal law enforcement officer or member of an armed force 
     may not tape over or otherwise obscure or conceal the 
     identifying information required under paragraph (1) while 
     the officer or member is engaged in any form of law 
     enforcement activity described in paragraph (1).
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to--
       (1) provide any new authority or expand existing authority 
     for members of an armed force to engage in law enforcement 
     activity; or
       (2) affect existing law regarding the deployment of members 
     of an armed force for law enforcement activity.
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