Sec. 1055. Requirements in connection with use of personnel other than the militia or the Armed Forces to suppress interference with State and Federal law
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Section 253 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by inserting
(a)before In General .— The President ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection: Other means used by the President pursuant to subsection
(a)may only include activities by Federal law enforcement officers. Any Federal law enforcement officer performing duty pursuant to subsection
(a)shall visibly display on the uniform or other clothing of such officer— the name of such officer; and the name of the agency for which such officer is employed. In this subsection: The term Federal law enforcement officer means— 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 has statutory powers of arrest or apprehension under section 807(b) of this title (article 7(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); or 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; and 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. . Nothing in this section, or the amendments made by this section, shall be construed to limit or otherwise supersede the authority of Federal law enforcement officials who do not wear a uniform in the regular performance of their official duties or who are engaged in undercover operations to perform their official duties under authorities other than section 253 of title 10, United States Code.