,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bc1
 #bjbj,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 and
 ,mr4 ,booker7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to prohibit ,federal law       
enforcement officers from wearing       
camouflage uniforms in the ,united      
,states4  #a4 ,prohibition on ,federal  
law enforcement officers from wearing   
camouflage uniforms in the ,united      
,states  7a7 ,definitions ,in this      
section-- 7#a7 the term covered ,federal
 law enforcement officer-- 7,a7 means-- 
7i7 an officer1 employee1 or agent in a 
position in the executive1 legislative1 
or judicial branch of the ,federal      
,government who is authorized by law to 
engage in or supervise a law enforcement
 function2 or  7ii7 an employee or      
officer of a contractor or subcontractor
 7at any tier7 of an agency in the      

executive1 legislative1 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 function2  
and  7,b7 does not include-- 7i7 an     
officer1 employee1 agent1 or member of  
the ,coast ,guard2  7ii7 a member of an 
,armed ,force2 or  7iii7 a military     
police officer2  7#b7 the term law      
enforcement function means the          
prevention1 detection1 or investigation 
of any violation of law2  7#c7 the term 
member of an ,armed ,force means a      
member of any of the armed forces1 as   
defined in section #aja7;a77#d7 of title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 or a member
 of the ,national ,guard1 as defined in 
section #aja7c7 of title #cb1 ,united   
,states ,code2 and  7#d7 the term       
,united ,states1 as used in a           
territorial sense1 includes all places  
and waters1 continental or insular1     
subject to the jurisdiction of the      
,united ,states4  7b7 ,prohibition  7#a7

 ,in general ,except as provided in     
paragraph 7#b71 a covered ,federal law  
enforcement officer may not wear a      
uniform that includes a camouflage      
pattern in the ,united ,states4  7#b7   
,exception ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not    
apply to the wearing of a uniform that  
includes a camouflage pattern that      
matches the surrounding environment     
during a period during which a covered  
,federal law enforcement officer is     
engaged in a discreet tactical operation
 where the ability to blend into the    
surroundings is judged to be necessary  
for the success of the operation4  7c7  
,reporting ,each agency that employees  
or contracts for the services of one or 
more covered ,federal law enforcement   
officers shall submit to ,congress a    
biannual report documenting any wearing 
of a uniform that includes a camouflage 
pattern by a covered ,federal law       
enforcement officer of the agency under 
the exception under subsection 7b77#b7  
during the period covered by the report1

 which shall include the date1          
operation1 and justification for        
invoking exception4