,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hadb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ag1 #bjbb,mr4 
,bacon introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide
 standardized identification credentials
 for ,department of ,defense law        
enforcement officers1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,department of      
,defense ,law ,enforcement ,credential  
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,standardized       
credentials for law enforcement officers
 of the ,department of ,defense  7a7    
,standardized credentials required ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall-- 7#a7     
develop a standardized identification   
credential for ,defense law enforcement 
officers2  7#b7 issue such credential to
 each such officer at no cost to such   
officer2 and  7#c7 ensure that any      
,department of ,defense common access   

card issued to such an officer clearly  
identifies the officer as a ,defense law
 enforcement officer4  7b7 ,defense law 
enforcement officer defined ,in this    
,act1 the term ,defense law enforcement 
officer means a member of the ,armed    
,forces or civilian employee of the     
,department of ,defense who-- 7#a7 is   
authorized by law to engage in or       
supervise the prevention1 detection1    
investigation1 or prosecution of1 or the
 incarceration of any person for1 any   
violation of law2  7#b7 has statutory   
powers of arrest or apprehension under  
section #hjg7;b7 of title #aj1 ,united  
,states ,code 7article #g7;b7 of the    
,uniform ,code of ,military ,justice72  
and  7#c7 is authorized by the          
,department to carry a firearm4