,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iebi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ad1       
#bjbb,mr4 ,bacon introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,defense to provide for standardized    
credentials for law enforcement officers
 of the ,department of ,defense1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,defense ,law 
,enforcement ,officer ,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 ensure     
that--  7#a7 the ,secretary of each     
military department develops            
standardized credentials for ,defense   
law enforcement officers under their    
respective authority2  7#b7 the         

,secretary of each military department  
issues such credential to each such     
officer at no cost to such officer2 and 
7#c7 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 section1 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