,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bf      
7legislative day1 ,june #bd71 #bjbe,ms4 
,duckworth 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,hirono1  
and ,mr4 ,durbin7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to limit the
 authority of the ,department of        
,defense and other ,federal law         
enforcement personnel to support        
civilian law enforcement activities1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,military
 in ,law ,enforcement ,accountability   
,act4  #b4 ,limitation on provision of  
support by ,armed ,forces to civilian   
law enforcement activities  7a7 ,in     
general ,chapter #ae of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after section #bgd the        
following new section3  #bgd;a4         
,limitation on provision of support  7a7

 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,defense
 may provide support under section #bgb1
 #bgc1 or #bgd of this title only in the
 following circumstances3 7#a7 ,in the  
case of a humanitarian crisis within the
 ,united ,states that could or is       
overwhelming the capabilities of        
civilian law enforcement authorities1 if
 the ,president first submits to        
,congress a written justification for   
the support that includes a description 
of how that crisis could or is          
overwhelming the capabilities of such   
authorities4  7#b7 ,in the case of a    
natural disaster within the ,united     
,states that could or is overwhelming   
the capabilities of civilian law        
enforcement authorities1 if the         
,president first submits to ,congress a 
written justification for the support   
that includes a description of how that 
disaster could or is overwhelming the   
capabilities of such authorities4  7#c7 
,in the case of a public health         
emergency within the ,united ,states    

that could or is overwhelming the       
capabilities of civilian law enforcement
 authorities1 if the ,president first   
submits to ,congress a written          
justification for the support that      
includes a description of how that      
emergency could or is overwhelming the  
capabilities of such authorities4  7#d7 
,in the case of an attack on critical   
infrastructure within the ,united       
,states the domestic emergency response 
to which could or is overwhelming the   
capabilities of civilian law enforcement
 authorities1 if the ,president first   
submits to ,congress a written          
justification for the support that      
includes a description of how that      
response could or is overwhelming the   
capabilities of such authorities4  7#e7 
,in the case of a nuclear attack or     
other direct military attack within the 
,united ,states the domestic emergency  
response to which could or is           
overwhelming the capabilities of        
civilian law enforcement authorities1 if

 the ,president first submits to        
,congress a written justification for   
the support that includes a description 
of how that response could or is        
overwhelming the capabilities of such   
authorities4  7#f7 ,in the case of a    
domestic terrorist incident within the  
,united ,states the domestic emergency  
response to which could or is           
overwhelming the capabilities of        
civilian law enforcement authorities1 if
 the ,president first submits to        
,congress a written justification for   
the support that includes a description 
of how that response could or is        
overwhelming the capabilities of such   
authorities4  7b7 ,limitation on timing 
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of     
,defense may not provide support under  
section #bgb1 #bgc1 or #bgd of this     
title for a period that exceeds #ad days
 unless a joint resolution of approval  
is enacted that approves the provision  
of such support for a longer period4    
7#b7 ,joint resolution of approval ,in  

this subsection1 the term joint         
resolution of approval means only a     
joint resolution of either ,house of    
,congress-- 7,a7 the title of which is  
as follows3 ,a joint resolution         
approving the provision by the          
,department of ,defense of support to   
civilian law enforcement for a period of
 more than #ad days42 and  7,b7 the sole
 matter after the resolving clause of   
which is the following3 ,congress       
approves of the provision of support    
under section #bgb1 #bgc1 or #bgd of    
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 with  
respect to  for a period not to exceed  
41 with the first blank space being     
filled with a short description of the  
proposed action and the second blank    
space being filled with the appropriate 
period following the date of adoption of
 the resolution4  7#c7 ,introduction ,a 
joint resolution of approval may be     
introduced-- 7,a7 in the ,senate1 by the
 majority leader 7or the majority       
leader's designee7 or the minority      

leader 7or the minority leader's        
designee72 and  7,b7 in the ,house of   
,representatives1 by the majority leader
 or the minority leader4  7#d7          
,consideration in the ,senate  7,a7     
,committee referral ,a joint resolution 
of approval introduced in the ,senate   
shall be referred to the ,committee on  
,armed ,services4  7,b7 ,reporting and  
discharge ,if the ,committee on ,armed  
,services has not reported a joint      
resolution of approval within #aj       
calendar days after the date of referral
 of the joint resolution1 that committee
 shall be discharged from further       
consideration of the joint resolution   
and the joint resolution shall be placed
 on the appropriate calendar4  7,c7     
,proceeding to consideration            
,notwithstanding ,rule ,,xxii of the    
,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 it is  
in order at any time after the          
,committee on ,armed ,services reports a
 joint resolution of approval to the    
,senate or has been discharged from     

consideration of such a joint resolution
 7even though a previous motion to the  
same effect has been disagreed to7 to   
move to proceed to the consideration of 
the joint resolution1 and all points of 
order against the joint resolution 7and 
against consideration of the joint      
resolution7 are waived4 ,the motion to  
proceed is not debatable4 ,the motion is
 not subject to a motion to postpone4 ,a
 motion to reconsider the vote by which 
the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
shall not be in order4  7,d7 ,rulings of
 the chair on procedure ,appeals from   
the decisions of the ,chair relating to 
the application of the rules of the     
,senate1 as the case may be1 to the     
procedure relating to a joint resolution
 of approval shall be decided without   
debate4  7,e7 ,consideration of veto    
messages ,debate in the ,senate of any  
veto message with respect to a joint    
resolution of approval1 including all   
debatable motions and appeals in        
connection with the joint resolution1   

shall be limited to #aj hours1 to be    
equally divided between1 and controlled 
by1 the majority leader and the minority
 leader or their designees4  7#e7 ,floor
 consideration in ,house of             
,representatives ,if a committee of the 
,house of ,representatives to which a   
joint resolution of approval has been   
referred has not reported the joint     
resolution within #aj calendar days     
after the date of referral1 that        
committee shall be discharged from      
further consideration of the joint      
resolution4  7#f7 ,rules relating to    
,senate and ,house of ,representatives  
7,a7 ,treatment of ,house joint         
resolution in ,senate  7i7 ,receipt     
before passage of ,senate resolution    
,if1 before the passage by the ,senate  
of a joint resolution of approval1 the  
,senate receives an identical joint     
resolution from the ,house of           
,representatives1 the following         
procedures shall apply3 7,i7 ,that joint
 resolution shall not be referred to a  

committee4  7,,ii7 ,with respect to that
 joint resolution-- 7aa7 the procedure  
in the ,senate shall be the same as if  
no joint resolution had been received   
from the ,house of ,representatives2 but
  7bb7 the vote on passage shall be on  
the joint resolution from the ,house of 
,representatives4  7ii7 ,receipt        
following passage of ,senate resolution 
,if1 following passage of a joint       
resolution of approval in the ,senate1  
the ,senate receives an identical joint 
resolution from the ,house of           
,representatives1 that joint resolution 
shall be placed on the appropriate      
,senate calendar4  7iii7 ,no companion  
resolution ,if a joint resolution of    
approval is received from the ,house1   
and no companion joint resolution has   
been introduced in the ,senate1 the     
,senate procedures under this subsection
 shall apply to the ,house joint        
resolution4  7,b7 ,treatment of ,senate 
joint resolution in ,house ,in the      
,house of ,representatives1 the         

following procedures shall apply to a   
joint resolution of approval received   
from the ,senate 7unless the ,house has 
already passed a joint resolution       
relating to the same proposed action73  
7i7 ,the joint resolution shall be      
referred to the ,committee on ,armed    
,services4  7ii7 ,if the ,committee on  
,armed ,services has not reported the   
joint resolution within #b calendar days
 after the date of referral1 that       
committee shall be discharged from      
further consideration of the joint      
resolution4  7iii7 ,beginning on the    
third legislative day after the         
,committee on ,armed ,services reports  
the joint resolution to the ,house or   
has been discharged from further        
consideration thereof1 it shall be in   
order to move to proceed to consider the
 joint resolution in the ,house4 ,all   
points of order against the motion are  
waived4 ,such a motion shall not be in  
order after the ,house has disposed of a
 motion to proceed on the joint         

resolution4 ,the previous question shall
 be considered as ordered on the motion 
to its adoption without intervening     
motion4 ,the motion shall not be        
debatable4 ,a motion to reconsider the  
vote by which the motion is disposed of 
shall not be in order4  7iv7 ,the joint 
resolution shall be considered as read4 
,all points of order against the joint  
resolution and against its consideration
 are waived4 ,the previous question     
shall be considered as ordered on the   
joint resolution to final passage       
without intervening motion except #b    
hours of debate equally divided and     
controlled by the sponsor of the joint  
resolution 7or a designee7 and an       
opponent4 ,a motion to reconsider the   
vote on passage of the joint resolution 
shall not be in order4  7,c7            
,application to revenue measures ,the   
provisions of this paragraph shall not  
apply in the ,house of ,representatives 
to a joint resolution of approval that  
is a revenue measure4  7#g7 ,rules of   

,senate and ,house of ,representatives  
,this subsection is enacted by          
,congress-- 7,a7 as an exercise of the  
rulemaking power of the ,senate and the 
,house of ,representatives1             
respectively1 and as such is deemed a   
part of the rules of each ,house1       
respectively1 and supersedes other rules
 only to the extent that it is          
inconsistent with such rules2 and  7,b7 
with full recognition of the            
constitutional right of either ,house to
 change the rules 7so far as relating to
 the procedure of that ,house7 at any   
time1 in the same manner1 and to the    
same extent as in the case of any other 
rule of that ,house4  4  7b7 ,clerical  
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter #ae of such title  
is amended by inserting after the item  
relating to section #bgd the following  
new item3  #bgd;a4 ,limitation on       
provision of support4  4  7c7           
,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,use of    
military equipment ,section #bgb of     

title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting section #bgd;a of  
this title and after in accordance with4
  7#b7 ,training and advising civilian  
law enforcement officials ,section #bgc 
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting section #bgd;a of  
this title and after in accordance with4
  7#c7 ,maintenance and operation of    
equipment ,section #bgd of title #aj1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting section #bgd;a of this title  
and after in accordance with each place 
it appears4  #c4 ,prohibition on        
simultaneous service in the ,department 
of ,defense and civilian law enforcement
  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #di of title 
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
section3  #iij4 ,prohibition on         
simultaneous service in the ,department 
of ,defense and civilian law enforcement
  7a7 ,prohibition ,except as provided  
in subsection 7b71 an individual serving
 in any capacity in the ,department of  

,defense1 whether in the ,armed ,forces 
or in a civilian position1 may not1     
while so serving1 serve in any capacity 
in any element of civilian law          
enforcement outside of the ,department  
of ,defense4  7b7 ,exceptions  7#a7 ,in 
general ,the prohibition under          
subsection 7a7 shall not to apply to a  
member of a reserve component named in  
section #ajaja of this title who serves 
in an element of civilian law           
enforcement outside of the ,department  
of ,defense in their civilian capacity4 
7#b7 ,active duty ,a member described in
 paragraph 7#a7 who is called or ordered
 to active duty shall formally and      
officially recuse himself or herself    
from civilian law enforcement duties4  4
  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter #di
 of such title is amended by adding at  
the end the following new item3  #iij4  
,prohibition on simultaneous service in 
the ,department of ,defense and civilian
 law enforcement4  4  #d4 ,expansion of 

requirements for ,armed ,forces and     
,federal law enforcement personnel when 
assisting civil authorities  7a7 ,in    
general ,section #gbc7;a7 of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking to respond to a civil          
disturbance4  7b7 ,conforming and       
clerical amendments  7#a7 ,conforming   
amendment ,the heading for section #gbc 
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking in response to civil
 disturbances4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment
 ,the table of sections at the beginning
 of chapter #da of title #aj1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
the item relating to section #gbc and   
inserting the following new item3  #gbc4
 ,support of ,federal authorities3      
requirement for use of members of the   
,armed ,forces and ,federal law         
enforcement personnel4  4  #e4 ,private 
right of action  7a7 ,in general ,any   
person1 ,state1 or local government     
aggrieved of a violation of this ,act or
 an amendment made by this ,act by the  

,federal ,government1 or an officer or  
employee thereof1 may bring a civil     
action in an appropriate district court 
of the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,relief ,in
 a civil action brought under subsection
 7a71 the court may award injunctive or 
other equitable relief and damages4