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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4671 

To prohibit Federal law enforcement officers from wearing camouflage 

uniforms in the United States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 

Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. KAINE, Mr. MERKLEY, and 

Mr. BOOKER) introduced the following bill; 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 States. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL LAW ENFORCE4 MENT OFFICERS FROM WEARING CAMOU5 FLAGE UNIFORMS IN THE UNITED STATES. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

7 (1) the term ‘‘covered Federal law enforcement 

8 officer’’— 

9 (A) means— 


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1 (i) an officer, employee, or agent in a 

2 position in the executive, legislative, or ju3 dicial branch of the Federal Government 

4 who is authorized by law to engage in or 

5 supervise a law enforcement function; or 

6 (ii) an employee or officer of a con7 tractor or subcontractor (at any tier) of an 

8 agency in the executive, legislative, or judi9 cial branch of the Federal Government who 

10 is authorized by law or under the contract 

11 with the agency to engage in or supervise 

12 a law enforcement function; and 

13 (B) does not include— 

14 (i) an officer, employee, agent, or 

15 member of the Coast Guard; 

16 (ii) a member of an Armed Force; or 

17 (iii) a military police officer; 

18 (2) the term ‘‘law enforcement function’’ means 

19 the prevention, detection, or investigation of any vio20 lation of law; 

21 (3) the term ‘‘member of an Armed Force’’ 

22 means a member of any of the armed forces, as de23 fined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States 

24 Code, or a member of the National Guard, as deVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:27 Oct 14, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4671.IS S4671

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1 fined in section 101(3) of title 32, United States 

2 Code; and 

3 (4) the term ‘‘United States’’, as used in a ter4 ritorial sense, includes all places and waters, conti5 nental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the 

6 United States. 

7 (b) PROHIBITION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para9 graph (2), a covered Federal law enforcement officer 

10 may not wear a uniform that includes a camouflage 

11 pattern in the United States. 

12 (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

13 apply to the wearing of a uniform that includes a 

14 camouflage pattern that matches the surrounding 

15 environment during a period during which a covered 

16 Federal law enforcement officer is engaged in a dis17 creet tactical operation where the ability to blend 

18 into the surroundings is judged to be necessary for 

19 the success of the operation. 

20 (c) REPORTING.—Each agency that employees or 

21 contracts for the services of one or more covered Federal 

22 law enforcement officers shall submit to Congress a bian23 nual report documenting any wearing of a uniform that 

24 includes a camouflage pattern by a covered Federal law 

25 enforcement officer of the agency under the exception 


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1 under subsection (b)(2) during the period covered by the 

2 report, which shall include the date, operation, and jus3 tification for invoking exception. 

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