S.Amdt. 3897

SA 3897. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to

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amendment SA 3748 proposed by Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Reed) to
the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. _____. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SUITABILITY AND FITNESS
REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``law
enforcement officer'' has the meaning given the term in
section 115(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code.
(b) Background Investigation.--Each Federal agency hiring a
law enforcement officer shall, before hiring such officer,
ensure that the applicant is subject to a Moderate Risk
Public Trust Background Investigation to determine if the
officer meets the suitability and fitness requirements for
employment.
(c) Ineligibility.--If the background investigation
described in subsection (b) finds any of the following, the
applicant shall not be eligible to be employed as a law
enforcement officer:
(1) Membership in or affiliation with white supremacist,
anti-government, and other extremist organizations that
advocate for violence or advocate acts of terrorism or
activities designed to overthrow the United States Government
by force.
(2) Participation or involvement in, or past conviction
for, a conspiracy to overthrow the Government of the United
States in violation of section 231(a)(3) of title 18, United
States Code, or obstruction of Congress in violation of
section 1512(c)(2) of that title.
(3) Participation or involvement in the planning of, or
past conviction for, any act under section 1512(c)(2) or 2383
of title 18, United States Code.
(d) Rule .--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
infringe upon, or otherwise impact, the protections provided
by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States.
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