MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SUPPORT OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES BY ARMED FORCES.

SEC. 1043. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SUPPORT OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES BY ARMED FORCES. (a) In General.—Section 723 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the subsection heading, by striking “Requirement” and inserting “Response to Civil Disturbances”; (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): “(b) Support to Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies by Members of the Armed Forces.—Whenever a member of the armed forces (including the National Guard) provides support to civilian law enforcement agencies, each such member providing such support shall visibly display the name of the armed force in which such member operates.” ; and (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— (A) by striking “requirement under subsection (a)” and inserting “requirements under subsections (a) and (b)”; and (B) by striking “such subsection” and inserting “any such subsection”. (b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.— (1) Conforming amendment.—The heading for section 723 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “Federal authorities in response to civil disturbances” and inserting “civil authorities”. (2) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 41 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 723 and inserting the following new item: “723. Support of civil authorities: requirement for use of members of the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement personnel.” .