How HR 5494 changes current law

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The bill restricts the authority of the U.S. Marshals Service and the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding the deputization of law enforcement officers, requiring approval from local authorities.

• 28 U.S.C. § 566(c)

  The United States Marshals Service may not deputize a law enforcement officer of a State (or any unit of local government within a State), Indian tribe, territory, or the District of Columbia, unless pursuant to a request by the chief executive of the appropriate State, Indian tribe, territory, or the District of Columbia. The United States Marshals Service may not deputize any other law enforcement officer of the Federal Government, unless pursuant to a request by the chief executive of the appropriate State, Indian tribe, territory, or the District of Columbia.

  This change prohibits the U.S. Marshals from deputizing local or state law enforcement officers without approval from their respective executives.

• 40 U.S.C. § 1315(b)(1)

  The Secretary → Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary

  This change introduces a qualifying clause that limits the Secretary's authority subject to further conditions.

• 40 U.S.C. § 1315(b)

  The Secretary may not designate additional employees of the Department of Homeland Security as officers and agents for duty in connection with the protection of property owned or occupied by the Federal Government, or persons on the property, in any area in which protest activity is occurring, unless pursuant to a request by the chief executive of the appropriate State, Indian tribe, territory, or the District of Columbia. This paragraph shall not apply to the designation of employees transferred to the Department of Homeland Security from the Office of the Federal Protective Service of the General Services Administration pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002.

  This provision restricts the Secretary's ability to designate additional enforcement personnel in protest areas without local approval.