“A bill to provide for appropriate limitations on military deployments, and for other purposes.”
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This section amends the Posse Comitatus Act (18 U.S.C. 1385), which prohibits use of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force for domestic law enforcement except as expressly authorized by the Constitution or Congress, by redesignating the existing prohibition as subsection (a) and adding subsections (b) and (c). Subsection (b) authorizes Congress to terminate any such exception at any time via a joint resolution of disapproval. Subsection (c) defines the required title and language for the resolution (specifying the prohibiting location, authorizing U.S. Code title, prohibited military actions, location of deployment, and duration of prohibition); permits introduction by party leaders in either chamber; and establishes expedited procedures, including (1) referral to the Armed Services Committees with automatic discharge after 5 calendar days in the Senate or 2 calendar days in the House, (2) privileged motions to proceed waiving points of order and debate limits, (3) 10 hours of debate on veto messages in the Senate, and (4) special handling of companion resolutions between chambers.
This section establishes congressional authority to terminate any presidential activation of National Guard members and units—i.e., activations to repel invasion or danger of invasion of the United States or its territories, suppress rebellion or danger of rebellion, or execute the laws when regular forces are insufficient—by enacting a joint resolution of disapproval (defined by reference to 18 U.S.C. §1385(c)). (As background, current law authorizes the President to issue such call-up orders through state governors or, for the District of Columbia, its National Guard commanding general.) The section also includes a severability clause.
This section appropriates $900 million for FY2026, to remain available until expended, from funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, as follows: (1) $600 million for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program (Byrne JAG) under 34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq. (i.e., formula grants to states and units of local government for criminal justice purposes such as law enforcement, prosecution, corrections, and crime victim services, except that section 1001(c) and Puerto Rico rules under section 505(g) do not apply); (2) $150 million for a community violence intervention and prevention initiative; and (3) $50 million for emergency law enforcement assistance under 34 U.S.C. 50101 to support Byrne JAG purposes under 34 U.S.C. 10152, of which the President may direct up to $10 million per law enforcement emergency (as defined in 34 U.S.C. 50102) with state and local chief executive approval. This section further appropriates $100 million for FY2026, to remain available until expended, for hiring and rehiring career law enforcement officers under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program (34 U.S.C. 10381). This section prohibits use of these funds for assigning federal law enforcement personnel to states and localities and designates the amounts as an emergency requirement pursuant to specified budget enforcement resolutions.