The final FY21 Defense Authorization bill requires any armed forces members, including Nat'l Guard, or federal law enforcement personnel responding to a civil disturbances/protests to display their name and the organization/force they work for, Murphy and Schumer note tonight. 
This language seems to have been watered down a bit from Murphy and Schumer's original bill. murphy.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/…. The NDAA version includes the attached exceptions for officers who don't normally wear uniforms and agents "engaged in undercover operations."
The legislation is response to lots of reporting, including, initially, by me for Mother Jones, on unidentified federal officers policing protests in DC in early June. motherjones.com/politics/2020/…;
https://twitter.com/dfriedman33/status/1267936203522932738?s=20
The issue exploded after fatigue-clad feds in Portland jumped out of unmarked vans and detained people without identifying themselves or displaying any clear insignia. motherjones.com/crime-justice/…;
https://twitter.com/sparrowmedia/status/1283436911307218948?s=20
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