Badge and distinctive identification

(a) Issuance The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue to each U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer or agent, each U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer, agent, or specialist, and each other Department of Homeland Security sworn enforcement officer a badge of authority bearing the seal of the Department of Homeland Security and the title of the directorate for which they are employed encircling such seal, along with the designation of the position held by the officer. Each such badge shall be serially numbered and each officer shall display a distinctive identifying number. (b) Display All Department of Homeland Security officers and agents and other uniformed Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement personnel, while on duty, shall be dressed in full distinctive uniform and shall display the official badge and visible identification of their office, except when authorized by the Secretary or designee to operate in plain clothes. (c) Restriction Neither the Secretary of Homeland Security nor any other person may issue a badge, uniform, insignia, or identification to any individual who is not a duly authorized, classified, and regularly appointed officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security. (d) Criminal penalties for misrepresentation Any person who, without authority, wears or duplicates a Department of Homeland Security badge, uniform, or equipment with intent to represent himself or herself as a Federal immigration officer shall be subject to Federal criminal penalties.