Military Equipment: definitions.

Existing federal law authorizes the United States Department of Defense to transfer surplus personal property, including arms and ammunition, to federal or state agencies for use in law enforcement activities, subject to specified conditions, at no cost to the acquiring agency. Existing law requires a law enforcement agency to obtain approval of an applicable governing body, by means of the adoption of a military equipment use policy by ordinance, as specified, before obtaining military equipment, as defined. That law defines military equipment to include, among other things, unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial or ground vehicles. This bill would amend the definition of military equipment to instead require that the above-described vehicles are weaponized, as specified.