Originally Posted by
saizai
Why not just make it general, like so?
No US government employee shall have a job title including the term "officer"; nor, while on duty, shall they be referred to as an "officer", wear a uniform resembling that of any US government law enforcement officer, display a metal badge or a badge resembling that of a US government law enforcement officer, unless the majority of that employee's duties are as a law enforcement officer and that employee is a properly sworn and trained law enforcement officer with police authority.
Because you've just eliminated the vast majority of those serving in the US military, who hold ranks characterized as "commissioned officers" or "non-commissioned officers". (They're employed by the US government, right?) At that point, all you've got left are privates, airmen, and seamen.
I'm not trying to be snide. I'm just pointing out that getting the definitions right is tricky. Far easier to just get the TSA to quit using the word "officer" and quit dressing like LEOs. (Not that it would be easy to do that, either.)