1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Curtailing Insurrection act Violations of Individuals' Liberties Act or CIVIL Act . 2. Federal aid for State governments Section 251 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 251. Federal aid for State governments (a) Authority Whenever there is an insurrection in any State against its government, the President may, upon the request of the governor of the State concerned, call into Federal service such of the militia of the other States, in the number requested by the governor of the State concerned, and use such of the armed forces, as the President considers necessary to suppress the insurrection. (b) Certification to Congress The President may not invoke the authority under this section unless the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General certify to Congress that the governor of the State concerned has requested the aid described in subsection (a) to suppress an insurrection. . 3. Use of militia and armed forces to enforce Federal authority Section 252 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 252. Use of militia and armed forces to enforce Federal authority (a) Authority Whenever unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages, or rebellion against the authority of the United States, make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States in any State by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, the President may call into Federal service such of the militia of any State, and use such of the armed forces, as the President considers necessary to enforce those laws or to suppress the rebellion. (b) Certification to Congress (1) The President may not invoke the authority under this section unless the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General certify to Congress that the State concerned is unable or unwilling to suppress an unlawful obstruction, combination, or assemblage, or rebellion against the authority of the United States described in subsection (a). (2) A