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  January 2, 2001 and January 28, 2002]
[CITE: 10USC1585a]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
                     CHAPTER 81--CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
 
Sec. 1585a. Special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative 
        Service: authority to execute warrants and make arrests
        
    (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may authorize any DCIS 
special agent described in subsection (b)--
        (1) to execute and serve any warrant or other process issued 
    under the authority of the United States; and
        (2) to make arrests without a warrant--
            (A) for any offense against the United States committed in 
        the presence of that agent; and
            (B) for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United 
        States if the agent has probable cause to believe that the 
        person to be arrested has committed or is committing the felony.

    (b) Agents To Have Authority.--Subsection (a) applies to any DCIS 
special agent whose duties include conducting, supervising, or 
coordinating investigations of criminal activity in programs and 
operations of the Department of Defense.
    (c) Guidelines on Exercise of Authority.--The authority provided 
under subsection (a) shall be exercised in accordance with guidelines 
prescribed by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense and 
approved by the Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines 
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or the Attorney General.
    (d) DCIS Special Agent Defined.--In this section, the term ``DCIS 
special agent'' means an employee of the Department of Defense who is a 
special agent of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (or any 
successor to that service).

(Added Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title X, Sec. 1071(a), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 
Stat. 1897.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 4027, 7480, 9027 of this 
title.
