[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3445 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3445

To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow the Secretaries of the 
  military departments to authorize civilian special agents of their 
  respective military criminal investigative organizations to execute 
                       warrants and make arrests.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 1999

 Mrs. Fowler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow the Secretaries of the 
  military departments to authorize civilian special agents of their 
  respective military criminal investigative organizations to execute 
                       warrants and make arrests.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN SPECIAL AGENTS OF MILITARY DEPARTMENT 
              CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO EXECUTE WARRANTS 
              AND MAKE ARRESTS.

    (a) Department of the Army.--(1) Chapter 373 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4027. Civilian special agents of the Criminal Investigation 
              Command: authority to execute warrants and make arrests
    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Army may authorize any 
Department of the Army civilian employee described in subsection (b) to 
have the same authority to execute and serve warrants and other 
processes issued under the authority of the United States and to make 
arrests without a warrant as may be authorized under section 1585a of 
this title for special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative 
Service.
    ``(b) Agents To Have Authority.--Subsection (a) applies to any 
employee of the Department of the Army who is a special agent of the 
Army Criminal Investigation Command (or a successor to that command) 
whose duties include conducting, supervising, or coordinating 
investigations of criminal activity in programs and operations of the 
Department of the Army.
    ``(c) Guidelines for Exercise of Authority.--The authority provided 
under subsection (a) shall be exercised in accordance with guidelines 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army and approved by the Secretary 
of Defense and the Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of Defense, or 
the Attorney General.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end following new item:

``4027. Civilian special agents of the Criminal Investigation Command: 
                            authority to execute warrants and make 
                            arrests.''.
    (b) Department of the Navy.--(1) Chapter 643 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 7451. Special agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative 
              Service: authority to execute warrants and make arrests
    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy may authorize any 
Department of the Navy civilian employee described in subsection (b) to 
have the same authority to execute and serve warrants and other 
processes issued under the authority of the United States and to make 
arrests without a warrant as may be authorized under section 1585a of 
this title for special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative 
Service.
    ``(b) Agents To Have Authority.--Subsection (a) applies to any 
employee of the Department of the Navy who is a special agent of the 
Naval Criminal Investigative Service (or any successor to that service) 
whose duties include conducting, supervising, or coordinating 
investigations of criminal activity in programs and operations of the 
Department of the Navy.
    ``(c) Guidelines for Exercise of Authority.--The authority provided 
under subsection (a) shall be exercised in accordance with guidelines 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy and approved by the Secretary 
of Defense and the Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of Defense, or 
the Attorney General.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end following new item:

``7451. Special agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service: 
                            authority to execute warrants and make 
                            arrests.''.
    (c) Department of the Air Force.--(1) Chapter 873 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:
``Sec. 9027. Civilian special agents of the Office of Special 
              Investigations: authority to execute warrants and make 
              arrests
    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force may authorize any 
Department of the Air Force civilian employee described in subsection 
(b) to have the same authority to execute and serve warrants and other 
processes issued under the authority of the United States and to make 
arrests without a warrant as may be authorized under section 1585a of 
this title for special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative 
Service.
    ``(b) Agents To Have Authority.--Subsection (a) applies to any 
employee of the Department of the Air Force who is a special agent of 
the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (or a successor to that 
office) whose duties include conducting, supervising, or coordinating 
investigations of criminal activity in programs and operations of the 
Department of the Air Force.
    ``(c) Guidelines for Exercise of Authority.--The authority provided 
under subsection (a) shall be exercised in accordance with guidelines 
prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force and approved by the 
Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General and any other applicable 
guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary 
of Defense, or the Attorney General.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end following new item:

``9027. Civilian special agents of the Office of Special 
                            Investigations: authority to execute 
                            warrants and make arrests.''.
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