[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2541 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2541


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 14, 2001

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To enhance the authorities of special agents and provide limited 
  authorities to uniformed officers responsible for the protection of 
           domestic Department of State occupied facilities.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Protective Activities Act 
of 2001''.

SEC. 2. STATE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL AGENT AUTHORITIES.

    Section 37(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2709(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) in the course of performing the functions set forth 
        in paragraphs (1) and (3), obtain and execute search and arrest 
        warrants, as well as obtain and serve subpoenas and summonses, 
        issued under the authority of the United States;'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)(F) by inserting ``or President-elect'' 
        after ``President''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
            ``(5) in the course of performing the functions set forth 
        in paragraphs (1) and (3), make arrests without warrant for any 
        offense against the United States committed in the presence of 
        the special agent, or for any felony cognizable under the laws 
        of the United States if the special agent has reasonable 
        grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed 
        or is committing such felony.''.

SEC. 3. INTERFERENCE WITH PROTECTIVE FUNCTIONS.

    (a) Generally.--Chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 117. Interference with protective functions
    ``(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or 
interferes with a Federal law enforcement agent engaged in the 
performance of the protective functions authorized by section 37 of the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709) shall 
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or 
both.
    ``(b) Whoever engages in any conduct--
            ``(1) directed against an individual entitled to protection 
        under section 37 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
        of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709, and
            ``(2) which would constitute a violation of section 112 or 
        878 if such individual were a foreign official, an official 
        guest, or an internationally protected person, shall be subject 
        to the same penalties as are provided for such conduct directed 
        against an individual subject to protection under such 
        section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``117. Interference with protective functions.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 2001.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.