[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 926 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 926

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize Department of 
  Veterans Affairs police officers to execute on Department property 
arrest warrants of a State or local government within the jurisdiction 
             of which such Department property is located.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 17, 2005

 Mr. Gerlach (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
   Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize Department of 
  Veterans Affairs police officers to execute on Department property 
arrest warrants of a State or local government within the jurisdiction 
             of which such Department property is located.

    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 ``VA Police Powers Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICE OFFICERS TO 
              EXECUTE ARREST WARRANTS OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

    Section 902(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and the regulations prescribed 
under subsection (b), a Department police officer may execute on 
Department property any arrest warrant issued by a court or officer of 
competent jurisdiction of a State or local government within the 
jurisdiction of which such Department property is located.
    ``(B) An arrest warrant described in subparagraph (A) may be 
enforced under this paragraph only as authorized by an express grant of 
authority under applicable State or local law.''.
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