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 104 STAT. 476 PUBLIC LAW 101-379—AUG. 18, 1990 ASSISTANCE BY OTHER AGENCIES Contracts. SEC. 5. (a) The Secretary may enter into an agreement for the use 25 USC 2804. (with or without reimbursement) of the personnel or facilities of a I Federal, tribal, State, or other government agency to aid in the enforcement or carrying out in Indian country of a law of either the United States or an Indian tribe that has authorized the Secretary to enforce tribal laws. The Secretary may authorize a law enforcement officer of such an agency to perform any activity the Secretary may authorize under section 4. (b) Any agreement entered into under this section relating to the enforcement of the criminal laws of the United States shall be in accord with any agreement between the Secretary and the Attorney General of the United States. (c) The Secretary may not use the personnel of a non-Federal agency under this section in an area of Indian country if the Indian tribe having jurisdiction over such area of Indian country has adopted a resolution objecting to the use of the personnel of such agency. The Secretary shall consult with Indian tribes before entering into any agreement under subsection (a) with a non-Federal agency that will provide personnel for use in any area under the jurisdiction of such Indian tribes. (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1535 of title 31, United States Code, the head of a Federal agency with law enforcement personnel or facilities may enter into an agreement (with or without reimbursement) with the Secretary under subsection (a). (e) The head of a Federal agency with law enforcement personnel or facilities may enter into an agreement (with or without reimbursement) with an Indian tribe relating to— (1) the law enforcement authority of the Indian tribe, or (2) the carrying out of a law of either the United States or the Indian tribe. (f) While acting under authority granted by the Secretary under subsection (a), a person who is not otherwise a Federal employee shall be considered to be— ,' (1) an employee of the Department of the Interior only for purposes of— (A) the provisions of law described in section 3374(c)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and (B) sections 111 and 1114 of title 18, United States Code, and (2) an eligible officer under subchapter III of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code. REGULATIONS 25 USC 2805. SEC. 6. After consultation with the Attorney General of ^e United States, the Secretary may prescribe under this Act regulations relating to the enforcement of criminal laws of the United States and regulations relating to the consideration of applications for contracts awarded under the Indian Self-Determination Act to perform the functions of the Branch of Criminal Investigatibns. JURISDICTION 25 USC 2806. SEC 7. (a) The Secretary shall have investigative jurisdiction over offenses against criminal laws of the United States in Indian coun-

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