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 PUBLIC LAW 106-181—APR. 5, 2000 114 STAT. 143 (A) IN GENERAL. — Under the program, to qualify to serve as a Deputy United States Marshal under the program, a State or local law enforcement officer shall— (i) meet the minimum background and training requirements for a law enforcement officer under part 107 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or equivalent requirements established by the Attorney General); and (ii) receive approval to participate in the program from the State or local law enforcement agency that is the employer of that law enforcement officer. (B) TRAINING NOT FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY. -— The United States Government shall not be responsible for providing to a State or local law enforcement officer the training required to meet the training requirements under subparagraph (A)(i). Nothing in this subsection may be construed to grant any such law enforcement officer the right to attend any institution of the United States Government established to provide training to law enforcement officers of the United States Government. (c) POWERS AND STATUS OF DEPUTIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. — (1) IN GENERAL. —Subject to paragraph (2), a State or local law enforcement officer that is deputized as a Deputy United States Marshal under the program may arrest and apprehend an individual suspected of violating any Federal law described in subsection (b)(1)(A), including any individual who violates a provision subject to a civil penalty under section 46301 of title 49, United States Code, or section 46302, 46303, 46318, 46504, 46505, or 46507 of that title, or who commits an act described in section 46506 of that title. (2) LIMITATION.—The powers granted to a State or local law enforcement officer deputized under the program shall be limited to enforcing Federal laws relating to security on board aircraft in flight. (3) STATUS. —A State or local law enforcement officer that is deputized as a Deputy United States Marshal under the program shall not— (A) be considered to be an employee of the United States Government; or (B) receive compensation from the United States Government by reason of service as a Deputy United States Marshal under the program. (d) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION. —Nothing in this section may be construed to— (1) grant a State or local law enforcement officer that is deputized under the program the power to enforce any Federal law that is not described in subsection (c); or (2) limit the authority that a State or local law enforcement officer may otherwise exercise in the officer's capacity under any other applicable State or Federal law. (e) REGULATIONS.— The Attorney General may promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section. (f) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.— Not later than 90 days after Deadline. the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,

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