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 14 STAT. 1654A-126 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX without eligibility for parole that is adjudged for an offense committed before the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 554. AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN SPECIAL AGENTS OF MILITARY DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE ORGANIZA- TIONS 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: "§ 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: "§7480. 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.

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