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 PUBLIC LAW 107-296—NOV. 25, 2002 116 STAT. 2317 agency, instrumentality, or wholly owned or mixed-ownership corporation thereof) and the persons on the property. "(b) OFFICERS AND AGENTS. -— "(1) DESIGNATION.— The Secretary may designate employees of the Department of Homeland Security, including employees transferred to the Department from the Office of the Federal Protective Service of the General Services Administration pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as officers and agents for duty in connection with the protection of property owned or occupied by the Federal Government and persons on the property, including duty in areas outside the property to the extent necessary to protect the property and persons on the property. "(2) POWERS.— While engaged in the performance of official duties, an officer or agent designated under this subsection may— "(A) enforce Federal laws and regulations for the protection of persons and property; "(B) carry firearms; "(C) make arrests without a warrant for any offense against the United States committed in the presence of the officer or agent or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if the officer or agent has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a felony; "(D) serve warrants and subpoenas issued under the authority of the United States; "(E) conduct investigations, on and off the property in question, of offenses that may have been committed against property owned or occupied by the Federal Government or persons on the property; and "(F) carry out such other activities for the promotion of homeland security as the Secretary may prescribe. " (c) REGULATIONS.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, may prescribe regulations necessary for the protection and administration of property owned or occupied by the Federal Government and persons on the property. The regulations may include reasonable penalties, within the limits prescribed in paragraph (2), for violations of the regulations. The regulations shall be posted and remain posted in a conspicuous place on the property. "(2) PENALTIES.— ^A person violating a regulation prescribed under this subsection shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both. " (d) DETAILS.— "(1) REQUESTS OF AGENCIES. —On the request of the head of a Federal agency having charge or control of property owned or occupied by the Federal Government, the Secretary may detail officers and agents designated under this section for the protection of the property and persons on the property. "(2) APPLICABILITY OF REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may— "(A) extend to property referred to in paragraph (1) the applicability of regulations prescribed under this section and enforce the regulations as provided in this section;

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