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 12 2 STA T .3 32 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28, 2008 each60-d a yp e rio d t o deter m i n e w hether to contin u eto pro v ide s uch protection and security .(C)REQUIR E M E NTFO R C OM PL I A NCE W IT H RE G ULA- TION S . —P rotection and persona l security provided under su b para g raph ( B ) shall be provided in accordance with the regulations and guidelines re f erred to in paragraph ( 1 ). (6) S U B MISSION TO CONGRESS.— ( A ) I N GENERAL.— T he Secretary of D efense shall submit to the congressional defense committees each deter- mination made under paragraph ( 4 ) to provide protection and security to an individual and of each determination under paragraph ( 5 )(B) to e x tend such protection and secu- rity , together with the j ustification for such determination, not later than 15 days after the date on which the deter- mination is made. (B) F ORM OF REPORT.—A report submitted under subparagraph (A) may be made in classified form. (C) REGULATIONS AN D GUIDELINES.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit- tees the regulations and guidelines prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) not less than 2 0 days before the date on which such regulations ta k e effect. (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section

(1) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.—The term ‘ ‘congressional defense committees ’ ’ means the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Com- mittee on Armed Services of the H ouse of Representatives. (2) Q UALIFIED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND QUALI- FIED CI V ILIAN EMPLO Y EES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— The terms ‘‘ q ualified members of the Armed Forces’’ and ‘‘quali- fied civilian employees of the Department of Defense’’ refer collectively to members or employees who are assigned to inves- tigative, law enforcement, or security duties of any of the fol- lowing: (A) The Army Criminal Investigation Command. (B) The N aval Criminal Investigative Service. (C) The Air Force O ffice of Special Investigations. (D) The Defense Criminal Investigative Service. ( E ) The Pentagon Force Protection Agency. (d) CONSTRUCTION.— (1) NO ADDITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR ARREST AUTHORITY.—Other than the authority to provide protection and security under this section, nothing in this section may be construed to bestow any additional law enforcement or arrest authority upon the qualified members of the Armed Forces and qualified civilian employees of the Department of Defense. (2) POSSE COMITATUS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to abridge section 1 38 5 of title 18, U nited States Code. (3) AUTHORITIES OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS.—Nothing in this section may be construed to preclude or limit, in any way, the express or implied powers of the Secretary of Defense or other Department of Defense officials, or the duties and authorities of the Secretary of State, the Director of the United Deadlin e .

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