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 124 STAT. 3339 PUBLIC LAW 111–314—DEC. 18, 2010 property owned by the United States, and located at facilities owned by or contracted to the United States, to carry firearms while in the conduct of their official duties. § 20134. Arrest authority Under regulations prescribed by the Administrator and approved by the Attorney General, employees of the Administration and of its contractors and subcontractors authorized to carry firearms under section 20133 of this title may arrest without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence, or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such felony. Persons granted authority to make arrests by this section may exercise that authority only while guarding and protecting property owned or leased by, or under the control of, the United States under the administration and control of the Administration or one of its contractors or subcontractors, at facilities owned by or contracted to the Administration. § 20135. Property rights in inventions (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ means any actual or proposed contract, agreement, understanding, or other arrange- ment, and includes any assignment, substitution of parties, or subcontract executed or entered into thereunder. (2) MADE.—The term ‘‘made’’, when used in relation to any invention, means the conception or first actual reduction to practice of such invention. (3) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means any individual, part- nership, corporation, association, institution, or other entity. (b) EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF UNITED STATES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—An invention shall be the exclusive property of the United States if it is made in the performance of any work under any contract of the Administration, and the Administrator determines that— (A) the person who made the invention was employed or assigned to perform research, development, or explo- ration work and the invention is related to the work the person was employed or assigned to perform, or was within the scope of the person’s employment duties, whether or not it was made during working hours, or with a contribu- tion by the Government of the use of Government facilities, equipment, materials, allocated funds, information propri- etary to the Government, or services of Government employees during working hours; or (B) the person who made the invention was not employed or assigned to perform research, development, or explo- ration work, but the invention is nevertheless related to the contract, or to the work or duties the person was employed or assigned to perform, and was made during working hours, or with a contribution from the Government of the sort referred to in subparagraph (A). (2) PATENT TO UNITED STATES.—If an invention is the exclu- sive property of the United States under paragraph (1), and if such invention is patentable, a patent therefor shall be issued