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 PUBLIC LAW 97-390—DEC. 29, 1982

96 STAT. 1957

Public Law 97-390 97th Congress An Act To provide for appointment and authority of the Supreme Court Police, and for other purposes.

Dec. 29, 1982 [H.R. 6204]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That (a) the first Supreme Court Police. section of the Act entitled "An Act relating to the policing of the Appointment building and grounds of the Supreme Court of the United States", and authority. approved August 18, 1949 (40 U.S.C. 13f), is amended— (1) by striking out "special policemen" and inserting in lieu thereof "members of the Supreme Court Police"; and (2) by striking out ", for duty" and all that follows through "adjacent streets". (b) Subsection (b) of section 7 of such Act (40 U.S.C. 131(b)) is 40 USC 13/. amended by striking out "promulgated under" and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof "prescribed under this section shall be posted in a public place at the Supreme Court Building and shall be made reasonably available to the public in writing.". (c)(1) Section 9 of such Act (40 U.S.C. 13n) is amended by striking out "SEC. 9. The special" and all that follows through ": Provided, That the Metropolitan Police force of the District of Columbia" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "SEC. 9. (a) The Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police shall have authority, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Marshal and approved by the Chief Justice of the United States— "(1) to police the Supreme Court Building and grounds, and adjacent streets for the purpose of protecting persons and property; "(2) in any part of the United States, to protect— "(A) the person of the Chief Justice of the United States, any Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and any official guest of the Supreme Court; and L "(B) the person of any officer or employee of the Supreme Court while such officer or employee is engaged in the performance of official duties; "(3) in the performance of duties necessary for carrying out - paragraph (1) of this subsection, to make arrests for any viola^ tion of a law of the United States or any State and any regulation under such law; "(4) in the performance of duties necessary for carrying out paragraph (2) of this subsection, to make arrests for any violation of a law of the United States and any regulation under such law; and "(5) to carry firearms as may be required for the performance of duties under this Act. "Ob) The Metropolitan police force of the District of Columbia".

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