Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 3.djvu/315

 PUBLIC LAW 98-528—OCT. 19, 1984

98 STAT. 2687

rules prescribed under subsection (a)(2)(A) of this section on Veterans' Administration property. Subject to regulations prescribed under paragraph (2) of this subsection, a Veterans' Administration police officer may make arrests on Veterans' Administration property for a violation of any Federal law or of any such rule. "(2) The Administrator shall prescribe regulations with respect to Veterans' Administration police officers. Such regulations shall include— "(A) policies with respect to the exercise by Veterans' Administration police officers of the enforcement and arrest authorities provided by paragraph (1) of this subsection; "(B) the scope and duration of training that is required for Veterans' Administration police officers, with particular emphasis on dealing with situations involving patients; and "(C) rules limiting the carrying and use of weapons by Veterans' Administration police officers. "(3) The Administrator shall consult with the Attorney General before prescribing regulations under clause (A) of paragraph (2) of this subsection. "(4) Rates of basic pay for Veterans' Administration police officers may be increased by the Administrator under section 4107(g) of this title. "(c)(1) The Administrator may pay an allowance under this subsection for the purchase of uniforms to any Veterans' Administration police officer who is required to wear a prescribed uniform in the performance of official duties. "(2) The amount of the allowance that the Administrator may pay under this subsection— "(A) may be based on estimated average costs or actual costs; "(B) may vary by geographic regions; and "(C) except as provided in paragraph (3) of this paragraph, may not exceed $200 in a fiscal year for any police officer. "(3)(A) The amount of an allowance under this subsection may be increased to an amount up to $400 for not more than one fiscal year in the case of any Veterans' Administration police officer. In the case of a person who is appointed as a Veterans' Administration police officer on or after the date on which the Administrator initially exercises the authority granted by this paragraph, an allowance in an amount established under this paragraph shall be paid at the beginning of such person's employment as such an officer. In the case of any other Veterans' Administration police officer, an allowance in an amount established under this paragraph shall be paid upon the request of the officer. "(B) A police officer who resigns as a police officer less than one year after receiving an allowance in an amount established under this paragraph shall repay to the Veterans' Administration a pro rata share of the amount paid, based on the number of months the officer was actually employed as such an officer during the twelvemonth period following the date on which such officer began such employment or the date on which the officer submitted a request for such allowance, as the case may be. "(4) An allowance may not be paid to a Veterans' Administration police officer under this subsection and under section 5901 of title 5 for the same fiscal year. "(d) The Administrator shall furnish Veterans' Administration police officers with such weapons and related equipment as the Administrator determines to be necessary and appropriate.

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