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38 U.S.C. § 902 — Enforcement and arrest authority of Department police officers
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**(a)**
(1) Employees of the Department who are Department police officers shall, with respect to acts occurring on Department property—
(A) enforce Federal laws;
(B) enforce the rules prescribed under [section 901 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section901&num=0&edition=prelim);
(C) enforce traffic and motor vehicle laws of a State or local government (by issuance of a citation for violation of such laws) within the jurisdiction of which such Department property is located as authorized by an express grant of authority under applicable State or local law;
(D) carry the appropriate Department-issued weapons, including firearms, while off Department property in an official capacity or while in an official travel status;
(E) conduct investigations, on and off Department property, of offenses that may have been committed on property under the original jurisdiction of Department, consistent with agreements or other consultation with affected Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies; and
(F) carry out, as needed and appropriate, the duties described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) when engaged in duties authorized by other Federal statutes.
(2) Subject to regulations prescribed under subsection (b), a Department police officer may make arrests on Department property for a violation of a Federal law or any rule prescribed under [section 901(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section901/a&num=0&edition=prelim), and on any arrest warrant issued by competent judicial authority.
(3) Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Impro
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**(a)**
(1) Employees of the Department who are Department police officers shall, with respect to acts occurring on Department property—
(A) enforce Federal laws;
(B) enforce the rules prescribed under [section 901 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section901&num=0&edition=prelim);
(C) enforce traffic and motor vehicle laws of a State or local government (by issuance of a citation for violation of such laws) within the jurisdiction of which such Department property is located as authorized by an express grant of authority under applicable State or local law;
(D) carry the appropriate Department-issued weapons, including firearms, while off Department property in an official capacity or while in an official travel status;
(E) conduct investigations, on and off Department property, of offenses that may have been committed on property under the original jurisdiction of Department, consistent with agreements or other consultation with affected Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies; and
(F) carry out, as needed and appropriate, the duties described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) when engaged in duties authorized by other Federal statutes.
(2) Subject to regulations prescribed under subsection (b), a Department police officer may make arrests on Department property for a violation of a Federal law or any rule prescribed under [section 901(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section901/a&num=0&edition=prelim), and on any arrest warrant issued by competent judicial authority.
(3) Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022, the Secretary shall require Department police officers to use cameras worn on the individual police officer’s person that record and store audio and video (commonly known as “body worn cameras”).
**(b)** The Secretary shall prescribe regulations with respect to Department police officers. Such regulations shall include—
(1) policies with respect to the exercise by Department police officers of the enforcement and arrest authorities provided by this section;
(2) the scope and duration of training that is required for Department police officers, with particular emphasis on dealing with situations involving patients; and
(3) rules limiting the carrying and use of weapons by Department police officers.
**(c)** The powers granted to Department police officers designated under this section shall be exercised in accordance with guidelines approved by the Secretary and the Attorney General.
**(d)** Rates of basic pay for Department police officers may be increased by the Secretary under [section 7455 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7455&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(e)**
(1) The Secretary shall publish on the internet website of each facility of the Department the following information with respect to the facility:
(A) Summaries and statistics covering the previous five-year period regarding—
(i) arrests made by and tickets issued by Department police officers;
(ii) prosecutions, ticketing, and other actions relating to such arrests;
(iii) the use of force and weapons discharge by Department police officers; and
(iv) complaints, investigations, and disciplinary actions regarding Department police officers.
(B) Contact information for employees of the Department and the public to directly contact the police force of the facility, including for an individual (or the representative, attorney, or authorized agent of the individual) to request information regarding the arrest, ticketing, detainment, use of force, or other police matters pertaining to that individual.
(2) The Secretary shall ensure that each police force of a facility of the Department is able to provide to an individual who contacts the police force pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) the information described in such paragraph.
**(f) Police Incidents.—**
(1)
(A) The Secretary shall track and analyze the following information regarding the police force of the Department:
(i) Arrests made by and tickets issued by Department police officers.
(ii) Prosecutions, ticketing, and other actions relating to such arrests.
(iii) The use of force and weapons discharge.
(iv) Complaints, investigations, and disciplinary actions.
(B) The Secretary shall carry out subparagraph (A) by implementing one or more Department-wide data systems.
(2)
(A) Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2022, the Secretary shall ensure that each incident described in subparagraph (C) is promptly reported to the Assistant Secretary with responsibility for operations, preparedness, security, and law enforcement functions.
(B) The Assistant Secretary shall, in a timely manner—
(i) review each incident described in subparagraph (C)(i) that is reported under subparagraph (A); and
(ii) investigate each incident described in subparagraph (C)(ii) that is reported under subparagraph (A).
(C) An incident described in this subparagraph is either of the following:
(i) An incident, including an allegation, of the use of force by a Department police officer.
(ii) An incident, including an allegation, of the use of force by a Department police officer that results in any person receiving medical attention.
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**(a)**
(1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to provide for the maintenance of law and order and the protection of persons and property on Department property.
(2) In this chapter, the term “Department property” means land and buildings that are under the jurisdiction of the Department and are not under control of the Administrator of General Services.
**(b)** Regulations under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) rules for conduct on Department property; and
(2) the penalties, within the limits specified in subsection (c), for violations of such rules.
**(c)** Whoever violates any rule prescribed by regulation under subsection (b)(1) shall be fined in accordance with title 18 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. The Secretary may prescribe by regulation a maximum fine less than that which would otherwise apply under the preceding sentence or a maximum term of imprisonment of a shorter period than that which would otherwise apply under the preceding sentence, or both. Any such regulation shall apply notwithstanding any provision of title 18 or any other law to the contrary.
**(d)** The rules prescribed under subsection (a), together with the penalties for violations of such rules, shall be posted conspicuously on property to which they apply.
**(e)** The Secretary shall consult with the Attorney General before prescribing regulations under this section.
**(f)**
(1) The Secretary may not prohibit the use of a covered service dog in any facility or on any property of the Department or in any facility or on any property that receives funding from the Secretary.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, a covered service dog is a service dog that has been trained by an entity that is accredited by an appropriate accrediting body that evaluates and ac
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**(a)**
(1) Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d), when the Secretary determines it to be necessary in order to obtain or retain the services of persons described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may increase the minimum, intermediate, or maximum rates of basic pay authorized under applicable statutes and regulations. Any increase in such rates of basic pay—
(A) may be made on a nationwide basis, local basis, or other geographic basis; and
(B) may be made—
(i) for one or more of the grades listed in the schedules in subsection (b)(1) of section 7404 11 See References in Text note below. of this title;
(ii) for one or more of the health personnel fields within such grades; or
(iii) for one or more of the grades of the General Schedule under [section 5332 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5332&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following:
(A) Individuals employed in positions listed in paragraphs (1) and (3) of [section 7401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7401&num=0&edition=prelim).
(B) Health-care personnel who—
(i) are employed in the Administration (other than administrative, clerical, and physical plant maintenance and protective services employees);
(ii) are paid under the General Schedule pursuant to [section 5332 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5332&num=0&edition=prelim);
(iii) are determined by the Secretary to be providing either direct patient-care services or services incident to direct patient-care services; and
(iv) would not otherwise be available to provide medical care and treatment for veterans.
(C) Employees who are
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1169, § 902; Pub. L. 88–359, July 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 296; Pub. L. 89–360, Mar. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 29; Pub. L. 95–476, title II, § 203(b), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1506; Pub. L. 95–479, title III, § 303(a), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1565; Pub. L. 97–35, title XX, § 2001(a)(1), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 781; Pub. L. 97–306, title IV, § 403[(a)], Oct. 14, 1982, 96 Stat. 1443; Pub. L. 101–237, title III, § 313(b)(1), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2077; renumbered § 2302, Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406; Pub. L. 112–260, title I, § 104(b)(1), Jan. 10, 2013, 126 Stat. 2420, authorized funeral expenses for a deceased veteran.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal of section applicable to deaths that occur on or after the date that is two years after Jan. 5, 2021, see section 2202(d) of Pub. L. 116–315, set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note under [section 113 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section113&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 901
CHAPTER 9—SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCE-
MENT ON PROPERTY UNDER THE JURIS-
DICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT
Sec.
901.
Authority to prescribe rules for conduct and
penalties for violations.
902.
Enforcement and arrest authority of Depart-
ment police officers.
903.
Uniform allowance.
904.
Equipment and weapons.
905.
Use of facilities and services of other law en-
forcement agencies.
§ 901. Authority to prescribe rules for conduct
and penalties for violations
(a)(1) The Secretary shall prescribe regula-
tions to provide for the maintenance of law and
order and the protection of persons and property
on Department property.
(2) In this chapter, the term ‘‘Department
property’’ means land and buildings that are
under the jurisdiction of the Department and
are not under control of the Administrator of
General Services.
(b) Regulations under subsection (a) shall in-
clude—
(1) rules for conduct on Department prop-
erty; and
(2) the penalties, within the limits specified
in subsection (c), for violations of such rules.
(c) Whoever violates any rule prescribed by
regulation under subsection (b)(1) shall be fined
in accordance with title 18 or imprisoned not
more than six months, or both. The Secretary
may prescribe by regulation a maximum fine
less than that which would otherwise apply
under the preceding sentence or a maximum
term of imprisonment of a shorter period than
that which would otherwise apply under the pre-
ceding sentence, or both. Any such regulation
shall apply notwithstanding any provision of
title 18 or any other law to the contrary.
(d) The rules prescribed under subsection (a),
together with the penalties for violations of
such rules, shall be posted conspicuously on
property to which they a
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