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10 U.S.C. § 8750 — Special agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service: authority to execute warrants and make arrests
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**(a) Authority.—** The Secretary of the Navy may authorize any Department of the Navy civilian employee described in subsection (b) to have the same authority to execute and serve warrants and other processes issued under the authority of the United States and to make arrests without a warrant as may be authorized under [section 1585a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1585a&num=0&edition=prelim) for special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service.
**(b) Agents To Have Authority.—** Subsection (a) applies to any employee of the Department of the Navy who is a special agent of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (or any successor to that service) whose duties include conducting, supervising, or coordinating investigations of criminal activity in programs and operations of the Department of the Navy.
**(c) Guidelines for Exercise of Authority.—** The authority provided under subsection (a) shall be exercised in accordance with guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy and approved by the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of Defense, or the Attorney General.
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**(a) Authority.—** The Secretary of the Navy may authorize any Department of the Navy civilian employee described in subsection (b) to have the same authority to execute and serve warrants and other processes issued under the authority of the United States and to make arrests without a warrant as may be authorized under [section 1585a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1585a&num=0&edition=prelim) for special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service.
**(b) Agents To Have Authority.—** Subsection (a) applies to any employee of the Department of the Navy who is a special agent of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (or any successor to that service) whose duties include conducting, supervising, or coordinating investigations of criminal activity in programs and operations of the Department of the Navy.
**(c) Guidelines for Exercise of Authority.—** The authority provided under subsection (a) shall be exercised in accordance with guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy and approved by the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of Defense, or the Attorney General.
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**(a) Authority.—** The Secretary of Defense may authorize any DCIS special agent described in subsection (b)—
(1) to execute and serve any warrant or other process issued under the authority of the United States; and
(2) to make arrests without a warrant—
(A) for any offense against the United States committed in the presence of that agent; and
(B) for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if the agent has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing the felony.
**(b) Agents To Have Authority.—** Subsection (a) applies to any DCIS special agent whose duties include conducting, supervising, or coordinating investigations of criminal activity in programs and operations of the Department of Defense.
**(c) Guidelines on Exercise of Authority.—** The authority provided under subsection (a) shall be exercised in accordance with guidelines prescribed by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense and approved by the Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or the Attorney General.
**(d) DCIS Special Agent Defined.—** In this section, the term “DCIS special agent” means an employee of the Department of Defense who is a special agent of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (or any successor to that service).
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)**
(1) The President may award a decoration called the “Airman’s Medal”, of appropriate design with accompanying ribbon, to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Air Force or Space Force, distinguishes himself by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.
(2) The authority in paragraph (1) includes authority to award the medal to a member of the Ready Reserve who was not in a duty status defined in [section 101(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section101/d&num=0&edition=prelim) when the member distinguished himself by heroism.
**(b)** Not more than one Airman’s Medal may be awarded to a person. However, for each succeeding act that would otherwise justify the award of such a medal, the President may award a suitable bar or other device to be worn as he directs.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 8749a
132 Stat. 1836, 2013; Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title
XVII, § 1731(a)(60)(A), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1815;
Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title X, § 1081(a)(46), Jan.
1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3873.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 503(e) of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1987, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 503(e) of
Pub. L. 100–71 which is set out as a note under section
7301 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employ-
ees.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 8749 was renumbered section 9279 of
this title.
AMENDMENTS
2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted ‘‘alcohol
test results’’ for ‘‘alcohol tests results’’.
2019—Pub. L. 116–92 capitalized ‘‘Military Sealift
Command’’ and ‘‘Coast Guard’’ in section catchline.
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 807(d)(6), renumbered section
7479 of this title as this section.
Pub. L. 115–232, § 1114(b), substituted ‘‘Civil service
mariners of military sealift command: release of drug
and alcohol test results to coast guard’’ for ‘‘Civil serv-
ice mariners of Military Sealift Command: release of
drug test results to Coast Guard’’ in section catchline
and inserted ‘‘Or Alcohol’’ after ‘‘Drug’’ in subsec. (a)
heading and ‘‘or alcohol’’ after ‘‘drug’’ wherever ap-
pearing in text. Quoted text directed to be inserted in
subsec. (a) heading was conformed to the style used in
this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by section 807(d)(6) of Pub. L. 115–232 ef-
fective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination
of amendments and special rule for certain redesigna-
tions, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a
note preceding section 3001 of this title.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of au
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