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10 U.S.C. § 1585a — Special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service: authority to execute warrants and make arrests
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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) 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) Authority.—** The Secretary of the Army may authorize any Department of the Army 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.—**
(1) Subsection (a) applies to any employee of the Department of the Army who is a special agent of the Army Criminal Investigation Command (or a successor to that command) whose duties include conducting, supervising, or coordinating investigations of criminal activity in programs and operations of the Department of the Army.
(2) In addition to paragraph (1), during the four-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, subsection (a) applies to any employee of the Department of the Army who is a special agent of the Army Counterintelligence Command (or a successor to that command) whose duties include conducting, supervising, or coordinating counterintelligence investigations in programs and operations of the Department of the Army.
**(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 Army and approved by the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, 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 the Air Force may authorize any Department of the Air Force 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 Air Force who is a special agent of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (or a successor to that office) whose duties include conducting, supervising, or coordinating investigations of criminal activity in programs and operations of the Department of the Air Force.
**(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 Air Force and approved by the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of Defense, or the Attorney General.
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