§ 102504. Review and approval 
The Secretary shall ensure that museum objects are treated in a careful and 
deliberate manner that protects the public interest. Prior to taking any action 
under subsection (g), (h), or (i) of section 102503 of this title, the Secretary 
shall establish a systematic review and approval process, including consulta-
tion with appropriate experts, that meets the highest standards of the museum 
profession for all actions taken under those subsections. 
Chapter 1027—Law Enforcement and 
Emergency Assistance 
Subchapter I—Law Enforcement 
Sec. 
102701.
Law enforcement personnel within System. 
102702.
Crime prevention assistance. 
Subchapter II—Emergency Assistance 
102711.
Authority of Secretary to use applicable appropriations for the System to render assist-
ance to nearby law enforcement and fire prevention agencies and for related activi-
ties outside the System. 
102712.
Aid to visitors, grantees, permittees, or licensees in emergencies. 
Subchapter I—Law Enforcement 
§ 102701. Law enforcement personnel within System 
(a) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.— 
(1) DESIGNATION AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary, pursu-
ant to standards prescribed in regulations by the Secretary, may des-
ignate certain officers or employees of the Department of the Interior who 
shall maintain law and order and protect individuals and property 
within System units. 
(2) POWERS AND DUTIES OF DESIGNEES.—In the performance of the 
duties described in paragraph (1), the designated officers or employees 
may— 
(A) carry firearms; 
(B) make arrests without warrant for any offense against the 
United States committed in the presence of the officer or employee, 
or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if 
the officer or employee has reasonable grounds to believe that the in-
dividual to be arrested has committed or is committing the felony, 
provided the arrests occur within the System or the individual to 
be arrested is fleeing from the System to avoid arrest; 
(C) execute any warrant or other process issued by a court or of-
ficer of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of the provisions 
of any Federal law or regulation issued pursuant to law arising out 
of an offense committed in the System or, where the individual sub-
ject to the warrant or process is in the System, in connection with 
any Federal offense; and 
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(D) conduct investigations of offenses against the United States 
committed in the System in the absence of investigation of the of-
fenses by any other Federal law enforcement agency having inves-
tigative jurisdiction over the offense committed or with the concur-
rence of the other agency. 
(b) SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may designate officers and employees 
of any other Federal agency, or law enforcement personnel of a State or 
political subdivision of a State, when determined to be economical and 
in the public interest and with the concurrence of that agency, State, or 
subdivision, to— 
(A) act as special police officers in System units when supple-
mental law enforcement personnel may be needed; and 
(B) exercise the powers and authority provided by subparagraphs 
(A) to (D) of subsection (a)(2). 
(2) COOPERATION WITH STATES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.—The 
Secretary may— 
(A) cooperate, within the System, with any State or political sub-
division of a State in the enforcement of supervision of the laws or 
ordinances of that State or subdivision; 
(B) mutually waive, in any agreement pursuant to subparagraph 
(A) and paragraph (1) or pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
of subsection (a)(2) with any State or political subdivision of a 
State where State law requires the waiver and indemnification, all 
civil claims against all the other parties to the agreement and, sub-
ject to available appropriations, indemnify and save harmless the 
other parties to the agreement from all claims by third parties for 
property damage or personal injury, that may arise out of the par-
ties’ activities outside their respective jurisdictions under the agree-
ment; and 
(C) provide limited reimbursement, to a State or political sub-
divisions of a State, in accordance with such regulations as the Sec-
retary may prescribe, where the State has ceded concurrent legisla-
tive jurisdiction over the affected area of the System, for expendi-
tures incurred in connection with its activities within the System 
that were rendered pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(3) SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY; DELEGATION OF SERVICE LAW EN-
FORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES NOT AUTHORIZED.—Paragraphs (1) and 
(2) supplement the law enforcement responsibilities of the Service and do 
not authorize the delegation of law enforcement responsibilities of the 
Service to State or local governments. 
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(4) SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS NOT DEEMED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in this sub-
section, a law enforcement officer of a State or political subdivision 
of a State designated to act as a special police officer under para-
graph (1) shall not be deemed a Federal employee and shall not be 
subject to the provisions of law relating to Federal employment, in-
cluding those relating to hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, 
unemployment compensation, and Federal benefits. 
(B) EXCEPTIONS.—A law enforcement officer of a State or polit-
ical subdivision of a State, when acting as a special police officer 
under paragraph (1), is deemed to be— 
(i) a Federal employee for purposes of sections 1346(b) and 
2401(b) and chapter 171 of title 28; and 
(ii) a civil service employee of the United States within the 
meaning of the term ‘‘employee’’ as defined in section 8101 of 
title 5, for purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, 
relating to compensation to Federal employees for work inju-
ries, and the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 
5 shall apply. 
(c) FEDERAL INVESTIGATIVE JURISDICTION AND STATE CIVIL AND CRIMI-
NAL JURISDICTION NOT PREEMPTED.—This section and sections 100101(b), 
100502, 100507, 100751(b), 100754, 100901(b) and (c), 100906(a) and (d), 
101302(b)(1) and (c) to (e), 101306, 101702(b) and (c), 101901, 102102, and 
102702 of this title shall not be construed or applied to limit or restrict the 
investigative jurisdiction of any Federal law enforcement agency other than 
the Service, and nothing shall be construed or applied to affect any right of 
a State or political subdivision of a State to exercise civil and criminal juris-
diction within the System. 
§ 102702. Crime prevention assistance 
(a) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT.—The Secretary shall direct the 
chief official responsible for law enforcement within the Service to— 
(1) compile a list of System units with the highest rates of violent 
crime; 
(2) make recommendations concerning capital improvements, and 
other measures, needed within the System to reduce the rates of violent 
crime, including the rate of sexual assault; and 
(3) publish the information required by paragraphs (1) and (2) in the 
Federal Register. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Based on the recommendations and list 
issued pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute the funds au-
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thorized by subsection (d) throughout the System. Priority shall be given to 
areas with the highest rates of sexual assault. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided under this section may be used— 
(1) to increase lighting within or adjacent to System units; 
(2) to provide emergency phone lines to contact law enforcement or se-
curity personnel in areas within or adjacent to System units; 
(3) to increase security or law enforcement personnel within or adja-
cent to System units; or 
(4) for any other project intended to increase the security and safety 
of System units. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated out of the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund not more than 
$10,000,000 for the Secretary to take all necessary actions to seek to reduce 
the incidence of violent crime in the System. 
Subchapter II—Emergency Assistance 
§ 102711. Authority of Secretary to use applicable appropria-
tions for the System to render assistance to nearby 
law enforcement and fire prevention agencies and 
for related activities outside the System 
To facilitate the administration of the System, the Secretary may use ap-
plicable appropriations for the System to render emergency rescue, fire-
fighting, and cooperative assistance to nearby law enforcement and fire pre-
vention agencies and for related purposes outside the System. 
§ 102712. Aid to visitors, grantees, permittees, or licensees in 
emergencies 
(a) VISITORS.—The Secretary may aid visitors within a System unit in 
an emergency, when no other source is available for the procurement of food 
or supplies, by the sale, at cost, of food or supplies in quantities sufficient 
to enable the visitors to reach safely a point where food or supplies can be 
purchased. Receipts from the sales shall be deposited as a refund to the appro-
priation current at the date of the deposit and shall be available for the pur-
chase of similar food or supplies. 
(b) GRANTEES, PERMITTEES, AND LICENSEES.—The Secretary may in an 
emergency, when no other source is available for the immediate procurement 
of supplies, materials, or special services, aid grantees, permittees, or licensees 
conducting operations for the benefit of the public in a System unit by the 
sale, at cost, including transportation and handling, of supplies, materials, 
or special services as may be necessary to relieve the emergency and ensure 
uninterrupted service to the public. Receipts from the sales shall be deposited 
as a refund to the appropriation current at the date of the deposit and shall 
be available for expenditure for System unit purposes. 
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