I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 324 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide police officers, criminal 
investigators, and game law enforcement officers of the Department 
of Defense with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry 
firearms. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 19, 2011 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide police 
officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforce-
ment officers of the Department of Defense with author-
ity to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry fire-
arms. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR POLICE OFFICERS, CRIMINAL 
INVESTIGATORS, AND GAME LAW ENFORCE-
MENT OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE TO EXECUTE WARRANTS, MAKE AR-
RESTS, AND CARRY FIREARMS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Chapter 81 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 1585b. Law enforcement officers of the Department 
of Defense: authority to execute war-
rants, make arrests, and carry firearms 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
authorize any law enforcement officer of the Department 
of Defense— 
‘‘(1) to execute and serve any warrant or other 
process issued under the authority of the United 
States; 
‘‘(2) to make arrests without a warrant— 
‘‘(A) for any offense against the United 
States committed in the presence of that offi-
cer; and 
‘‘(B) for any felony cognizable under the 
laws of the United States if the officer has 
probable cause to believe that the person to be 
arrested has committed or is committing the 
felony; and 
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‘‘(3) to carry firearms. 
‘‘(b) PERSONS TO HAVE AUTHORITY.—Subsection 
(a) applies to any law enforcement officer of the Depart-
ment of Defense whose duties include— 
‘‘(1) enforcing laws enacted for the protection 
of persons and property; 
‘‘(2) preventing breaches of the peace and sup-
pressing affrays or unlawful assemblies; 
‘‘(3) conducting, supervising, or coordinating 
investigations of criminal activity in programs and 
operations of the Department of Defense; or 
‘‘(4) enforcing any rules or regulations with re-
spect to Department of Defense property prescribed 
by duly authorized officials. 
‘‘(c) GUIDELINES ON EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.— 
The authority provided under subsection (a) shall be exer-
cised in accordance with guidelines issued by the Secretary 
of Defense and approved by the Attorney General. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—In this section, the 
term ‘law enforcement officer of the Department of De-
fense’ means a civilian employee of the Department of De-
fense who is any of the following: 
‘‘(1) A Federal police officer or detective as 
classified by the Office of Personnel Management 
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Occupational Series 0083 (or any successor to that 
series). 
‘‘(2) A game law enforcement officer or special 
agent as classified by the Office of Personnel Man-
agement Occupational Series 1812 (or any successor 
to that series). 
‘‘(3) A criminal investigator as classified by the 
Office of Personnel Management Occupational Series 
1811 (or any successor to that series) and not em-
ployed as a special agent of the Defense Criminal 
Investigative Service (or any successor to that serv-
ice).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1585b. Law enforcement officers of the Department of Defense: authority to 
execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms.’’. 
Æ 
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