An Act to amend the Act of June 1 1948 (62 Stat. 281) to empower the Administrator of General Services to appoint nonuniformed special policemen.
PL 87-275 (S.541), enacted 09/22/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-275-SEPT. 22, 1961 
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(2) Members of any such committee not otherwise in the employ 
of the United States, while attending meetings of their committee, 
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Secretary, but not exceeding $75 per diem, including travel time, and 
while away from their homes or regular places of business they may 
be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
as authorized by law (6 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons in the Government 
service employed intermittently. 
The provisions of section 1003 of 
the National Defense Education Act of 1958 shall apply to members 
of such committees. 
(^) "^^^ Secretary shall consult with the President's Committee on 
Deiinqiren"'c7"and Juveuile Delinquency and Youth Crime on matters of general policy 
Youth Crime. 
^^^^ procedure arising in the administration of this Act, and shall con-
sider the recommendations, if any, of such Committee on program 
applications submitted under section 3 or 4 and on proposed studies 
or other actions to be undertaken pursuant to section 5. 
(c) As used in this Act, the term "State" includes the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
Guam, and American Samoa. 
Approved September 22, 1961, 11:00 a.m. 
Ante, p. 340. 
72 Stat. 1603. 
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Consultation. 
Public Law 87-275 
AN ACT 
September 22, 1961 
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To amend the Act of June 1, 1948 (62 Stat. 281), to empower the Administrator 
of General Services to appoint nonuniform ed special policemen. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
GSA special JJuited Stotes of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act of 
^^Ap^M^ent. 
June 1, 1948 (62 Stat. 281), is amended by adding at the end thereof 
40 use 318-318C. the followiug new section: 
"SEC. 5. Officials or employees of the General Services Administra-
tion who have been duly authorized to perform investigative func-
tions may be empowered by the Administrator of General Services, 
or officials of General Services Administration duly authorized by him, 
to act as nonuniformed special policemen in order to protect property 
under the charge and control of the General Services Administration 
and to carry firearms, whether on Federal property or in travel status. 
Such officials or employees who are empowered to act as nonuniformed 
special policemen shall have, while on real property under the charge 
and control of the General Services Administration, the power to 
enforce Federal laws for the protection of persons and property and 
the power to enforce rules and regulations made and published for 
such purposes by the Administrator or duly authorized officials of the 
General Services Administration. 
Any such special policeman may 
make arrests without warrant for any offeiise committed upon such 
property if he has reasonable ground to believe (1) the offense consti-
tutes a felony under the laws of the United States, and (2) that the 
person to be arrested is guilty of that offense." 
Approved September 22, 1961.