Sec. 501. Limitations relating to secretarial authorities associated with the protection of public property
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Section 1315 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (b)(1)— by striking of the Department of Homeland Security, including employees transferred to the Department and insert transferred to the Department ; and by striking 2002, and inserting 2002 ; in subsection (b)(2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking While engaged in the performance of official duties, and inserting To the extent necessary to protect the property described in subsection
(a)and persons on such property, ; in subparagraph
(B)by striking firearms and inserting a firearm ; in subparagraph
(C)by striking if the officer or agent has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a felony; and inserting the following: if— the officer or agent has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a felony on or related to property owned or occupied by the Federal Government; the arrest— occurs on the Federal property or an area in the immediate vicinity of the property and does not extend beyond any adjacent sidewalk, public street, or other adjacent areas; in the case of an agreement under subsection (e), occurs in an area in which arrests are permitted under the parameters established in such agreement; or is carried out in an area not covered under subclause
(I)or
(II)only if— the officer or agent is in active pursuit of a person who is otherwise subject to arrest under this subparagraph; and such person exits the area covered by subclause
(I)or (II), as applicable, during such pursuit; and there are specific and articulable facts to support a reasonable belief that the person may— escape before a warrant can be obtained for his or her arrest; destroy evidence; or continue the commission of a felony on or related to property owned or occupied by the Federal Government; ; in subparagraph
(E)by inserting before the semicolon the following: , except that such investigations and any associated surveillance shall be restricted solely to offenses that may have been committed against property owned or occupied by the Federal Government; and ; and by amending subparagraph
(F)to read as follows: carry out such other activities necessary to protect the property described in subsection
(a)and persons on such property as the Secretary may prescribe. ; in subsection (e)— by striking the Secretary may enter into agreements and inserting the Secretary shall enter into agreements, including memoranda of understanding, ; and by adding at the end the following new sentence: Any such agreement, including memoranda of understanding, entered into under this subsection shall include a requirement that all officers and agents designated under this subsection and subject to such agreement wear body cameras while on duty. ; by redesignating subsections
(f)and
(g)as subsections
(h)and (i), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(e)the following new subsections: An officer or agent designated under this section shall, while engaged in the performance of official duties, display— appropriate insignia identifying the component of the Department from which such officer or agent has been designated; and the full name of the officer or agent. With respect to any arrest carried out under subsection (b)(2)(C), the officer or agent shall— identify himself or herself and the component of the Department with which such officer or agent is employed; inform the individual being arrested of the cause for such arrest; in the case of an arrest carried out pursuant to an agreement under subsection (e), notify any State or local government that is party to such agreement of the arrest; and document the details of the arrest and the cause for such arrest. .