116 STAT. 1362 PUBLIC LAW 107-228—SEPT. 30, 2002 SEC. 202. SPECIAL AGENT AUTHORITIES. (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— Section 37(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709(a)) is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: "(2) obtain and execute search and arrest warrants, as well as obtain and serve subpoenas and summonses issued under the authority of the United States;"; (2) in paragraph (3)(F), by inserting "or President-elect" after "President"; and (3) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows: "(5) make arrests without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence, or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such felony.". (b) AGREEMENTS. —Section 37(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709(b)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (2) by striking "(b) AGREEMENT. —" and all that follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following: " (b) AGREEMENTS WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL AND SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY AND FIREARMS REGULATIONS.— " (1) AGREEMENT WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL.— The authority conferred by paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection (a) shall be exercised subject to an agreement between the Secretary and the Attorney General. " (2) AGREEMENT WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL AND SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. —The authority conferred by paragraphs (2) and (5) of subsection (a) shall be exercised subject to an agreement among the Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of the Treasury.". 22 USC 2709 (c) IMPLEMENTATION OF SEARCH, SEIZURE, SERVICE, AND ARREST note. AUTHORITY.—(1) The authority conferred by paragraphs (2) and (5) of section 37(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as amended by subsection (a), may not be exercised until the date on which the Secretary— (A) submits the agreement required by subsection (b)(2) of section 37 of such Act to the appropriate congressional committees; and Federal Register, (B) publishes in the Federal Register a notice that the publication. agreement has been submitted in accordance with the requirements of subparagraph (A). (2) The authority conferred by paragraphs (2) and (5) of subsection (a) of section 37 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, may continue to be exercised until the date on which the notice described in paragraph (1)(B) is published in the Federal Register. SEC. 203. INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION FUND. Section 38 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: " (e) RETENTION OF FUNDS. — "(1) IN GENERAL.—To reimburse the expenses of the United States Government in preparing or prosecuting a proceeding before an international tribunal, or a claim against a foreign
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