PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 111 STAT. 1897 otherwise disposed of without appropriate action having been taken to demilitarize the equipment or to provide for demihtarization of the equipment. (8) The legislative changes, if any, that would be necessary to improve the recovery rate under the procedures identified under paragraph (7). (c) IDENTIFICATION OF FREQUENT ERRORS AND MISUSE. —Based on fiscal year 1997 findings, the Secretary of Defense shall identify in the report— (1) the 50 categories of military equipment that most frequently received an erroneous demilitarization code; and (2) the categories of military equipment that are particularly vulnerable to improper use after disposal. Subtitle G—Other Matters SEC. 1071. AUTHORITY FOR SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE DEFENSE CRIMI- NAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE TO EXECUTE WARRANTS AND MAKE ARRESTS. (a) AUTHORITY.— Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1585 the following new section: § 1585a. Special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service: authority to execute warrants and make arrests "(a) AUTHORITY.— The Secretary of Defense may authorize any DCIS special agent described in subsection (b)— "(1) to execute and serve smy warrant or other process issued under the authority of the United States; and "(2) to make arrests without a warrant— "(A) for any offense against the United States committed in the presence of that agent; and "(B) for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if the agent has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing the felony. "(b) AGENTS TO HAVE AUTHORITY.—Subsection (a) applies to Applicability. any DCIS special agent whose duties include conducting, supervising, or coordinating investigations of criminal activity in programs and operations of the Department of Defense. "(c) GUIDELINES ON EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY. —The authority provided under subsection (a) shall be exercised in accordance with guidelines prescribed by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense and approved by the Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or the Attorney General. "(d) DCIS SPECIAL AGENT DEFINED.— In this section, the term 'DCIS special agent' means an employee of the Department of Defense who is a special agent of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (or smy successor to that service).".
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