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124 STAT. 1182 PUBLIC LAW 111–163—MAY 5, 2010 ‘‘(D) carry the appropriate Department-issued weapons, including firearms, while off Department property in an official capacity or while in an official travel status; ‘‘(E) conduct investigations, on and off Department prop- erty, of offenses that may have been committed on property under the original jurisdiction of Department, consistent with agreements or other consultation with affected Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies; and ‘‘(F) carry out, as needed and appropriate, the duties described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) when engaged in duties authorized by other Federal statutes.’’; (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating para- graph (3) as paragraph (2); and (C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by inserting ‘‘, and on any arrest warrant issued by competent judicial authority’’ before the period; and (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: ‘‘(c) The powers granted to Department police officers des- ignated under this section shall be exercised in accordance with guidelines approved by the Secretary and the Attorney General.’’. SEC. 1002. UNIFORM ALLOWANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICE OFFICERS. Section 903 is amended— (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection (b): ‘‘(b)(1) The amount of the allowance that the Secretary may pay under this section is the lesser of— ‘‘(A) the amount currently allowed as prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management; or ‘‘(B) estimated costs or actual costs as determined by peri- odic surveys conducted by the Department. ‘‘(2) During any fiscal year no officer shall receive more for the purchase of a uniform described in subsection (a) than the amount established under this subsection.’’; and (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new subsection (c): ‘‘(c) The allowance established under subsection (b) shall be paid at the beginning of a Department police officer’s employment for those appointed on or after October 1, 2010. In the case of any other Department police officer, an allowance in the amount established under subsection (b) shall be paid upon the request of the officer.’’. SEC. 1003. SUBMISSION OF REPORTS TO CONGRESS BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IN ELECTRONIC FORM. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ‘‘§ 118. Submission of reports to Congress in electronic form ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever the Secretary or any other official of the Department is required by law to submit to Congress (or any committee of either chamber of Congress) a report, the Sec- retary or other official shall submit to Congress (or such committee) a copy of the report in an electronic format.