PUBLIC LAW 98-587—OCT. 30, 1984
98 STAT. 3111
"(2) any of the laws of the United States relating to coins, obligations, and securities of the United States and of foreign governments; or "(3) any of the laws of the United States relating to electronic fund transfer frauds, credit and debit card frauds, and false identification documents or devices; except that the authority conferred by this paragraph shall be exercised subject to the agreement of the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury and shall not affect the authority of any other Federal law enforcement agency with respect to those laws. "(c)(1) Under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, officers and agents of the Secret Service are authorized to— "(A) execute warrants issued under the laws of the United States; "(B) carry firearms; "(C) 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; "(D) offer and pay rewards for services and information leading to the apprehension of persons involved in the violation or potential violation of those provisions of law which the Secret Service is authorized to enforce; "(E) pay expenses for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate; and "(F) perform such other functions and duties as are authorized by law. "(2) Funds expended from appropriations available to the Secret Service for the purchase of counterfeits and subsequently recovered shall be reimbursed to the appropriations available to the Secret Service at the time of the reimbursement. "(d) Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or interferes with a Federal law enforcement agent engaged in the performance of the protective functions authorized by this section or by section 1752 of this title shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.". (b) The table of contents of chapter 203 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to section 3056 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "3056. Powers, authorities, and duties of United States Secret Service.".
SEC. 2. The joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution to authorize the United States Secret Service to furnish protection to major presidential or vice presidential candidates", approved June 6, 1968 (18 U.S.C. 3056 note), is repealed. SEC. 3. (a) Section 879(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking out "the first section of the joint resolution entitled 'Joint resolution to authorize the United States Secret Service to furnish protection to major Presidential or Vice Presidential candidates', approved June 6, 1968 (18 U.S.C. 3056 note)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (a)(7) of section 3056 of this title".
Repeal.
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