28 U.S.C. § 540C : US Code - Section 540C: FBI police

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(a) Definitions. - In this section:
(1) Director. - The term "Director" means the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(2) FBI buildings and grounds. -
(A) In general. - The term "FBI buildings and grounds" means -

(i) the whole or any part of any building or structure
which is occupied under a lease or otherwise by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and is subject to supervision and
control by the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(ii) the land upon which there is situated any building or
structure which is occupied wholly by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation; and
(iii) any enclosed passageway connecting 2 or more
buildings or structures occupied in whole or in part by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(B) Inclusion. - The term "FBI buildings and grounds"
includes adjacent streets and sidewalks not to exceed 500 feet
from such property.
(3) FBI police. - The term "FBI police" means the permanent
police force established under subsection (b).
(b) Establishment of FBI Police; Duties. -
(1) In general. - Subject to the supervision of the Attorney
General, the Director may establish a permanent police force, to
be known as the FBI police.
(2) Duties. - The FBI police shall perform such duties as the
Director may prescribe in connection with the protection of
persons and property within FBI buildings and grounds.
(3) Uniformed representative. - The Director, or designated
representative duly authorized by the Attorney General, may
appoint uniformed representatives of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation as FBI police for duty in connection with the
policing of all FBI buildings and grounds.
(4) Authority. -
(A) In general. - In accordance with regulations prescribed
by the Director and approved by the Attorney General, the FBI
police may -
(i) police the FBI buildings and grounds for the purpose of
protecting persons and property;
(ii) in the performance of duties necessary for carrying
out subparagraph (A), make arrests and otherwise enforce the
laws of the United States, including the laws of the District
of Columbia;
(iii) carry firearms as may be required for the performance
of duties;
(iv) prevent breaches of the peace and suppress affrays and
unlawful assemblies; and
(v) hold the same powers as sheriffs and constables when
policing FBI buildings and grounds.
(B) Exception. - The authority and policing powers of FBI
police under this paragraph shall not include the service of
civil process.
(5) Pay and benefits. -
(A) In general. - The rates of basic pay, salary schedule,
pay provisions, and benefits for members of the FBI police
shall be equivalent to the rates of basic pay, salary schedule,
pay provisions, and benefits applicable to members of the
United States Secret Service Uniformed Division.
(B) Application. - Pay and benefits for the FBI police under
subparagraph (A) -
(i) shall be established by regulation;
(ii) shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning
after January 1, 2003; and
(iii) shall not result in any decrease in the rates of pay
or benefits of any individual.
(c) Authority of Metropolitan Police Force. - This section does
not affect the authority of the Metropolitan Police Force of the
District of Columbia with respect to FBI buildings and grounds.