SPECIAL AGENT AUTHORITIES.

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.”. (c) Implementation of Search, Seizure, Service, and Arrest 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 (B) publishes in the Federal Register a notice that the 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.