PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX 114 STAT. 1654A-127 "(c) GUIDELINES FOR EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY. — The authority provided under subsection (a) shall be exercised in accordance with guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy and approved by the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of Defense, or the Attorney General.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "7480. Special agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service: authority to execute warrants and make arrests.". (c) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE.— (1) Chapter 873 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 9027. Civilian special agents of the Office of Special Investigations: authority to execute warrants and make arrests "(a) AUTHORITY. —The Secretary of the Air Force may authorize any Department of the Air Force civilian employee described in subsection (b) to have the same authority to execute and serve warrants and other processes issued under the authority of the United States and to make arrests without a warrant as may be authorized under section 1585a of this title for special agents of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service. "(b) AGENTS TO HAVE AUTHORITY. —Subsection (a) applies to any employee of the Department of the Air Force who is a special agent of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (or a successor to that office) whose duties include conducting, supervising, or coordinating investigations of criminal activity in programs and operations of the Department of the Air Force. "(c) GUIDELINES FOR EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY. — The authority provided under subsection (a) shall be exercised in accordance with guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force and approved by the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney General and any other applicable guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of Defense, or the Attorney General.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "9027. Civilian special agents of the Office of Special Investigations: authority to execute warrants and make arrests.". SEC. 555. REQUIREMENT FOR VERBATEVI RECORD IN CERTAIN SPECIAL COURT-MARTIAL CASES. (a) WHEN REQUIRED.— Subsection (c)(1)(B) of section 854 of title 10, United States Code (article 54 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended Isy inserting after "bad-conduct discharge" the following: ", confinement for more than six months, or forfeiture of pay for more than six months". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of April 1, 2000, and shall apply with respect to charges referred on or after that date to trial by special courtmartial. SEC. 556. COMMEMORATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNI- FORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. (a) FINDINGS.— Congress makes the following findings:
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