124 STAT. 2912 PUBLIC LAW 111–281—OCT. 15, 2010 or other agreements with, international maritime organizations for the purpose of acquiring information or data about merchant vessel inspections, security, safety, environmental protection, classifica- tion, and port state or flag state law enforcement or oversight.’’. SEC. 207. LEAVE RETENTION AUTHORITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 425 the following: ‘‘§ 426. Emergency leave retention authority ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A duty assignment for an active duty member of the Coast Guard in support of a declaration of a major disaster or emergency by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) or in response to a spill of national significance shall be treated, for the purpose of section 701(f)(2) of title 10, as a duty assignment in support of a contingency operation. ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(1) SPILL OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.—The term ‘spill of national significance’ means a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance that is declared by the Commandant to be a spill of national significance. ‘‘(2) DISCHARGE.—The term ‘discharge’ has the meaning given that term in section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701).’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 425 the following: ‘‘426. Emergency leave retention authority.’’. (c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this section shall be deemed to have been enacted on April 19, 2010. SEC. 208. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘§ 99. Enforcement authority ‘‘Subject to guidelines approved by the Secretary, members of the Coast Guard, in the performance of official duties, may— ‘‘(1) carry a firearm; and ‘‘(2) while at a facility (as defined in section 70101 of title 46)— ‘‘(A) make an arrest without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence; and ‘‘(B) seize property as otherwise provided by law.’’. (b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 70117 of title 46, United States Code, and the item relating to such section in the analysis at the beginning of chapter 701 of such title, are repealed. (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘99. Enforcement authority.’’. SEC. 209. REPEAL. Section 216 of title 14, United States Code, and the item relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 11 of such title, are repealed. 14 USC 211. 14 USC 81. Effective date. 14 USC 426 note. 14 USC 211.
