§ 2709. Special agents
(a)
General authority
Under such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, special agents of the Department of State and the Foreign Service may—
(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;
(3)
protect and perform protective functions directly related to maintaining the security and safety of—
(A)
heads of a foreign state, official representatives of a foreign government, and other distinguished visitors to the United States, while in the United States;
(B)
the Secretary of State, Deputy Secretary of State, and official representatives of the United States Government, in the United States or abroad;
(D)
foreign missions (as defined in section
4302
(a)(4) [1] of this title) and international organizations (as defined in section
4309
(b) of this title), within the United States;
(E)
a departing Secretary of State for a period of up to 180 days after the date of termination of that individual’s incumbency as Secretary of State, on the basis of a threat assessment; and
(F)
an individual who has been designated by the President or President-elect to serve as Secretary of State, prior to that individual’s appointment.[2]
(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) of this section shall be exercised subject to an agreement between the Secretary and the Attorney General.
(c)
Secret Service not affected
Nothing in subsection (a)(3) of this section shall be construed to preclude or limit in any way the authority of the United States Secret Service to provide protective services pursuant to section
3056 or
3056A of title
18 at a level commensurate with protective requirements as determined by the United States Secret Service. The Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall enter into an interagency agreement with respect to their law enforcement functions.
[1] See References in Text note below.
[2] So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.