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22 U.S.C. 2709: Special agents
Created in 1985 by Public Law 99-93. Changed by 7 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.
2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 18 U.S.C. 118, 22 U.S.C. 4044.
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed (a)
How it got here
2024
- Pub. L. 118–159, §7501(b), (d), temporarily added subpar. (C) and redesignated former subpar. (C) as (D). See Termination Date of 2024 Amendment note below. (Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025) Law text · (a), (D)
2016
- Pub. L. 114–323 amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "conduct investigations concerning illegal passport or visa issuance or use;". (Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (a)
2006
- Pub. L. 109–177 substituted "section 3056 or 3056A of title 18" for "section 202 of title 3 or section 3056 of title 18". (USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005) Law text · (c)
2002
- Pub. L. 107–228, §202(a)(1), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "for the purpose of conducting such investigations— (Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 107–228, §202(a)(2), inserted "or President-elect" after "President". (Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 107–228, §202(a)(3), amended par. (5) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (5) read as follows: "arrest without warrant any person for a violation of section 111, 112, 351, 970, or 1028 of title 18— (Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 107–228, §202(b), substituted "Agreements with Attorney General and Secretary of the Treasury and firearms regulations" for "Agreement with Attorney General and firearms regulations" in heading, added pars. (1) and (2), struck out former par. (1), which related to agreement wit… (Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003) Law text · (b)
2000
- Pub. L. 106–553, as renumbered by Pub. L. 106–554, added subpars. (E) and (F). (District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (a), (F)
1994
- Pub. L. 103–236 struck out subsec. (d) which read as follows: "The Secretary of State shall transmit the regulations prescribed under this section to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relatio… · (d)
1990
- Pub. L. 101–246, §113(1), added subpar. (B) and redesignated former subpar. (B) as (C). · (a)
- Pub. L. 101–246, §113(2), amended introductory provisions generally, substituting "970, or 1028" for "911, 970, 1001, 1028, 1541, 1542, 1543, 1544, 1545, or 1546". · (a)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.