PUBLIC LAW 100-582—NOV. 1, 1988
MEDICAL WASTE TRACKING
        ACT OF 1988

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102 STAT. 2950 PUBLIC LAW 100-582—NOV. 1, 1988
Public Law 100-582
100th Congress
An Act
Nov. 1 jass To amend the Solid Waat. Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environ.
mental Protection Agency to promulgat. regulations on h. management of infec .
L” tiosa wasts.
Medical Wuta Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Act of United States of America in Congress assembled,
42 USC 6901 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
no’s.
Public health This Act may be cited as the “Medical Waste Tracking Act of
and safety. 1988”
Stat. and Lo 1
governments. SEC. LTRACKING OF MEDICAL WASTE.
(a) AMENDMENT OP Soun WirrE DISPOSAL Ac’r.—The Solid Waste
Disposal Act is amended by adding the following new subtitle at the
end:
“Subtitle J—Demonstration Medical Waste Tracking Program
42 USC 6992. “SEC. 11001. SCOPE OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL WASTE.
Stat. ijiting . “(a) Covm Sr&n —The States within the demonstration pro.
gram established under thia subtitle for tracking medical wastes
hiifl be New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, the States contiguous
to the Great Lakes and any Stat. included in the program through
the petition procedur. described in subeee ie.(e), ewpt for any of
such States in which the Governor notifies the Administrator under
subsection (b) that such Stat. shall not be covered by the program.
‘(b) O r Ou”r.—(l) If the Governor of any State covered under
subsection (a) which is not contiguous to the Atlantic Ocean notifies
the Administrator that such State elects not to participate in the
demonstration program, the Mn’ini’trator shall remove such State
from the program.
“(2) If the Governor of any other Stat. covered under subsection
(a) notifies the Administrator that such State has implemented a
medical waste tracking program that is no less stringent than the
demonstration program under this subtitle and that such State
thots not to participate in the demonstration program, the Adminis-
at. gh*ll , if the Administrator deter’nnes that such State pro.
gram is no less stringent than the demonstration program under
this subtitle, remove such State from the demonstration program.
“(3) Notifications under paragraphs (1) or (2) shall be submitted to
the Administrator no later than 30 days after the promulgation of
regulations implementing the demonstration program under this
subtitle.
“(C) P rmo i Ix.—The Governor of any State may petition the
Administrator to be included in the demonstration program and the
Administrator may, in his discretion, include any such State. Such
petition may not be made later than 30 days after promulgation of
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title, and the Administrator shall determine whether to include the
State within 30 days after receipt of the States petition.
‘4(d) Ex,1z*’ oN or DE ozrrra TIoN PRoca . —The deinonstra-
tion program . b Jl expire on the date 24 months after the effective
date of the regulations under this subtitle.
1 SEC. flOe.. LISTING OF MEDICAL WA$T . 42 USC 6992a.
‘ 4 (a) LmT.—Not later than 6 months after the enactment of this Rea1a ons.
subtitle, the Mministrator sh II promulgate regulations Listing the
type. of medical waste to be tracked under the demonstration
program. Except as provided in subsection (b), such list shall In-
clude, but need not be limited to, each of the following types of solid
waste
“(1) Culture. and stocks of infectious agents and aseociated
biologicais, including cultures from medi’al and pathological
laboratories, cultures and stocks of infectious agents from re-
search and Industrial laboratories, wastes from the production
of biologicals, discarded live and attenuated vaocines, and cul-
ture dishes and devices used to transfer, inoculate, and miv
cultur
“(2) Pathological wastes, including tiesue., organs, and body
parts that are removed during surgery or autopsy.
44(3) Waste hu,vi n blood and products o( blood, including
serum, piw ” and other blood components.
“(4) Sharps that have been used in patient cars or in medical,
research, or industrial laboratories, including rmac nee-
dles, syringes, pasteur pipette. broken use., blades.
14(5) Contaminated animal carcaes, body parts, and bedding
of animals that were exposed to infectious agents during re-
.ssrch,prodt on of biological., or testing of phsrmaceuti1 IlL
• ‘4(6) Wst from surgery or autopsy that s.In contact with
infe ous agents, including soiled dressings, sponges, drapes,
lavage tubes , drainage sets, underped. and surgical glove..
‘4(7) Laboratory wastes from medI !al , pathological, pharma-
ceutical, or other research, commercial, or Industrial labora-
• tories that were in cont with infectious agents, including
Ii l and w i slips, disp hle glove., laboratory coats, and
aprons.
‘4(8) Dialysis wastes that were in contact with the blood of
psHmt ta undergoing hemodialysis, Including cont minated
disposeble equipment and supplies such tubing, filter,,
diipqaa.hI . sh.s , towels, gloves, aprons, and laboratory coats.
“(9) Discarded medical equipment and parts that were in
con with Infectious agents.
‘4(10) 3Ia ieal w e and discarded materials contaminated
with blood, etioa, excudate. or secretion from hum..n beings
or animals who axe isolated to protect others from commu.
nimble diaUi.i
‘4(11) Such other waste material that results from the
administration of medilsl care to a patient by a health care
provider and is found by the Administrator to pose a threst to
hnm.,i health or th. environment.
“(b) ca .ussotis Fiosi Lwr.—The Mmi,iistrator may exclude
from the list under this section any categories or items described in
paragraphs (6) through (10) of subeection (a) which he determines do
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or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported.
disposed of, or otherwise managed.
42 USC 699 SEC. iIO T’RACIWIG OF MEDICAL WASTE.
“(a) Dc Iotrs’ra- 1ToH PRoGRAM.—Not later than 6 months after
the enactment of this subtitle, the Administrator shall promulgate
regulations establishing a pro rarn for the tracking of the medical
waste listed in section 11002 which is generated in a State subject to
the demonstration program. The program shall (1) provide for track-
ing of the transportation of the waste from the generator to the
disposal facility, except that waste that is incinerated need not be
tracked after incineration, (2) include a system for providing the
generator of the waste with assurance that the waste is received
by the disposal facility, (3) use a uniform form for tracking in
each of the demonstration States, and (4) include the following
requilementE
dd(A) A requirement for segregation of the waste at the point
of generation where practicable.
“(B) A requirement for placement of the waste in containers
that will protect waste handlers and the public from exposure.
“(C) A requirement for appropriate labeling of containers of
the waste.
“(b) Siwi. Qu* rrrm .—1n the program under subsection (a), the
Administrator may establish an exemption for generators of small
quantities of medical waste listed under section 11002, except that
the Admiz,istrator may not exempt from the program any person
who, or fv”ility that, generates 50 pounds or more of such wa.ste in
an 7 calendar mon&
‘(c) ON-SETS IN L TORS.—COnCUrrently with the promulgation
of regulations under subsection (a), the Administrator shall promul-
pte a reoordkeeping and reporting requirement for any generator
in a demonstration State of medical waste listed in section 11002
that Li) in ri D s melIi1 l waste Usted.üi..ection 11 At on site and
(2) does not track such waste under the regulations promulgated
Reports, under subsection (a). Such requirement shall require the generator
to report to the At 4 inirn tratcr on the volume and types of medical
waste listed in section 11002 that the generator incinerated on site
during the 6 months following the effective date of the requirements
of this subsection.
“(d) Tm or MEDICAL W4’sra AND T rs or GxNUATORS.—For
each of the requirements of this section, the regulations may vary
for different types of medical waste and for different types of
medical waste generators.
42 USC 6992e. ‘S . 11004. INSPECTIONS.
“(a) R uI .zM 1rs roa Ao.. .—For purposes of developing or
aisting in the development of any regulation or report under this
ibtitle or enforcing any provision of this subtitle, any person who
generates, stores, treats, transports, disposes of, or otherwise han-
dles or has handled medical waste shall, upon request of any officer.
employee, or representative of the Environmental Protection
Agency duly designated by the Mmii iistrator, furnish information
relating to such waste, including any tracking forms required to be
vvi int tned under section 11003, conduct monitoring or testing, and
permit such person at all reasonable times to have access to, and to
c py, all records relating to such waste. For such purposes, such
officers, employees, or repi’ entatives are authorized to—

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“(1) enter at reasonable times any establishment or other
place where medical wastes are or have been generated, stored,
treated, dispused of, or transported from;
“(2) conduct monitoring or testing; and
“(3) inspect and obt 1,i samples from any person of any such
wastes and samples of any containers or labeling for such
wastes.
“(b) Paocsnupes. —Each inspection under this section sK.11 be
con’nienced and completed with reasonable promptness. If the offi-
cer, employee, or representative obt in any sam pies, prior to leav.
ing the p .ipvni he hall give to the owner, operator, or agent in
charge a receipt describing the earn pie obtained and, if requested, a
portion of each such sample equal in volume or weight to the
portion retained if giving such an equal portion is feasthis. If any
analysis is made o( such samples, a copy of the results of such
nnnlys i a gh ii be furnished promptly to the owner, operator, or
agent in charge of the premise. concerned.
“(c) Av*n*aum To Puauc.—The provisions of section 3007(b) of
this Act sh J1 apply to records, reports, and information obthmed
under t)iis section in the same manner and to the same extent as
such provisions apply to records, reports, and information obtained
under section 3007.
SEC. 11001. ENFOaCEMENT. 42 USC 6992d
“(a) Cowu iicz Oanzas.—
“(1) VI0LAI’IoNs.—Whenever on the basis of any information
the Administrator determines that any person has violated, or
is in violation of, any requirement or prohibition in effect under
this subtitle (including any requirement or prohibition in effect
under reguladons under this subtitle) CA) the Administrator
may issue an order (I) assessing a civil pi nalty foe any past or
current violation, (ii) iequirmg comp” ic. anifflediately or
within a specified time period, or (iii) both, or (B) the Adnimis.
trator may commenc, a civil action in the United States district
court in the district in which the violation oscurred for appro.
priate relief, including a temporary or permanent injunction.
Any order issued pursuant to tl s subsection shall state with
reasonable specificity the nature of the violation.
“(2) Oanmis ssraau o_ *z.-n .—Any penalty assessed in
an order under this subsection sh*1I not exceed $25,000 per day
of noncompliance for each violation of a requirement or prohibi-
tion in effect under this subtitle. La assessing such a penalty,
the Administrator shall take into account the seriousness of the
violation and any good faith efforts to comply with applicable
requirements.
“(3) Puauc zA2Jwa.—Any order issued under this subsection
5 hAll become final unless, not later I ha 30 days after issuance
of the order, the persona named therein request a public hear.
ing. Upon such request, the Administrator shall promptly con-
duct a public hearing. In connection with any proceeding under
this section, the Administrator may issue subpoenas for the
production of relevant papers, books and documents, and may
promulgate rules for discovery procedures.
“(4) VIoLATION or COMPUANCZ oanras-—In the case of an
order under this subsection requiring compliance with any
requirement of or regulation under this subtitle, if a violator
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order, the Administrator may assess a civil penalty of not more
than $25,000 for each day of continued noncompliance with the
order.
“(b) CaIWN4U. PENALTIES—Any person who—
“(1) knowingly violates the requirements of or regulations
under this subtitle;
‘ (2) knowingly omits material information or makes any false
material statement or representation in any label, record,
report, or other document filed, maintained, or used for pur-
poses of compliance with this subtitle or regulations thereunder;
or
“(3) knowingly generates, stores, treats, transports, disposes
of, or otherwise handles any medical waste (whether such activ-
ity took place before or takes place after the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph) and who knowingly destroys, alters,
conceals, or fails to file any record, report, or other document
required to be maintained or filed for purposes of compliance
with this subtitle or regulations thereunder
shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than $50.000
for each day of violation, or imprisonment riot to exceed 2 years (5
years in the case of a violation of paragraph (1)) If the conviction is
for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person
under this paragraph, the maximum punishment under the respec-
tive paragraph shall be doubled with respect to both tine and
imprisonment.
‘(C) KNOWING ENOANGERMENT.—Any person who knowingly vio-
late. any provision of subsection (b) who knows at that time that he
thereby places another person in ivvuiiinent danger of death or
serious bodily injury, h 1l upon conviction be subject to a fine of not
more than $250,000 or imprisonment for not more than 15 years. or
both. A defendant that is an organ ion . h Il 1 iapon. conviction
under this- subsection, be subject to d ftñe of not more than
$1,000,000. The terms of this paragraph shaU be interpreted in
accordance with the rules provided under section 3008(f) of thi.s Act.
“(d) CIVIL PENALTIZS.—Any person who violates any requirement
of or regulation under this subtitle shall be liable to the Un i ted
States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for each
such violation. Each day of such violation shall, for purposes of this
section, constitute a separate violation.
“(e) Civii PENALTY Poucy.—Civil penalties assessed by the United
States or by the States under this subtitle shall be assessed Lfl
accordance with the Administrator’s ‘RCRA Civil Penalty Policy’. as
such policy may be amended from time to time.
42 USC 6992.. “SEC 11006. FEDERAL FACILITIES.
“(a) In GENER.AL—Each department, agency, and instrument.ahty
of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Fede rat
Government in a demonstration State (1) having jurisdiction o’.er
any solid waste management facility or disposal site at which
medical waste is disposed of or otherwise handled, or (2) engaged ui
any activity resulting, or which may result, in the disposal, manage-
ment, or handling of medical waste shall be subject to, and comply
with, all Federal, State, interstate, and local requirements. both
substantive and procedural (including any requirement for permits
or reporting or any provisions for injunctive relief and such sanc-
tions as may be imposed by a court to enforce such relief), respect -g
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102 STAT. 2955
in the same manner, and to the same extent, as any person is
subject to such requirements, including the payment of reasonable
service charges. The Federal, State, interstate, and Local substantive
and procedural requirements referred to in this subsection include,
but are not limited to, all administrative orders, civil, criminal, and
administrative penalties, and other sanctions, including injunctive
relief, fines, and imprisonment. Neither the United States, nor any
agent, employee, or officer thereof, shall be immune or exempt from
any process or sanction of any State or Federal court with respect to
the enforcement of any such order, penalty, or other sanction. For
purposes of enforcing any such substantive or procedural require-
ment (including, but not limited to, any injunctive relief, adminis-
trative order, or civil, criminal, administrative penalty, or other
sanction), against any such department, agency, or instrumentality,
the United States hereby expressly waives any immunity otherwise
applicable to the United States. The President may exempt any
department, agency, or instrumentality in the executive branch
from compliance with such a requirement if he determines it to be
in the paramount interest of the United States to do so. No such
exemption shall be granted due to lack of appropriation unless the
President shall have specifically requested such appropriation as a
part of the budgetary process and the Congress shall have failed to
make av il ble such requested appropriation. Any exemption shall
be for a period not in excess of one year, but additional exemptions
may be granted for periods not to exceed one year upon the Presi-
dent’s making a new determination. The President shall report each
January to the Congrem all exemptions from the requirements of
this section granted during the preceding calendar year, together
with his reason for granting each such exemption.
•“(W DWNn’Iord or P sotr.—Fot purposes of this Act, the term
‘person’ 4’ 1I be treated as including each department, agency, and
instrumentality of the United States.
SEC. 1 teal. RELATIONSHIP TO STATE LAW.
“(a) STATE INUaCnows AND E voacx x ie.—A State may conduct
inspections under 11004 and take enforcement action., under section
11005 against any person, including any person wiio has imported
medical waste in a State in violation of the requirements of, or
regulations under, this subtitle, to the wne extent as the Adminis-
trator. At the time a Stat. initiates an enforcement action under
section 11005 against any person, the State shall notify the Adminis-
trator in writing.
“(b) PZrRImON 0? STATe A 7r!IoaiTr. —Nothing in this sebtitle
“Cl) preempt any Stat. or local law; or
“(2) except as provided in subsection Cc), otherwise affect any
State or local law or the authority of any State or local govern-
ment to adopt or enforce any Stat, or local law.
“(c) STATE Foa is—Any State or local law which requires submis-
sion of a tracking form from any person subject to this subtitle shall
require that the form be identi’al in content and format to the form
required under section 11003, except that a Stat. may require the
subu’n ion of other tracking information which is supplemental to
the information rea p.ired on the form required under section 11003
through additional sheets or such other means as the State deems
appropriate.
President of U.S.
R.port&
42 USC 6992f.

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42 USC 6992g. SEC 1100$. REPORTTOCONGRESS.
“(a) Fu i*x.. REP0WT.—Not later than 3 months after the expiration
of the demonstration program, the Administrator shall report to
Congress on the following topics:
“(1) The types, number, and size of generators of medical
waste (including small quantity generators) in the United
States, the types and amounts of medical waste generated, and
the on-site and off-site methods currently used to handle, store,
transport, treat, and dispose of the medical waste, including the
extent to which such waste is disposed of in sewer systems.
“(2) The present or potential threat to human health and
the environment posed by medical waste or the incineration
thereof.
“(3) The present and potential costs (A) to local economies,
persons, and the environment from the improper handling,
storage, transportation, treatment or disposal of medical waste
and (B) to generators, transporters, and treatment, storage, and
disposal facilities from regulations establishing requirements
for tracking, handling, storage, transportation, treatment, and
disposal of medical waste.
‘(4XA) The success of the demonstration program established
under this subtitle in tracking medical waste,
“(B) changes in incineration and storage practices attrib.
utable to the demonstration program, and
“(C) other availabl, and potenti’ Ily available methods for
tracking medical waste and their advantages and disadvan-
tages, including the advantages and disadvantages of extending
traciririg requirements to (1) rural areas and (ii) smAll quantity
generators.
“(5) Avail h1e and potentially av fli hle methods for handling,
storing, transporting, and disposing of m cal wade and their
advantages and disadvantages.
“(6) Available and potentially available methods for treating
medical waste, including the methods of incineration, steri1i -
tisn, chemical treatment, and grinding, and their advantages,
including their ability to render medical waste noninfectious or
less infectious, and unrecognizable and otherwise protect
humnn health and the environment, and disadvantages.
“(7) Factors affecting the effectiveness of the treatment meth-
ods identified in subsection (aX5), including quality contro’ and
quality assurance procedures, maintenance procedures, and op-
erator training.
U(S) Existing State and local controls on the handling, storage.
transportation, treatment, and disposal of medical waste,
including the enforcement and regulatory supervision thereof.
“(9) The appropriateness of using any existing State require-
ments or the requirements contained in subtitle C as nation-
wide reç iren1ents to monitor and control medical waste.
“(10) The appropriateness of the penalties provided in section
11006 for insuring compliance with the requirements of this
subtitle, including a review of the level of penalties imposed
under this subtitle.
“(11XA) The effect of excluding households and small quantity
generators from any regulations governing the handling, stor-
age, transportation, treatment, and disposal of medical waste.
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“(B) potential guidelines for the handling, storage, treatment,
and disposal of medical waste by households and small quantity
generatore.
“(12) A, 1.h1e and potentially av i1 ble methods for the
reuse or reduction of the volume of medical waste generated.
“(b) INrspm Raioars.—The Administrator shall submit two in.
tenm reports to Congress on the topics listed in subsection (a). The
interim reports shall contain the information on the topics av il ble
to the Administrator at the time of submission. One interim report
•h*l1 be due 9 months after enactment of this subtitle and one shall
be due 12 months after the effective date of regulations under this
subtitle.
“(c) CO 1sULTATzON.—In preparing the reports under this section,
the Administrator sb fl consult with appropriate State and local
agencies.
1 8EC. 11005. HEALTH IMPACTS REPORr. 42 USC 6992h.
‘Within 24 months after the enactment of this section, the
Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry shall prepare for Congress a report on the health effects of
medical waste, including each of the following—
“(1) A description of the potential for infection or injury from
the segregation, hanilling , storage, treatment, or disposal of
medical wastes.
“(2) An estimate of the number of people injured or infected
ai i n*lIy by sharps, and the nature and seriousness of those
injuries or infections.
“(3) An estimate of the number of people infected annually by
other me” related to waste segregation, hanliIiTlg , storage,
treatment, or disposal, and the nature ath serious” ese of those
infectious.
“(4) For diseases possibly spread by medical waste, including
Acquired Tmrnune Deficiency Syndrome and hepatitis B, an
estimate of what percentage of the total number of eases nation-
ally may be traceable to medical wastes.
SEC. 11015. GENERAL PRO VISIONS. 42 USC 6992L
“(a) C0NSULTATION.—(1) In promulgating regulations under this
subtitle, the Administrator shall consult with th. affected States
and may consult with other interested parties.
“(2) The Administrator 5 ha11 also consult with the International Canada.
Joint Commission to dster” ”e how to monitor the disposal of
medical waste emanating from Canada.
“(b) Pu3uc Coao.rrr.—In the cas . of the regulations required by
this subtitle to be promulgated within 9 months after the enactment
of this subtitle, the Mm inistrator may promulgate such regulations
in interim final form without prior opportunity for public comment,
but the Administrator shall provide an opportunity for public com-
ment on the interim fn1 rule. The promulgation of such regula-
tions shall not be subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980.
“(c) RZLATIONSIUP ro Sua’rm.i C.—Nothing in this subtitle shall
affect the authority of the Administrator to regulate medical waste,
includi’ g medical waste listed under section 11002, under subtitle C
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42 USC 6992j. SEC. *1011. EFVECIIVE DATE.
‘The regulations promulgated under this subtitle shall take effect
within 90 days after promulgation, except that, at the tune of
promulgation, the Administrator may provide for a shorter period
prior to the effective date if he finds the regulated community does
not need 90 days to come into compliance.
42 USC 6992k. SEC. 1*012. AUTHORIZATION OP APPROPRL4TTONS.
“There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator
such sums as may be nec ary for each of the fiscal years 1989
through 1991 for purposes of carrying out activities under this
subtitle.”.
(b) TAB&.s or Cozrr rrs.—The table of contents for the Solid Waste
Disposal Act is amended by inserting the following after the items
relating to subtitle L
TM Subtitle J—Des onstration Medinel Waste Tracking Program
“Sec. 11001. pe of demonstration p.-ugram for medi I waste.
“Sec. 11002. Listing of medii i wsstas
“Sec. 11003. Tracking of aw I waste.
“Sec. 11004. Ioapectione.
“Sec. 11005. Eoforceu eot.
“Sec. 11006. Federal tacilitias.
“Sec. 1100’ ,. ReLationship o State Law.
“Sec. 11006. Report to Congrne.
“SIc. 11009. H 1th ia ct report.
“Sec. 11010. General provisions.
‘l Effectw. 1” ‘
“ 110*2. Au ori tioo at appropriations.”
s c.s. DF ,FVI1T*ON.
Section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 US.C. 6903) is
amended by adding the following at the end thereof
“(40) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the term
‘medical waste’ means any solid waste which is generated in the
diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of humart betng or animaLs,
in resea.rch pertaining thereto, or in the production or testing of
biological - Such term does not include any h rdous waste ident-
fled or Listed under subtitle C or any household waste as defined in
regulations under subtitle C.”.
SEC. 4. EPA LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS.
(a) CONTEUAL 0? LAw ENVORCEMENT POw r ics.—Chapter 203 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
I 3063. Powers of Environmental Protection Agency
“(a) Upon designation by the Administrator of the Environmental
Pr on Agency, any law enforcement officer of the Environ.
mental Protection Agency with responsibility for the investigation
of 4vnrnal violations of a law administered by the Environmental
Protection Agency, may—
“(1) carry tiiearms
“(2) execute and serve any warrant or other proce es issued
under the authority of the United States and
“(3) make arrests without warrant for—.
“(A) any offense against the United States committed in
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“(B) any felony offense against the United States if such
officer has probable cause to believe that the person to
be arrested } as committed or is committing that felony
offense.
re granted under subsection (a) of this section shall
be rciMi ecordance with guidelines approved by the Attorney
General.”.
(b) ClERIcAL A1IENDMZIi’r.—The table of sections at the beginning
of chapter 203 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘3 53. pc,,, of Environmental Protection Agency.”.
Approved November 1, 1988.
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