§3506. General authorities — Inbound Citations

Citations to §3506(a)(4)

• 50 U.S.C. § 3515(d)(1)

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  (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any Agency personnel designated by the Director under subsection (a), or designated by the Director to carry firearms under subparagraph (D) or (E) of section 3506(a)(4) of this title, shall be considered for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, or any other provision of law relating to tort liability, to be acting within the scope of their office or employment when such Agency personnel take reasonable action, which may include the use of force, to—

  (A) protect an individual in the presence of such Agency personnel from a crime of violence;

  (B) provide immediate assistance to an individual who has suffered or who is threatened with bodily harm; or

  (C) prevent the escape of any individual whom such Agency personnel reasonably believe to have committed a crime of violence in the presence of such Agency personnel.