Authorization of Federal Law Enforcement Officers to Request the Issuance of a Search Warrant

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Rule 41(h) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure authorizes the Attorney General to designate categories of federal law enforcement officers who may request the issuance of search warrants. This rule adds special agents to the Office of Investigations of the Office of Inspector General of the newly created Social Administration to the list of federal law enforcement agencies and officers who are authorized to request the issuance of search warrants under Rule 41, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. This rule also adds special agents of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to the list of law enforcement officers authorized to request the issuance of a search warrant.