40 U.S.C. § 6306 — Policing of buildings and grounds

(a) Subject to section 5375 of title 5, the Smithsonian Secretary and the National Gallery of Art and Kennedy Center Trustees, or their designees, may designate their employees as special police without extra pay to police their specified buildings and grounds^*. (b) Within those buildings and grounds, the officers may enforce and arrest for violations of sections 6302 and 6303, regulations under section 6304, Federal or State law, and regulations under those laws. They may also enforce National Capital Parks laws and regulations alongside the United States Park Police and arrest for sections 6302 and 6303 violations in the areas within the curb lines of the squares containing the specified buildings and grounds. (c) They may receive free uniforms and equipment needed for their duties, including badges, revolvers, and ammunition.