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22 U.S.C. § 4866 — Security training for personnel assigned to a high risk, high threat post
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**(a) In general** Individuals assigned permanently to or who are in long-term temporary duty status as designated by the Secretary of State at a high risk, high threat post shall receive security training described in subsection (b) on a mandatory basis in order to prepare such individuals for living and working at such posts.
**(b) Security training described** Security training referred to in subsection (a)—
(1) is training to improve basic knowledge and skills; and
(2) may include—
(A) an ability to recognize, avoid, and respond to potential terrorist situations, including a complex attack;
(B) conducting surveillance detection;
(C) providing emergency medical care;
(D) ability to detect the presence of improvised explosive devices;
(E) minimal firearms familiarization; and
(F) defensive driving maneuvers.
**(c) Effective date** The requirements of this section shall take effect upon December 16, 2016.
**(d) Definitions** In this section and [section 4867 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4867&num=0&edition=prelim):
(1) **Complex attack** — The term “complex attack” has the meaning given such term by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as follows: “An attack conducted by multiple hostile elements which employ at least two distinct classes of weapon systems (i.e., indirect fire and direct fire, improvised explosive devices, and surface to air fire).”.
(2) **High risk, high threat post** — The term “high risk, high threat post” has the meaning given such term in [section 4803 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4803&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) In general** Individuals assigned permanently to or who are in long-term temporary duty status as designated by the Secretary of State at a high risk, high threat post shall receive security training described in subsection (b) on a mandatory basis in order to prepare such individuals for living and working at such posts.
**(b) Security training described** Security training referred to in subsection (a)—
(1) is training to improve basic knowledge and skills; and
(2) may include—
(A) an ability to recognize, avoid, and respond to potential terrorist situations, including a complex attack;
(B) conducting surveillance detection;
(C) providing emergency medical care;
(D) ability to detect the presence of improvised explosive devices;
(E) minimal firearms familiarization; and
(F) defensive driving maneuvers.
**(c) Effective date** The requirements of this section shall take effect upon December 16, 2016.
**(d) Definitions** In this section and [section 4867 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4867&num=0&edition=prelim):
(1) **Complex attack** — The term “complex attack” has the meaning given such term by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as follows: “An attack conducted by multiple hostile elements which employ at least two distinct classes of weapon systems (i.e., indirect fire and direct fire, improvised explosive devices, and surface to air fire).”.
(2) **High risk, high threat post** — The term “high risk, high threat post” has the meaning given such term in [section 4803 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4803&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) In general** Officials described in subsection (c) who are assigned to a high risk, high threat post shall receive security training described in subsection (b) on a mandatory basis in order to improve the ability of such officials to make security-related management decisions.
**(b) Security training described** Security training referred to in subsection (a) may include—
(1) development of skills to better evaluate threats;
(2) effective use of security resources to mitigate such threats; and
(3) improved familiarity of available security resources.
**(c) Officials described** Officials referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
(1) Members of the Senior Foreign Service appointed under section 3942(a)(1) or 3943 of this title or members of the Senior Executive Service (as such term is described in [section 3132(a)(2) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3132/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(2) Foreign Service officers appointed under [section 3942(a)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3942/a/1&num=0&edition=prelim) holding a position in classes FS–1 or FS–2.
(3) Foreign Service Specialists appointed by the Secretary under [section 3943 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3943&num=0&edition=prelim) holding a position in classes FS–1 or FS–2.
(4) Individuals holding a position in grades GS–14 or GS–15.
(5) Personal services contractors and other contractors serving in positions or capacities similar to the officials described in paragraphs (1) through (4).
**(d) Effective date** The requirements of this section shall take effect beginning on the date that is 1 year after December 16, 2016.
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**(a) Initial designation** Not later than 30 days after December 16, 2016, the Department of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report, in classified form, that contains a list of diplomatic and consular posts designated as high risk, high threat posts.
**(b) Designations before opening or reopening posts** Before opening or reopening a diplomatic or consular post, the Secretary shall determine if such post should be designated as a high risk, high threat post.
**(c) Designating existing posts** The Secretary shall regularly review existing diplomatic and consular posts to determine if any such post should be designated as a high risk, high threat post if conditions at such post or the surrounding security environment require such a designation.
**(d) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Appropriate congressional committees** — The term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
(2) **High risk, high threat post** — The term “high risk, high threat post” means a United States diplomatic or consular post or other United States mission abroad, as determined by the Secretary, that, among other factors—
(A) is located in a country—
(i) with high to critical levels of political violence and terrorism; and
(ii) the government of which lacks the ability or willingness to provide adequate security; and
(B) has mission physical security platforms that fall below the Department of State’s established standards.
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**(a) In general** The following security requirements shall apply with respect to United States diplomatic facilities and specified personnel:
(1) **Threat assessment**
(A) *Emergency Action Plan* — The Emergency Action Plan (EAP) of each United States mission shall address a range of threats, including that of large explosive attacks from vehicles and from complex attacks (as such term is defined in [section 4866 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4866&num=0&edition=prelim)), and the safety of employees during such an explosive attack or such a complex attack. Such plan shall be reviewed and updated annually.
(B) *Security Environment Threat List* — The Security Environment Threat List shall contain a section that addresses potential acts of international terrorism against United States diplomatic facilities based on threat identification criteria that emphasize the threat of transnational terrorism and include the local security environment, host government support, and other relevant factors such as cultural realities. Such plan shall be reviewed and updated every six months.
(2) **Site selection**
(A) *In general* — In selecting a site for any new United States diplomatic facility abroad in a location that has certain minimum ratings under the Security Environment Threat List as determined by the Secretary in his or her discretion, the Secretary shall ensure that all United States Government personnel at the post (except those under the command of an area military commander, personnel of the Peace Corps, and personnel of any other type or category of facility that the Secretary may identify) will be located on the site.
(B) *Waiver authority*
(i) *In general* — Subject to clause (ii), the Se
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 4867
ment or agency to the extent that the Secretary of
State determines that such department or agency has
not provided to the Department of State the full
amount of funding required under paragraph (1), not-
withstanding any authorization and appropriation of
relevant funds by Congress.
‘‘(3) EXCLUSION.—For purposes of this subsection
‘agency’ does not include the Marine Security
Guard.’’
OBLIGATIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title VI,
§ 605], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–453, as amended
by Pub. L. 112–74, div. I, title VII, § 7034(n), Dec. 23, 2011,
125 Stat. 1217, provided that:
‘‘(a) REPORT AND PRIORITY OF OBLIGATIONS.—
‘‘(1) REPORT.—Not later than February 1 of the year
2000 and each of the four subsequent years, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit a classified report to the
appropriate congressional committees identifying
each diplomatic facility or each diplomatic or con-
sular post composed of such facilities that is a pri-
ority for replacement or for any major security en-
hancement because of its vulnerability to terrorist
attack (by reason of the terrorist threat and the cur-
rent condition of the facility). The report shall list
such facilities in groups of 20. The groups shall be
ranked in order from most vulnerable to least vulner-
able to such an attack.
‘‘(2) PRIORITY ON USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subpara-
graph (B), funds authorized to be appropriated by
section 604 [set out as a note above] for a particular
project may be used only for those facilities which
are listed in the first four groups described in para-
graph (1).
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Funds authorized to be made
available by section 604 may on
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