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22 U.S.C. § 4868 — Assignment of personnel at high risk, high threat posts
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The Secretary to the extent practicable shall station key personnel for sustained periods of time at high risk, high threat posts (as such term is defined in [section 4803 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4803&num=0&edition=prelim)) in order to—
(1) establish institutional knowledge and situational awareness that would allow for a fuller familiarization of the local political and security environment in which such posts are located; and
(2) ensure that necessary security procedures are implemented.
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The Secretary to the extent practicable shall station key personnel for sustained periods of time at high risk, high threat posts (as such term is defined in [section 4803 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4803&num=0&edition=prelim)) in order to—
(1) establish institutional knowledge and situational awareness that would allow for a fuller familiarization of the local political and security environment in which such posts are located; and
(2) ensure that necessary security procedures are implemented.
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There shall be at the seat of government an executive department to be known as the “Department of State”, and a Secretary of State, who shall be the head thereof.
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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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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 4868
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 secu-
rity 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).
(2) Foreign Service officers appointed under
section 3942(a)(1) of this title holding a posi-
tion in classes FS–1 or FS–2.
(3) Foreign Service Specialists appointed by
the Secretary under section 3943 of this title
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 ef-
fect beginning on the date that is 1 year after
December 16, 2016.
(Pub. L. 99–399, title IV, § 417, as added Pub. L.
114–323, title I, § 121(a), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat.
1913.)
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GS–14 and GS–15, referred to in subsec. (c)(4), are con-
tained in the General Schedule, which is set out under
section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
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