Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 58 — Diplomatic Security
§ 4866. Security training for personnel assigned to a high risk, high threat post
Statutory text
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.
Security training described
Security training referred to in subsection (a)—
is training to improve basic knowledge and skills; and
may include—
an ability to recognize, avoid, and respond to potential terrorist situations, including a complex attack;
conducting surveillance detection;
providing emergency medical care;
ability to detect the presence of improvised explosive devices;
minimal firearms familiarization; and
defensive driving maneuvers.
Effective date
The requirements of this section shall take effect upon .
Definitions
In this section and section 4867 of this title:
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).”.
High risk, high threat post
The term “high risk, high threat post” has the meaning given such term in section 4803 of this title.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986
Pub. L. 99–399 title IV § 416 · 100 Stat. 853
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 4866
(Pub. L. 99–399, title IV, § 416, as added Pub. L. 114–323, title I, § 121(a), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1913.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 99–399, title IV, § 416, as added Pub. L. 114–323, title I, § 121(a), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1913.)
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Credits
(Pub. L. 99–399, title IV, § 416, as added Pub. L. 114–323, title I, § 121(a), , 130 Stat. 1913.)