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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 58 — Diplomatic Security

§ 4867. Security management training for officials assigned to a high risk, high threat post

Statutory text

(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).

(2)

Foreign Service officers appointed under section 3942(a)(1) of this title holding a position 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 effect beginning on the date that is 1 year after .

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.

  1. Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986

    Pub. L. 99–399 title IV § 417 · 100 Stat. 853

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 4867

    (Pub. L. 99–399, title IV, § 417, 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, § 417, as added Pub. L. 114–323, title I, § 121(a), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1913.)

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

GS–14 and GS–15, referred to in subsec. (c)(4), are contained in the General Schedule, which is set out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions

For definition of “high risk, high threat post” as used in this section, see section 4866(d)(2) of this title.

Credits

(Pub. L. 99–399, title IV, § 417, as added Pub. L. 114–323, title I, § 121(a), , 130 Stat. 1913.)

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