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Modernize Diplomatic Security Training Act
To amend the Omnibus Diplomatic Security an Antiterrorism Act of 1986 to require additional specific, mandatory, counterintelligence training for certain Diplomatic Security special agents assigned to high threat posts, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 to require specific, substantive, mandatory counterintelligence training for Diplomatic Security special agents who are assigned to positions with a primary counterintelligence role or assigned to high-risk, high-threat posts. The required training must be provided by the State Department's Office of Counterintelligence. The bill adds this requirement as a new section to the existing law governing diplomatic security operations. The training requirement applies to agents assigned to such positions, ensuring that personnel in sensitive counterintelligence or high-threat assignments receive appropriate preparation for their roles.
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- Aug 19, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Aug 19, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 19, 2025
Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Diplomatic Security an Antiterrorism Act of 1986 to require additional specific, mandatory, counterintelligence training for certain Diplomatic Security special agents assigned to high threat posts, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Modernize Diplomatic Security Training Act”.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE TRAINING.
(a) Addition of Training.—Title IV of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security an Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4851 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“SEC. 418. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE TRAINING FOR CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC SECURITY SPECIAL AGENTS.
“Diplomatic Security special agents (as authorized pursuant to section 37 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709)) who are assigned to positions with a primary counterintelligence role or assigned to a high risk, high threat post shall receive specific, substantive, mandatory counterintelligence training from the Office of Counterintelligence of the Department of State.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents for the Omnibus Diplomatic Security an Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following:
Sec. 418. Counter-intelligence training for certain Diplomatic Security special agents. <all>
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