22 U.S.C. § 4803 | Designation of high risk, high threat posts

(a)

Initial designation

December 16, 2016Not later than 30 days after , 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.

Pub. L. 99–399, title I, § 104 Pub. L. 114–323, title I, § 101(a)Dec. 16, 2016130 Stat. 1907 Pub. L. 115–94, § 2(a)Dec. 18, 2017131 Stat. 2038(, as added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 99–399, title I, § 104(a)Aug. 27, 1986100 Stat. 856 Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 162(g)(3)Apr. 30, 1994108 Stat. 407A prior section 4803, , , , established Bureau of Diplomatic Security in Department of State, prior to repeal by , , .

section 104 of Pub. L. 99–399 section 2652 of this title section 5315 of Title 5 Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 162(g)(3)Apr. 30, 1994108 Stat. 407A prior enacted this section and amended former and , Government Organization and Employees, prior to repeal by , , .

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–942017—Subsec. (a). inserted “and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives” after “appropriate congressional committees”.