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This bill requires the Secretary of State to submit a comprehensive report to congressional foreign affairs committees within 120 days of enactment, focusing on counterintelligence (CI) training for diplomats serving at high-risk overseas posts. The report must detail the current CI training programs, including their content, frequency, and delivery methods (such as in-person or virtual training), and explain how these programs are customized to address specific regional or country-level security threats. The report must also identify which State Department personnel categories (like Foreign Service Officers, Diplomatic Security Service agents, and locally employed staff) are eligible for or required to receive such training. Additionally, the report must assess interagency coordination in developing CI training, review any known preparedness gaps among deployed personnel, and provide recommendations for improving the Department's counterintelligence training standards and approach. While the report will primarily be unclassified, it may include a classified annex if necessary. The reporting requirement will automatically expire two years after the bill's enactment, providing a time-limited mechanism for evaluating and potentially improving diplomatic personnel's counterintelligence preparedness.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4297/all-info