Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§4314 Extraordinary protective services

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 53— - AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS › § 4314

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may provide extra protective security for foreign missions directly, by contract, or by working with state or local authorities when needed. They cannot use this authority for protections already covered under subsections (a)(7) and (d) of 18 U.S.C. 3056A. The Secretary can give money to state or local authorities only after deciding a threat or other situation needs security beyond what local police can handle. Each year no more than 20% of the money for these services can be used in any one State. At least 15% must be kept as a reserve for services the Secretary provides directly or for places not covered by agreements. Agreements with state or local authorities can last no more than 90 days in a calendar year but can be renewed after the Secretary reviews them. Contracts require funds that Congress has approved in advance in appropriation Acts. Money used here is not subject to section 4308(h) of this title.

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Title 22, §4314

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(a)The Secretary may provide extraordinary protective services for foreign missions directly, by contract, or through State or local authority to the extent deemed necessary by the Secretary in carrying out this chapter, except that the Secretary may not provide under this section any protective services for which authority exists to provide such services under subsections (a)(7) and (d) of section 3056A of title 18.
(b)The Secretary may provide funds to a State or local authority for protective services under this section only if the Secretary has determined that a threat of violence, or other circumstances, exists which requires extraordinary security measures which exceed those which local law enforcment 11 So in original. Probably should be “enforcement”. agencies can reasonably be expected to take.
(c)
(d)Of the funds made available for obligation under this section in any fiscal year—
(1)not more than 20 percent may be obligated for protective services within any single State during that year; and
(2)not less than 15 percent shall be retained as a reserve for protective services provided directly by the Secretary or for expenditures in local jurisdictions not otherwise covered by an agreement for protective services under this section.
(e)Any agreement with a State or local authority for the provision of protective services under this section shall be for a period of not to exceed 90 days in any calendar year, but such agreements may be renewed after review by the Secretary.
(f)Contracts may be entered into in carrying out this section only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.
(g)Amounts used to carry out this section shall not be subject to section 4308(h) of this title.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109–177, § 605(e)(2)(C), substituted “subsections (a)(7) and (d) of section 3056A of title 18” for “section 202(7) and 208 of title 3”. Pub. L. 109–177, § 605(d)(3), which directed amendment of section 214(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act by substituting “section 3056A(a)(7) and (d) of title 18” for “section 202(8) and 208 of title 3”, was not executed because this section, which is section 214 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, did not contain the words “section 202(8) and 208 of title 3” and because of the amendment by Pub. L. 109–177, § 605(e)(2)(C). See note above. 1994—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–236 struck out subsec. (c) which read as follows: “Funds may be obligated under this section only after

Regulations

to implement this section have been issued by the Secretary after consultation with appropriate committees of the Congress.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 99–93, title I, § 126(e), Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 418, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by this section [enacting this section and amending section 4304 of this title and section 208 of Title 3, The President] shall take effect on October 1, 1985.”

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 4314

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73