Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§4869 Counter-intelligence training for certain Diplomatic Security special agents

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 58— - DIPLOMATIC SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - DIPLOMATIC SECURITY PROGRAM › § 4869

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Diplomatic Security agents in counterintelligence roles or at posts rated High or Critical for Human Intelligence must receive counterintelligence training with the intelligence community. Intelligence community — defined in 50 U.S.C. 3003(4).

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Title 22, §4869

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(a)Diplomatic Security special agents who are assigned to positions with a primary counterintelligence role or a diplomatic post rated as High or Critical for Human Intelligence on the Department of State’s Security Environment Threat List shall receive specific and substantive mandatory counter-intelligence training that is developed and conducted in consultation with the heads of relevant elements of the intelligence community.
(b)In this section, the term “intelligence community” has the meaning given that term in 3003(4) of title 50.”.

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22 U.S.C. § 4869

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73