# 119-hr-4997: Modernize Diplomatic Security Training Act

119-hr-4997, Modernize Diplomatic Security Training Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4997
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4997
- Congress: 119
- Title: Modernize Diplomatic Security Training Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Requires mandatory counterintelligence training for certain Diplomatic Security special agents.** The Modernize Diplomatic Security Training Act would add Section 418 to the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 to require that Diplomatic Security special agents assigned to primary counterintelligence roles or posted to high-risk, high-threat locations receive substantive, mandatory counterintelligence training from the Department of State’s Office of Counterintelligence.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Mandatory counterintelligence training for Diplomatic Security agents: benefit, low. If enacted, certain Diplomatic Security special agents would need counterintelligence training. This would apply when they work in a primary counterintelligence role or serve at a high‑risk, high‑threat post. The State Department’s Office of Counterintelligence would provide the training. The bill…

## Related bills

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- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act
- 119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4997 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4997)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9086)
- [119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3633)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4997 (as of 2026-04-21).