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Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110

§10304 Short Course on Emerging Technologies for Senior Officials

Title 22 › CHAPTER 110 — INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY › § 10304

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must create and begin offering a course for the Department’s senior officials within one year after December 23, 2022 (by December 23, 2023). The course will cover how the latest relevant technologies affect the Department’s work. The Secretary should make sure at least 20% of senior officials pass and are certified in the first year the course is offered. Each year after that, until 80% are certified, an additional 10% of senior officials should be certified.

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Title 22, §10304

Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In general
Not later than 1 year after December 23, 2022, the Secretary shall develop and begin providing, for senior officials of the Department, a course addressing how the most recent and relevant technologies affect the activities of the Department.
(b)Throughput objectives
The Secretary should ensure that—
(1)during the first year that the course developed pursuant to subsection (a) is offered, not fewer than 20 percent of senior officials are certified as having passed such course; and
(2)in each subsequent year, until the date on which 80 percent of senior officials are certified as having passed such course, an additional 10 percent of senior officials are certified as having passed such course.

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions “Secretary” and “Department” as used in this section mean the Secretary and Department of State, see section 9002 of Pub. L. 117–263, set out as a note under section 2651 of this title.

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22 U.S.C. § 10304

Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110