Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-110
§4869 Counter-intelligence Training for Certain Diplomatic Security Special Agents
Title 22 › CHAPTER 58 — DIPLOMATIC SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER IV — DIPLOMATIC SECURITY PROGRAM › § 4869
Summary
Diplomatic Security special agents who do mostly counterintelligence work or who are posted where human intelligence is rated "High" or "Critical" on the Department of State’s Security Environment Threat List must get specific, required counterintelligence training. That training must be made and taught with input from the leaders of the parts of the intelligence community. Intelligence community — has the meaning given in 50 U.S.C. 3003(4).
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Title 22, §4869
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)In general
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)Intelligence community defined
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 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110