[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4891 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4891

 To address the growing complexity of the threat environment at United 
                        States diplomatic posts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 2025

  Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To address the growing complexity of the threat environment at United 
                        States diplomatic posts.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Our Embassies Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    Congress--
            (1) recognizes the growing complexity of the threat 
        environment at United States diplomatic posts and the critical 
        need for seamless coordination among personnel responsible for 
        information security, physical security, and facility 
        operations;
            (2) supports the Department of State's efforts to 
        strengthen coordination among Regional Security Officers 
        (RSOs), Diplomatic Technology Officers (DTOs), Regional 
        Security Engineering Officers (RSEOs), and personnel from the 
        Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), particularly 
        during the design, construction, and operations of overseas 
        facilities;
            (3) supports that Department of State personnel serving in 
        these positions receive appropriate and role-specific 
        counterintelligence (CI) and regional specific security 
        training, which should address regional and functional threat 
        vectors, as well as protocols for identifying and mitigating 
        insider threats, foreign intelligence collection risks, and 
        cyber vulnerabilities; and
            (4) supports the development of joint training modules or 
        inter-bureau CI briefings to reinforce shared security 
        responsibilities and to prevent siloed operational cultures.

SEC. 3. REPORT.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report on 
actions the Secretary has taken and will take to improve coordination 
across the positions described in section 2 and to implement CI 
training standards for such positions. The report should include a 
description of current CI training requirements, planned improvements, 
and any resource needs to support implementation.
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