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tees on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. Any such notification shall include a 
description of the particular security need necessitating 
the transfer at issue.’’. 
SEC. 424. SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR SOFT TARGETS. 
Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2701) is amended, in the third 
sentence, by inserting ‘‘physical security enhancements 
and’’ after ‘‘may include’’. 
SEC. 425. REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS. 
Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4064(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘to facilitate the’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘Afghanistan,’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon 
at the end the following: ‘‘and, when after 
an exhaustive, open, and competitive 
search, no qualified, full-time, current em-
ployees (including members of the Civil 
Service) of the Department of State have 
been identified’’; and 
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(B) by moving subparagraph (C) two ems 
to the left; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 
(B) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by 
striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’ each 
place it appears. 
SEC. 426. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MINIMUM SE-
CURITY 
STANDARDS 
FOR 
TEMPORARY 
UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR 
POSTS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Overseas Security Policy Board’s secu-
rity standards for United States diplomatic and con-
sular posts should apply to all such posts regardless 
of the duration of their occupancy; and 
(2) such posts should comply with requirements 
for attaining a waiver or exception to applicable 
standards if it is in the national interest of the 
United States as determined by the Secretary of 
State. 
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SEC. 427. ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL AT HIGH RISK, 
HIGH THREAT POSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall sta-
tion key personnel for sustained periods of time at high 
risk, high threat posts (as such term is defined in section 
104 
of 
the 
Omnibus 
Diplomatic 
Security 
and 
Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as added by section 411 of this 
Act) in order to— 
(1) establish institutional knowledge and situa-
tional awareness that would allow for a fuller famil-
iarization of the local political and security environ-
ment in which such posts are located; and 
(2) ensure that necessary security procedures 
are implemented. 
(b) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary of State 
shall quarterly brief the appropriate congressional commit-
tees on the personnel staffing and rotation cycles at high 
risk, high threat posts. 
SEC. 428. BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC SECURITY MOBILE BIO-
METRIC ENROLLMENT PROGRAM. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the 
appropriate congressional committees regarding the mo-
bile biometric enrollment program of the Bureau of Diplo-
matic Security that includes the following: 
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(1) An overview of the mobile biometric enroll-
ment program and the Department of State’s use of 
biometric technologies to secure access to United 
States diplomatic and consular posts. 
(2) An assessment of the effectiveness and uses 
of such biometric technologies. 
(3) An assessment of the costs, benefits, and 
implementation time that would be involved in ex-
tending the mobile biometric enrollment program ini-
tially to all high risk, high threat posts (as such 
term is defined in section 104 of the Omnibus Diplo-
matic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as 
added by section 411 of this Act), and then to all 
remaining diplomatic and consular posts. 
Subtitle C—Security Training 
SEC. 431. SECURITY TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL ASSIGNED 
TO HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Omnibus Diplo-
matic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
4851 et seq.; relating to diplomatic security) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 416. SECURITY TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL ASSIGNED 
TO A HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POST. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Individuals assigned perma-
nently to or who are in long-term temporary duty status 
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as designated by the Secretary at a high risk, high threat 
post shall receive security training described in subsection 
(b) on a mandatory basis in order to prepare such individ-
uals for living and working at such posts. 
‘‘(b) SECURITY
TRAINING
DESCRIBED.—Security 
training referred to in subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) is training to improve basic knowledge and 
skills; and 
‘‘(2) may include— 
‘‘(A) an ability to recognize, avoid, and re-
spond to potential terrorist situations, including 
a complex attack; 
‘‘(B) conducting surveillance detection; 
‘‘(C) providing emergency medical care; 
‘‘(D) ability to detect the presence of im-
provised explosive devices; 
‘‘(E) minimal firearms familiarization; and 
‘‘(F) defensive driving maneuvers. 
‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of this 
section shall take effect upon the date of the enactment 
of this section. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and sections 417 
and 418: 
‘‘(1) COMPLEX
ATTACK.—The term ‘complex 
attack’ has the meaning given such term by the 
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