‘‘(b) REFERRAL AND RECOMMENDATION.—The in-
vestigative team assembled pursuant to subsection (a)(2) 
shall— 
‘‘(1) in accordance with section 302(a), refer to 
the SSII/PCC the results, including the Report of 
Investigation under subsection (c), of each investiga-
tion carried out under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) make a recommendation to the SSII/PCC, 
based upon each such investigation, regarding 
whether the incident that is the subject of each such 
investigation, should be determined to be a serious 
security incident. 
‘‘(c) REPORT OF INVESTIGATION.—At the conclusion 
of a Serious Security Incident Investigation under sub-
section (a), the investigative team shall prepare a Report 
of Investigation and submit such Report to the SSII/PCC. 
Such Report shall include the following elements: 
‘‘(1) A detailed description of the matters set 
forth in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of sub-
section (a)(2), including all related findings. 
‘‘(2) An accurate account of the casualties, in-
juries, and damage resulting from the incident that 
is the subject of the investigation. 
‘‘(3) A review of security procedures and direc-
tives in place at the time of such incident. 
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‘‘(4) A recommendation, pursuant to subsection 
(b)(2), regarding whether such incident should be 
determined to be a serious security incident. 
‘‘(d) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The investigative team 
shall adopt such procedures with respect to confidentiality 
as determined necessary, including procedures relating to 
the conduct of closed proceedings or the submission and 
use of evidence on camera, to ensure in particular the pro-
tection of classified information relating to national de-
fense, foreign policy, or intelligence matters. The Director 
of National Intelligence shall establish the level of protec-
tion required for intelligence information and for informa-
tion relating to intelligence personnel included in the Re-
port of Investigation under subsection (b). The SSII/PCC 
shall determine the level of classification of the final report 
prepared under section 304(b), but shall incorporate in 
such report, to the maximum extent practicable, the con-
fidentiality measures referred to in this subsection. 
‘‘(e) INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this section and sec-
tion 304, the term ‘individual’ means— 
‘‘(1) employees, as such term is defined in sec-
tion 2105 of title 5 (including members of the For-
eign Service); 
‘‘(2) members of the uniformed services, as 
such term is defined in section 101(3) of title 37; 
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‘‘(3) employees of instrumentalities of the 
United States; and 
‘‘(4) individuals employed by any person or en-
tity under contract with agencies or instrumental-
ities of the United States Government to provide 
services, equipment, or personnel.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 2 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 303 and inserting the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 303. Serious security incident investigation process.’’. 
SEC. 7. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SERI-
OUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION 
PERMANENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Diplomatic Se-
curity Act (22 U.S.C. 4834) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 304. SERIOUS SECURITY INCIDENT INVESTIGATION 
PERMANENT 
COORDINATING 
COMMITTEE 
FINDINGS AND REPORT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The SSII/PCC shall review the 
Report of Investigation prepared pursuant to section 
303(c), all other evidence, reporting, and relevant informa-
tion relating to an incident involving loss of life, serious 
injury, or significant destruction of property at, or related 
to, a United States Government (USG) mission abroad, 
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including an examination of the facts and circumstances 
surrounding any serious injuries, loss of life, or significant 
destruction of property resulting from such incident and 
shall make the following written findings and final deter-
minations: 
‘‘(1) Whether such incident was security related 
and is determined to be a serious security incident. 
‘‘(2) If such incident was an attack on a USG 
mission abroad, whether the security systems, secu-
rity countermeasures, and security procedures oper-
ated as intended, and whether such systems, coun-
termeasures, and procedures worked to materially 
mitigate such attack or were inadequate to mitigate 
any threat associated with such attack. 
‘‘(3) If such incident involved an individual or 
group of officers conducting an approved operation 
outside a USG mission, a determination regarding 
whether a valid process was followed in evaluating 
such operation for approval and weighing any risks 
associated with such operation, except that such a 
determination shall not seek to assign accountability 
for such incident unless the SSII/PCC determines a 
breach of duty has occurred. 
‘‘(4) An assessment of the impact of intelligence 
and information availability relating to such inci-
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dent, and whether the USG mission was aware of 
the general operating threat environment or any 
more specific threat intelligence or information and 
the extent to which such was taken into account in 
ongoing and specific operations. 
‘‘(5) Such other facts and circumstances that 
may be relevant to the appropriate security manage-
ment of USG missions abroad. 
‘‘(b) SSII/PCC REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 
after receiving the Report of Investigation prepared under 
section 303(b), the SSII/PCC shall submit to the Sec-
retary of State a SSII/PCC Report on the incident at 
issue, including the determination and findings under sub-
section (a) and any related recommendations related to 
preventing and responding to similar such incidents. Not 
later than 90 days after receiving such SSII/PCC Report, 
the Secretary of State shall submit such SSII/PCC Report 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives. Such SSII/PCC Report shall be submitted in 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 
‘‘(c) PERSONNEL FINDINGS.—If in the course of con-
ducting an investigation under section 303, the investiga-
tive team finds reasonable cause to believe any official or 
employee referred to in subsection (a)(2)(D) of such sec-
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