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 security 
standards for United States diplomatic and consular 
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. 
SEC. 427. ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL AT HIGH RISK, HIGH 
THREAT POSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall station 
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 
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(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 enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall brief the appropriate 
congressional committees regarding the mobile biometric en-
rollment program of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security 
that includes the following: 
(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 im-
plementation time that would be involved in extend-
ing the mobile biometric enrollment program initially 
to all high risk, high threat posts (as such term is de-
fined in section 104 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Secu-
rity and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as added by sec-
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tion 411 of this Act), and then to all remaining diplo-
matic 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 permanently 
to or who are in long-term temporary duty status as des-
ignated 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 individuals 
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; 
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‘‘(B) conducting surveillance detection; 
‘‘(C) providing emergency medical care; 
‘‘(D) ability to detect the presence of impro-
vised explosive devices; 
‘‘(E) minimal firearms proficiency; and 
‘‘(F) defensive driving maneuvers. 
‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of this sec-
tion 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 at-
tack’ has the meaning given such term by the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization as follows: ‘An attack 
conducted by multiple hostile elements which employ 
at least two distinct classes of weapon systems (i.e., 
indirect fire and direct fire, improvised explosive de-
vices, and surface to air fire).’. 
‘‘(2) HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POST.—The term 
‘high risk, high threat post’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 104. 
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‘‘SEC. 417. SECURITY MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR OFFI-
CIALS ASSIGNED TO A HIGH RISK, HIGH 
THREAT POST. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Officials described in subsection 
(c) who are assigned to a high risk, high threat post shall 
receive security training described in subsection (b) on a 
mandatory basis in order to improve the ability of such 
officials to make security-related management decisions. 
‘‘(b) SECURITY
TRAINING
DESCRIBED.—Security 
training referred to in subsection (a) may include— 
‘‘(1) development of skills to better evaluate 
threats; 
‘‘(2) effective use of security resources to mitigate 
such threats; and 
‘‘(3) improved familiarity of available security 
resources. 
‘‘(c) OFFICIALS DESCRIBED.—Officials referred to in 
subsection (a) are— 
‘‘(1) members of the Senior Foreign Service ap-
pointed under section 302(a)(1) or 303 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3942(a)(1) and 3943) 
or members of the Senior Executive Service (as such 
term is described in section 3132(a)(2) of title 5, 
United States Code); 
‘‘(2) Foreign Service officers appointed under 
section 302(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
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