(7) consular affairs and services. 
(c) PROTECTION OF HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC FUR-
NISHINGS OF RECEPTION AREAS OF THE HARRY S. TRU-
MAN FEDERAL BUILDING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for 
Management shall administer the historic and artis-
tic articles of furniture, fixtures, and decorative ob-
jects of the reception areas of the Department by 
such means and measures as conform to the pur-
poses of the reception areas, which include con-
serving those articles, fixtures, and objects and pro-
viding for their enjoyment in such manner and by 
such means as will leave them for the use of the 
American people. Nothing shall be done under this 
paragraph which conflicts with the administration of 
the Department or with the use of the reception 
areas for official purposes of the United States Gov-
ernment. 
(2) DISPOSITION OF HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC 
ITEMS.— 
(A) ITEMS
COVERED.—Articles of fur-
niture, fixtures, and decorative objects of the 
reception areas (and similar articles, fixtures, 
and objects acquired by the Secretary), when 
declared by the Secretary to be of historic or 
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artistic interest, shall thereafter be considered 
to be the property of the Secretary in the Sec-
retary’s official capacity and shall be subject to 
disposition solely in accordance with this para-
graph. 
(B) SALE
OR
TRADE.—Whenever the 
Under Secretary for Management determines 
that— 
(i) any item described in subpara-
graph (A) is no longer needed for use or 
display in the reception areas, or 
(ii) in order to upgrade the reception 
areas, a better use of that article would be 
its sale or exchange, 
the Under Secretary may, with the advice and 
concurrence of the Secretary and Director of 
the National Gallery of Art, sell the item at fair 
market value or trade it, without regard to the 
requirements of the Federal Property and Ad-
ministrative Services Act of 1949. The proceeds 
of any such sale may be credited to the uncon-
ditional gift account of the Department, and 
items obtained in trade shall be the property of 
the Secretary under this paragraph. 
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(C) 
SMITHSONIAN
INSTITUTION.—The 
Under Secretary for Management may also lend 
items described in subparagraph (A), when not 
needed for use or display in the reception areas, 
to the Smithsonian Institution or a similar in-
stitution for care, repair, study, storage, or ex-
hibition. 
(3) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘reception areas’’ means the areas of the Harry S. 
Truman Federal Building, located at 2201 C Street, 
Northwest, 
Washington, 
District 
of 
Columbia, 
known as the Diplomatic Reception Rooms (eighth 
floor), the Secretary’s offices (seventh floor), the 
Deputy Secretary of State’s offices (seventh floor), 
and the seventh floor reception area. 
SEC. 202. OFFICE OF MEDICAL SERVICES. 
There shall be in the Department a Chief Medical Of-
ficer, to be appointed by the Secretary, who shall lead the 
Office of Medical Services and shall be responsible to the 
Under Secretary for Management for matters pertaining 
to the clinical and mental health programs of the Depart-
ment, in accordance with the needs of the Department and 
at the direction of the Secretary, and all related activities 
as prescribed in section 904 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4048). 
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SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary under section 131, the Under Secretary for 
Management shall receive the funds necessary to fulfill the 
Under Secretary’s responsibilities for fiscal years 2026 
and 2027. 
Subtitle B—Administration 
SEC. 211. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is authorized to be in 
the Department an Assistant Secretary for Administration 
who shall be responsible to the Under Secretary for Man-
agement for matters pertaining to enterprise logistics, 
knowledge management, acquisition, and other operational 
services worldwide in support of United States foreign pol-
icy, and such other related duties as the Secretary may 
from time to time designate. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to the respon-
sibilities described in subsection (a), the Assistant Sec-
retary for Administration shall maintain continuous obser-
vation and coordination of all matters pertaining to ad-
ministrative matters of the Department in the conduct of 
foreign policy, including, as appropriate— 
(1) providing global logistics support for the 
people and programs of United States diplomacy; 
(2) managing the Department’s domestic safe-
ty, occupational health, and multimedia services; 
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(3) developing and coordinating policies, regula-
tions, standards, and procedures to administer gov-
ernment-wide allowances; 
(4) providing planning, training, and exercises 
of emergency management to ensure preparedness 
for the Department’s leadership and workforce to re-
spond to and recover from all domestic hazards af-
fecting the Department and to ensure the continu-
ation of the Department’s mission in conjunction 
with United States partners; 
(5) overseeing global publishing by providing 
design, print, and copier management services to the 
Department domestically and overseas; 
(6) advancing United States security and pros-
perity by providing foreign language support for the 
Department, the Executive Office of the President, 
and all other Federal entities; 
(7) promoting quality educational opportunities 
at the elementary and secondary level for dependents 
of United States citizens carrying out the programs 
of the United States Government abroad; 
(8) ensuring the Department safeguards pri-
vacy and promotes transparency through compliance, 
advice, training, collaboration and records manage-
ment; and 
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(9) performing such other duties as the Under 
Secretary for Management may from time to time 
designate. 
SEC. 212. BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a Bureau of Administration, which shall perform such 
functions related to support programs for the Department 
and United States embassies and consulates, including en-
terprise logistics, knowledge management, and other 
worldwide operational services, as the Under Secretary for 
Management may prescribe. 
(b) HEAD.—The Assistant Secretary for Administra-
tion shall be at the head of the Bureau of Administration. 
(c) DIRECTORATES.—The Secretary may establish in 
the Bureau of Administration directorates to perform rel-
evant functions such as— 
(1) Global Operations; and 
(2) Shared Knowledge Services. 
SEC. 213. OFFICE OF THE HISTORIAN. 
There shall be in the Bureau of Administration a 
Historian of the Department of State, who shall lead the 
Office of the Historian. 
SEC. 214. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
Under Secretary for Management under section 202, the 
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Assistant Secretary for Administration shall receive the 
funds necessary to fulfill Bureau functions and the Assist-
ant Secretary’s responsibilities for fiscal years 2026 and 
2027. 
Subtitle C—Diplomatic Technology 
SEC. 221. CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER FOR DIPLOMATIC 
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is authorized to be in 
the Department a Chief Information Officer for Diplo-
matic Technology who shall be responsible to the Under 
Secretary for Management for matters pertaining to the 
information technology, cybersecurity workforce, and dig-
ital infrastructure of the Department, and such other re-
lated duties as the Secretary may from time to time des-
ignate. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to the respon-
sibilities described in subsection (a), the Chief Information 
Officer for Diplomatic Technology shall maintain contin-
uous observation and coordination of all matters per-
taining to diplomatic technology in the conduct of foreign 
policy, including, as appropriate— 
(1) enterprise planning and governance; 
(2) cybersecurity and risk management; 
(3) technology operations and innovation; 
(4) customer experience; and 
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(5) such other related duties as the Under Sec-
retary for Management may from time to time des-
ignate. 
SEC. 222. BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a Bureau of Diplomatic Technology, which shall perform 
such functions related to the planning, acquisition, govern-
ance, security, integration, modernization, and oversight 
of the Department’s information technology, systems, and 
communications infrastructure, as the Under Secretary 
for Management may prescribe. 
(b) HEAD.—The Chief Information Officer shall be 
the head of the Bureau of Diplomatic Technology. 
SEC. 223. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
Under Secretary for Management under section 202, the 
Chief Information Officer for Diplomatic Technology shall 
receive the funds necessary to fulfill Bureau functions and 
the Chief Information Officer’s responsibilities for fiscal 
years 2026 and 2027. 
Subtitle D—Consular Affairs 
SEC. 231. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS 
RESPONSIBILITIES. 
The Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs shall 
maintain continuous observation and coordination of all 
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matters pertaining to consular functions in the conduct 
of foreign policy, including, as appropriate— 
(1) formulating and implementing policy relat-
ing to immigration, provision of consular services, 
and determination of United States citizenship; 
(2) developing, revising, implementing, and di-
recting policies, procedures, and regulations relating 
to functions of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, in-
cluding— 
(A) the adjudication and issuance of pass-
ports, visas, and related services; 
(B) the protection and welfare of United 
States citizens and interests abroad; 
(C) the provision of third-country represen-
tation; and 
(D) the determination of United States 
citizenship or nationality; 
(3) providing guidance and recommendations on 
related consular issues to Department principals and 
United States embassies and consulates; 
(4) ensuring responsive and efficient provision 
of consular services in the United States and over-
seas; 
(5) overseeing and directing the Passport Office 
and Visa Office; 
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(6) maintaining the integrity and security of of-
ficial consular documentation issued by the Depart-
ment, in collaboration with the Bureau of Diplo-
matic Security; and 
(7) performing such other related duties as the 
Under Secretary for Management may from time to 
time designate. 
SEC. 232. BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a Bureau of Consular Affairs, which shall perform such 
functions related to consular functions performed by 
United States consular officers, as the Under Secretary 
for Management may prescribe. 
(b) HEAD.—The Assistant Secretary for Consular 
Affairs shall be the head of the Bureau of Consular Af-
fairs. 
SEC. 233. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
Under Secretary for Management under section 202, the 
Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs shall receive the 
funds necessary to fulfill Bureau functions and the Assist-
ant Secretary’s responsibilities for fiscal years 2026 and 
2027. 
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SEC. 234. CLOSING OF CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC POSTS 
ABROAD. 
(a) PROHIBITED USES OF FUNDS.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (d) or in accordance with the proce-
dures in subsections (b) and (c)— 
(1) no funds authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department shall be available to pay any ex-
pense related to the closing of any United States 
consular or diplomatic post abroad; and 
(2) no funds authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department may be used to pay for any expense 
related to the Bureau of Administration or to car-
rying out any of its functions if any United States 
consular or diplomatic post is closed. 
(b) POST-CLOSING NOTIFICATION.—Not less than 45 
days before the closing of any United States consular or 
diplomatic post abroad, the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment, in consultation with the Secretary, shall notify the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate. 
(c) REPROGRAMMING TREATMENT.—Amounts made 
available to pay any expense related to the closing of a 
United States consular or diplomatic post abroad shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 34 of 
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
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U.S.C. 2706) and shall not be available for obligation or 
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures ap-
plicable to such reprogramming. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.—The provisions of this section do 
not apply with respect to— 
(1) any post closed because of a break or down-
grading of diplomatic relations between the United 
States and the country in which the post is located; 
or 
(2) any post closed because there is a real and 
present threat to United States diplomatic or con-
sular personnel in the city where the post is located, 
and a travel advisory warning against travel by 
United States citizens to that city has been issued 
by the Department. 
(e) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 
‘‘consular or diplomatic post’’ does not include a post to 
which only personnel of agencies other than the Depart-
ment are assigned. 
SEC. 235. CONSULAR FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The second sentence of section 
1(b)(1) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 
214(b)(1)) shall be applied through fiscal years 2026 and 
2027 by substituting ‘‘the costs of providing consular serv-
ices’’ for ‘‘such costs’’. 
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(b) USE OF PASSPORT AND IMMIGRANT VISA SUR-
CHARGES.—Notwithstanding section 6(b) of the Depart-
ment of State Authorities Act of 2006 (Public Law 109- 
–472; 120 Stat. 3556), during fiscal years 2026 and 2027, 
passport and immigrant visa surcharges collected in any 
fiscal year pursuant to the fourth paragraph under the 
heading ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ in the De-
partment of State and Related Agency Appropriations 
Act, 2005 (title IV of division B of Public Law 108–447; 
8 U.S.C. 1714) may be obligated and expended for the 
costs of providing consular services: Provided, That such 
funds should be prioritized for United States citizen serv-
ices: Provided further, That not later than 90 days after 
the expiration of this authority, the Secretary shall provide 
a report to the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives detailing the 
specific expenditures made pursuant to this authority: 
Provided further, That the amount provided by this section 
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
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(c) USE OF AVAILABLE DISCRETIONARY AMOUNTS 
AND UNOBLIGATED BALANCES.—Discretionary amounts 
made available to the Department of State under the 
heading ‘‘Administration of Foreign Affairs’’ of Acts mak-
ing appropriations for National Security, Department of 
State, and Related Programs for fiscal years 2026 and 
2027, and discretionary unobligated balances under such 
heading from Acts making such appropriations for prior 
fiscal years, may be transferred to the Consular and Bor-
der Security Programs account if the Secretary deter-
mines and reports to the Committee on Appropriations 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that 
to do so is necessary to sustain consular operations, fol-
lowing consultation with such Committees: Provided, That 
such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer au-
thority otherwise available in this Act and under any other 
provision of law: Provided further, That no amounts may 
be transferred from amounts designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 
budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
(d) USE OF FRAUD PREVENTION AND DETECTION 
ACCOUNT FEES.—In addition to the uses permitted pur-
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suant to section 286(v)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(v)(2)(A)), for fiscal years 
2026 and 2027, the Secretary may also use fees deposited 
into the Fraud Prevention and Detection Account for the 
costs of providing consular services. 
(e) EMERGENCY REQUIREMENT.—Amounts provided 
pursuant to subsection (b) that were previously designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget are 
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budg-
et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 236. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY FOR 
PASSPORT SERVICES. 
Section 6101 of the Department of State Authoriza-
tion Act of 2023 (22 U.S.C. 211a note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘3-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘5-year period’’. 
SEC. 237. COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL DEPART-
MENTS AND AGENCIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ACCESS INFORMATION.—The 
Bureau of Consular Affairs of the Department is hereby 
authorized to access, obtain, and use information main-
tained by any Federal department or agency that is rel-
evant to the adjudication of applications for United States 
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passports or visas, for the purpose of verifying applicant 
eligibility, detecting fraud, identifying national security or 
law enforcement concerns, and ensuring compliance with 
applicable laws and regulations. 
(b) INTERAGENCY
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 
may enter into memoranda of understanding or other 
agreements with the heads of Federal departments and 
agencies to facilitate the timely and secure exchange of 
information under this section, including access to infor-
mation concerning active or ongoing investigations, con-
sistent with applicable laws governing the handling of sen-
sitive or classified information. 
(c) PRIVACY AND SECURITY.—The Bureau of Con-
sular Affairs of the Department shall implement appro-
priate safeguards to ensure that any information accessed 
under this section is handled in accordance with applicable 
laws governing the protection of personal information. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to authorize the collection of new 
categories of information or the use of information for 
purposes unrelated to passport or visa adjudication, anti- 
fraud, or national security screening. 
SEC. 238. MODERNIZATION AND REALIGNMENT OF CON-
SULAR SYSTEMS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to— 
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(1) align consular information systems mod-
ernization with enterprise-wide information tech-
nology strategy and cybersecurity policies; 
(2) improve integration, reduce redundancy, 
and enhance efficiency across Department-wide sys-
tems; and 
(3) ensure that consular systems benefit from 
unified management, architecture, and moderniza-
tion oversight under the Chief Information Officer 
(CIO) of the Department. 
(b) TRANSFER OF THE OFFICE OF CONSULAR SYS-
TEMS AND TECHNOLOGY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall transfer the Office of Consular Systems 
and Technology from the Bureau of Consular Af-
fairs of the Department to the Bureau of Diplomatic 
Technology of the Department. 
(2) REPORTING AND OPERATION.—Upon trans-
fer, the Office of Consular Systems and Technology 
shall report directly to the CIO of the Department 
and operate under the jurisdiction, oversight, and 
management of the CIO. 
(3) FUNCTIONS, ASSETS, AND
PERSONNEL.— 
The functions, assets, and personnel of the Office of 
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Consular Systems and Technology shall be trans-
ferred under this subsection without interruption to 
ensure continuity of operations in support of con-
sular services, including passport and visa systems. 
(c) TRANSITION PLAN AND REPORTING.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, in consulta-
tion with the Chief Information Officer, shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a detailed tran-
sition plan for the implementation of subsection (b), in-
cluding— 
(1) a timeline for the transfer; 
(2) an organizational chart showing pre- and 
post-transfer structures; 
(3) any personnel or budgetary changes; and 
(4) measures to ensure continuity of consular 
services during the transition. 
Subtitle E—Diplomatic Security 
SEC. 241. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DIPLOMATIC SECU-
RITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is authorized to be in 
the Department an Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Se-
curity who shall be responsible to the Under Secretary for 
Management for matters pertaining to the management, 
direction, and strategic execution of the Bureau of Diplo-
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matic Security, and such other related duties as the Sec-
retary may from time to time designate. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to the respon-
sibilities described in subsection (a), the Assistant Sec-
retary for Diplomatic Security shall maintain continuous 
observation and coordination of all matters pertaining to 
diplomatic security in the conduct of foreign policy, includ-
ing, as appropriate— 
(1) protective operations and law enforcement; 
(2) security programs and emergency planning; 
(3) investigations and counterintelligence; 
(4) training, policy, and diplomatic engagement; 
(5) any authority of the Omnibus Diplomatic 
Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
4801 et seq.) delegated to the Assistant Secretary at 
the discretion of the Secretary; and 
(6) performing such other related duties as the 
Under Secretary for Management may from time to 
time designate. 
SEC. 242. BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC SECURITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a Bureau of Diplomatic Security, which shall perform such 
functions related to— 
(1) protection of United States diplomatic per-
sonnel and facilities; 
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(2) the prevention and investigation of security 
threats; 
(3) the implementation of technical, physical, 
and cybersecurity programs; 
(4) the management of emergency preparedness 
and threat analysis; and 
(5) the advancement of United States security 
partnerships abroad as the Under Secretary for 
Management may prescribe. 
(b) HEAD.—The Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic 
Security shall be the head of the Bureau of Diplomatic 
Security. 
SEC. 243. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
Under Secretary for Management under section 202, the 
Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security shall receive 
the funds necessary to fulfill Bureau functions and the 
Assistant Secretary’s responsibilities for fiscal years 2026 
and 2027. 
SEC. 244. ROLE OF REGIONAL SECURITY OFFICERS AS 
PRINCIPAL SECURITY AND LEAD LAW EN-
FORCEMENT REPRESENTATIVES AT OVER-
SEAS MISSIONS. 
Section 103(a)(1)(A) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Se-
curity 
Antiterrorism 
Act 
of 
1986 
(22 
U.S.C. 
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4802(a)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end before 
the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including by acting through 
appropriate personnel, such as Diplomatic Security special 
agents assigned as Regional Security Officers, as the prin-
cipal security and lead law enforcement representatives to 
Chiefs of Mission and the Secretary of State for purposes 
of directing executive branch personnel assigned overseas 
under Chief of Mission authority’’. 
SEC. 245. SPECIAL AGENTS. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Under such regulations 
as the Secretary may prescribe, special agents of the De-
partment and the Foreign Service may— 
(1) conduct investigations concerning— 
(A) illegal passport or visa issuance or use; 
(B) identity theft or document fraud af-
fecting or relating to the programs, functions, 
or authorities of the Department; 
(C) transnational violations of chapter 77 
of title 18, United States Code, in which any 
part of the offense conduct occurred outside the 
United States or involved one or more foreign 
nationals; or 
(D) Federal offenses committed within the 
special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of 
the United States (as defined in section 7(9) of 
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title 18, United States Code), except as such ju-
risdiction relates to the premises of United 
States military missions and related residences; 
(2) obtain and execute search and arrest war-
rants, as well as obtain and serve subpoenas and 
summonses issued under the authority of the United 
States; 
(3) protect and perform protective functions di-
rectly related to maintaining the security and safety 
of— 
(A) heads of a foreign state, official rep-
resentatives of a foreign government, and other 
distinguished visitors to the United States, 
while in the United States; 
(B) the Secretary, Deputy Secretary of 
State, and official representatives of the United 
States Government, in the United States or 
abroad; 
(C) members of the immediate family of 
persons described in subparagraph (A) or (B); 
(D) foreign missions (as defined in section 
202 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4302) and international 
organizations (as defined in section 209(b) of 
such Act)), in the United States; 
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(E) a departing Secretary for a period of 
up to 180 days after the date of termination of 
that individual’s incumbency as Secretary, on 
the basis of a threat assessment; and 
(F) an individual who has been designated 
by the President or President-elect to serve as 
Secretary, prior to that individual’s appoint-
ment; 
(4) if designated by the Secretary and qualified, 
under regulations approved by the Attorney General, 
for the use of firearms, carry firearms for the pur-
pose of performing the duties authorized by this sec-
tion; and 
(5) make arrests without warrant for any of-
fense against the United States committed in their 
presence, or for any felony cognizable under the laws 
of the United States if they have reasonable grounds 
to believe that the person to be arrested has com-
mitted or is committing such felony. 
(b) AGREEMENTS WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL AND 
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY AND FIREARMS REGULA-
TIONS.— 
(1) AGREEMENT WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 
The authority conferred by paragraphs (1) and (4) 
of subsection (a) shall be exercised subject to an 
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agreement between the Secretary and the Attorney 
General. 
(2) AGREEMENT
WITH
ATTORNEY
GENERAL 
AND SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.—The authority 
conferred by paragraphs (2) and (5) of subsection 
(a) shall be exercised subject to an agreement among 
the Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Sec-
retary of the Treasury. 
(3) FIREARMS
REGULATIONS.—The Secretary 
shall prescribe regulations, which shall be approved 
by the Attorney General, with respect to the car-
rying and use of firearms by special agents under 
this section. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in subsection (a)(3) 
may be construed to preclude or limit in any way the 
authority of the United States Secret Service to pro-
vide protective services pursuant to section 3056 or 
3056A of title 18, United States Code, at a level 
commensurate with protective requirements as deter-
mined by the United States Secret Service. 
(2) 
INTERAGENCY
AGREEMENT.—The 
Sec-
retary, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall enter into an interagency agree-
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ment with respect to their law enforcement func-
tions. 
SEC. 246. MODIFICATION OF CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICA-
TION REQUIREMENT RELATING TO EMBASSY 
REOPENING. 
Section 105(b)(2) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Secu-
rity and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
4804(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, detailing the na-
tional security value of reopening such post’’ after ‘‘the 
decision to open or reopen such post’’. 
SEC. 247. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE TRAINING FOR CER-
TAIN DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AGENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Omnibus Diplo-
matic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
4851 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 418. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE TRAINING FOR CER-
TAIN 
DIPLOMATIC 
SECURITY 
SPECIAL 
AGENTS. 
‘‘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 Intel-
ligence on the Department of State’s Security Environ-
ment Threat List shall receive specific and substantive 
mandatory counter-intelligence training.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 
Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–399) is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following: 
‘‘Sec. 418. Counter-intelligence training for certain Diplomatic Security special 
agents.’’. 
SEC. 248. EXPANSION OF COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE PER-
SONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM TO INCLUDE 
NON-SECURITY STAFF. 
Section 155(a) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100–204; 22 U.S.C. 
4802 note) is amended by striking ‘‘high intelligence 
threat countries who are responsible for security at those 
posts’’ and inserting ‘‘critical human intelligence threat 
countries and countries designated by the Under Secretary 
of State for Management’’. 
Subtitle F—Asset Management 
SEC. 251. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ASSET MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is authorized to be in 
the Department an Assistant Secretary for Asset Manage-
ment who shall be responsible to the Under Secretary for 
Management for matters pertaining to real property, oper-
ations and maintenance, and such other related duties as 
the Secretary may from time to time designate. 
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(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to the respon-
sibilities described in subsection (a), the Assistant Sec-
retary for Asset Management shall maintain continuous 
observation and coordination of all matters pertaining to 
United States assets abroad and foreign assets within the 
United States in the conduct of foreign policy, including, 
as appropriate— 
(1) planning, acquisition, design, construction, 
maintenance, and disposal of United States diplo-
matic facilities abroad; 
(2) regulation and facilitation of foreign mis-
sions’ real property within the United States; 
(3) management, maintenance, renovation, and 
disposal of Department-owned or leased facilities 
within the United States; 
(4) any authority under title II of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
4301 et seq.; relating to authorities relating to the 
regulation of foreign missions) delegated to the As-
sistant Secretary at the discretion of the Secretary; 
(5) any authority of the Foreign Service Build-
ings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.) delegated 
to the Assistant Secretary at the discretion of the 
Secretary; and 
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