119-hr4891

[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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