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[CITE: 22USC4801]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                     CHAPTER 58--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY
 
                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERALLY
 
Sec. 4801. Findings and purposes


(a) Findings

    The Congress finds and declares that--
        (1) the United States has a crucial stake in the presence of 
    United States Government personnel representing United States 
    interests abroad;
        (2) conditions confronting United States Government personnel 
    and missions abroad are fraught with security concerns which will 
    continue for the foreseeable future; and
        (3) the resources now available to counter acts of terrorism and 
    protect and secure United States Government personnel and missions 
    abroad, as well as foreign officials and missions in the United 
    States, are inadequate to meet the mounting threat to such personnel 
    and facilities.

(b) Purposes

    The purposes of this chapter are--
        (1) to set forth the responsibility of the Secretary of State 
    with respect to the security of diplomatic operations in the United 
    States and abroad;
        (2) to maximize coordination by the Department of State with 
    Federal, State, and local agencies and agencies of foreign 
    governments in order to enhance security programs;
        (3) to promote strengthened security measures and to provide for 
    the accountability of United States Government personnel with 
    security-related responsibilities;
        (4) to set forth the responsibility of the Secretary of State 
    with respect to the safe and efficient evacuation of United States 
    Government personnel, their dependents, and private United States 
    citizens when their lives are endangered by war, civil unrest, or 
    natural disaster; and
        (5) to provide authorization of appropriations for the 
    Department of State to carry out its responsibilities in the area of 
    security and counterterrorism, and in particular to finance the 
    acquisition and improvements of United States Government missions 
    abroad, including real property, buildings, facilities, and 
    communications, information, and security systems.

(Pub. L. 99-399, title I, Sec. 102, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 855; Pub. 
L. 101-246, title I, Sec. 115(a), Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 22; Pub. L. 
103-236, title I, Sec. 162(g)(1), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 406.)

                       References in Text

    This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original 
``titles I through IV'', meaning titles I through IV of Pub. L. 99-399, 
Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 855, known as the Diplomatic Security Act, 
which are classified principally to this chapter. For complete 
classification of titles I through IV of Pub. L. 99-399 to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out below and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1994--Subsec. (b)(2) to (6). Pub. L. 103-236 struck out par. (2) and 
redesignated pars. (3) to (6) as (2) to (5), respectively. Prior to 
amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ``to provide for an Assistant 
Secretary of State to head the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the 
Department of State, and to set forth certain provisions relating to the 
Diplomatic Security Service of the Department of State;''.
    1990--Subsec. (b)(5), (6). Pub. L. 101-246 added par. (5) and 
redesignated former par. (5) as (6).


                    Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-236 applicable with respect to officials, 
offices, and bureaus of Department of State when executive orders, 
regulations, or departmental directives implementing the amendments by 
sections 161 and 162 of Pub. L. 103-236 become effective, or 90 days 
after Apr. 30, 1994, whichever comes earlier, see section 161(b) of Pub. 
L. 103-236, as amended, set out as a note under section 2651a of this 
title.


                      Short Title of 1999 Amendment

    Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title VI, 
Sec. 601], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-451, provided that: 
``This title [enacting section 4865 of this title, amending section 4831 
of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 
4865 of this title] may be cited as the `Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act of 1999'.''


                               Short Title

    Section 1 of Pub. L. 99-399 provided that: ``This Act [enacting this 
chapter and sections 2656e, 2711, 2712, 2780, 3244, and 4901 to 4904 of 
this title, sections 5569 and 5570 of Title 5, Government Organization 
and Employees, sections 1051, 1095, and 2181 to 2185 of Title 10, Armed 
Forces, section 2331 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, section 
1226 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, sections 559 and 1013 
of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services, sections 
2160b, 2160c, and 2169 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and 
sections 1801 to 1809 of Title 46, Appendix, Shipping, amending sections 
300, 2151a, 2349aa-2, 2349aa-4, 2349aa-7, 2502, 2652, 2708, 3929, and 
3929a of this title, section 208 of Title 3, The President, sections 
5315 and 6325 of Title 5, sections 2 and 11 of the Inspector General Act 
of 1978, Pub. L. 95-452, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, sections 
793, 794, and 3671 of Title 18, and section 2405 of Title 50, Appendix, 
War and National Defense, enacting provisions set out as notes under 
sections 2708 and 4901 of this title, section 5569 of Title 5, sections 
133, 1051, 1095, and 2181 of Title 10, section 559 of Title 37, section 
2169 of Title 42, and section 1801 of Title 46, Appendix, and amending a 
provision set out as a note under section 2651 of this title] may be 
cited as the `Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 
1986'.''
    Section 101 of Pub. L. 99-399 provided that: ``Titles I through IV 
of this Act [enacting this chapter and amending sections 300, 2349aa-4, 
2652, 3929, and 3929a of this title, section 208 of Title 3, The 
President, section 5315 of Title 5, Government Organization and 
Employees, and sections 2 and 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
Pub. L. 95-452, set out in the Appendix to Title 5] may be cited as the 
`Diplomatic Security Act'.''
