,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bh1 #bjah,mr4 
,wilson of ,south ,carolina introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  
,a ,,bill  ,to require a report on the  
efforts and options to mitigate the     
acoustic attacks on ,foreign ,service   
officers and their families and the     
physical protection capabilities to     
protect ,united ,states embassies1      
consulates1 and residences1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,mitigating    
,attacks on ,diplomats ,act4  #b4       
,acoustic attack study  7a7 ,study      
required ,the ,secretary of ,state1 in  
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services1 the       
,secretary of ,commerce1 the ,attorney  
,general1 the ,secretary of ,defense1   
and the ,secretary of ,energy1 and in   
consultation with the ,director of      
,national ,intelligence1 shall carry out

 a study to determine the appropriate   
standards and procedures that--  7#a7   
can be used to counter hypersonic       
acoustic attacks on ,foreign ,service   
officers and their families2 and  7#b7  
include methods to support physical     
protection practices and procedures     
applicable to ,united ,states embassies1
 consulates1 and embassy residences4    
7b7 ,reports to ,congress  7#a7         
,preliminary findings ,not later than   
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall provide to the          
appropriate congressional committees the
 initial findings of the study required 
under subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,report ,not
 later than #cfj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees a 
report containing the complete findings 
of the study required under subsection  
7a74  7#c7 ,form of report ,the findings
 required under paragraph 7#a7 and the  

report required under paragraph 7#b7    
shall be provided and submitted1        
respectively1 in unclassified form1 but 
may contain classified annexes4  7c7    
,definition ,in this section3 7#a7      
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means--  7,a7 in the ,house  
of ,representatives-- 7i7 the ,committee
 on ,foreign ,affairs2  7ii7 the        
,committee on ,armed ,services2  7iii7  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security2  
and  7iv7 the ,permanent ,select        
,committee on ,intelligence2 and  7,b7  
in the ,senate--  7i7 the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations2  7ii7 the          
,committee on ,armed ,services2  7iii7  
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs2 and  7iv7   
the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence4
  7#b7 ,foreign ,service officer ,the   
term ,foreign ,service officer has the  
meaning given such term in section #ajc 
of the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #cijc74