,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #g1 #bjbe,mr4  
,lawler introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require a report on counterintelligence 
training for high-risk diplomatic posts4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,protecting ,american      
,diplomats ,act4  #b4 ,report on        
counterintelligence training for        
high-risk diplomatic posts  7a7 ,report 
required ,not later than #abj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit  
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of
 the ,senate a report evaluating the    
quality and adequacy of                 
counterintelligence 7,,ci7 training     
provided to ,department of ,state       
personnel assigned to high-risk         
diplomatic posts4  7b7 ,contents of     

report ,the report required by          
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,a description of the   
content1 frequency1 and delivery format1
 such as in-person1 virtual1 or         
scenario-based1 of ,,ci training        
programs offered to personnel at        
high-risk overseas posts4  7#b7 ,an     
explanation of how ,,ci training is     
tailored to specific regional or        
country-level threat environments4  7#c7
 ,an identification of which categories 
of ,department personnel1 including     
,foreign ,service ,officers1 ,diplomatic
 ,security ,service agents1 and locally 
employed staff1 are required or eligible
 to receive such training4  7#d7 ,an    
assessment of interagency coordination  
in the development and delivery of ,,ci 
training4  7#e7 ,a review of any known  
capability gaps or deficiencies in ,,ci 
preparedness among deployed personnel4  
7#f7 ,recommendations for improving ,,ci
 training standards1 content1 or        
delivery to strengthen the ,department's

 overall ,,ci posture4  7c7 ,form of    
report ,the report required by          
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form but may include a     
classified annex as necessary4  7d7     
,sunset ,the requirements of this       
section shall terminate on the date that
 is two years after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act4