,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #e1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,lawler introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
address the growing complexity of the   
threat environment at ,united ,states   
diplomatic posts4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,secure  
,our ,embassies ,act4  #b4 ,sense of    
,congress ,congress-- 7#a7 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   
security1 physical security1 and        
facility operations2  7#b7 supports the 
,department of ,state's efforts to      
strengthen coordination among ,regional 
,security ,officers 7,r,s,os71          
,diplomatic ,technology ,officers       
7,d,t,os71 ,regional ,security          
,engineering ,officers 7,r,s,e,os71 and 

personnel from the ,bureau of ,overseas 
,buildings ,operations 7,,obo71         
particularly during the design1         
construction1 and operations of overseas
 facilities2  7#c7 supports that        
,department of ,state personnel serving 
in these positions receive appropriate  
and role-specific counterintelligence   
7,,ci7 and regional specific security   
training1 which should address regional 
and functional threat vectors1 as well  
as protocols for identifying and        
mitigating insider threats1 foreign     
intelligence collection risks1 and cyber
 vulnerabilities2 and  7#d7 supports the
 development of joint training modules  
or inter-bureau ,,ci briefings to       
reinforce shared security               
responsibilities and to prevent siloed  
operational cultures4  #c4 ,report ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 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 #b and to
 implement ,,ci training standards for  
such positions4 ,the report should      
include a description of current ,,ci   
training requirements1 planned          
improvements1 and any resource needs to 
support implementation4