22 USC § 4859 - Protection of public entrances of United States diplomatic missions abroad

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s4859"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 4859 - Protection of public entrances of United States diplomatic missions abroad"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "4859"
section_name: "Protection of public entrances of United States diplomatic missions abroad"
chapter_number: 58
chapter_name: "DIPLOMATIC SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "DIPLOMATIC SECURITY PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–399, title IV, § 409, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 866.)"
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# § 4859. Protection of public entrances of United States diplomatic missions abroad

The Secretary of State shall install and maintain a walk-through metal detector or other advanced screening system at public entrances of each United States diplomatic mission abroad.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–399, title IV, § 409, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 866.)