22 USC § 4869 - Counter-intelligence training for certain Diplomatic Security special agents
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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s4869"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 4869 - Counter-intelligence training for certain Diplomatic Security special agents"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "4869"
section_name: "Counter-intelligence training for certain Diplomatic Security special agents"
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, §418, as added Pub. L. 119–60, div. E, title V, § 5504(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1600.)"
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# § 4869. Counter-intelligence training for certain Diplomatic Security special agents
**(a)** **In general** Diplomatic Security special agents who are assigned to positions with a primary counterintelligence role or a diplomatic post rated as High or Critical for Human Intelligence on the Department of State’s Security Environment Threat List shall receive specific and substantive mandatory counter-intelligence training that is developed and conducted in consultation with the heads of relevant elements of the intelligence community.
**(b)** **Intelligence community defined** In this section, the term “intelligence community” has the meaning given that term in 3003(4) of title 50.”.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–399, title IV, §418, as added Pub. L. 119–60, div. E, title V, § 5504(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1600.)