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Diplomatic Security Modernization Act

S. 3820 · 118th Congress · Feb 28, 2024 · Lineage

A BILL

To modernize diplomatic security, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

(a)
Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Diplomatic Security Modernization Act”.
(b)
Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 2 Definitions

In this Act:
(1)
Appropriate congressional committees— The term appropriate congressional committees means—
(A)
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(B)
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(C)
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(D)
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(2)
Diplomatic security special agent— The term Diplomatic Security special agent means a special agent of the Department of State or the Foreign Service under section 37 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709).