---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 4866"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
number: "4866"
heading: "Security training for personnel assigned to a high risk, high threat post"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/4866"
units:
  - "Chapter 58 — Diplomatic Security"
  - "Subchapter IV — Diplomatic Security Program"
---

# §4866. Security training for personnel assigned to a high risk, high threat post

- (a) **In general—** Individuals assigned permanently to or who are in long-term temporary duty status as designated by the Secretary of State at a high risk, high threat post shall receive security training described in [subsection (b)](#b) on a mandatory basis in order to prepare such individuals for living and working at such posts.
- (b) **Security training described—** Security training referred to in [subsection (a)](#a)—
  - (1) is training to improve basic knowledge and skills; and
  - (2) may include—
    - (A) an ability to recognize, avoid, and respond to potential terrorist situations, including a complex attack;
    - (B) conducting surveillance detection;
    - (C) providing emergency medical care;
    - (D) ability to detect the presence of improvised explosive devices;
    - (E) minimal firearms familiarization; and
    - (F) defensive driving maneuvers.
- (c) **Effective date—** The requirements of this section shall take effect upon December 16, 2016.
- (d) **Definitions—** In this section and [section 4867 of this title](/usc/22/4867.md):
  - (1) **Complex attack—** The term “complex attack” has the meaning given such term by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as follows: “An attack conducted by multiple hostile elements which employ at least two distinct classes of weapon systems (i.e., indirect fire and direct fire, improvised explosive devices, and surface to air fire).”.
  - (2) **High risk, high threat post—** The term “high risk, high threat post” has the meaning given such term in [section 4803 of this title](/usc/22/4803.md).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 99–399, title IV, § 416, as added Pub. L. 114–323, title I, § 121(a), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1913.)