§ 4802. Responsibility of Secretary of State
(a)
Security functions
(1)
The Secretary of State shall develop and implement (in consultation with the heads of other Federal agencies having personnel or missions abroad where appropriate and within the scope of the resources made available) policies and programs, including funding levels and standards, to provide for the security of United States Government operations of a diplomatic nature and foreign government operations of a diplomatic nature in the United States. Such policies and programs shall include—
(A)
protection of all United States Government personnel on official duty abroad (other than Voice of America correspondents on official assignment and those personnel under the command of a United States area military commander) and their accompanying dependents;
(B)
establishment and operation of security functions at all United States Government missions abroad (other than facilities or installations subject to the control of a United States area military commander);
(2)
Security responsibilities shall include the following:
(A)
Former Office of Security functions
Functions and responsibilities exercised by the Office of Security, Department of State, before November 11, 1985.
(B)
Security and protective operations
(vii)
Protection of foreign missions and international organizations, foreign officials, and diplomatic personnel in the United States, as authorized by law.
(viii)
Protection of the Secretary of State and other persons designated by the Secretary of State, as authorized by law.
(ix)
Physical protection of Department of State facilities, communications, and computer and information systems in the United States.
(x)
Conduct of investigations relating to protection of foreign officials and diplomatic personnel and foreign missions in the United States, suitability for employment, employee security, illegal passport and visa issuance or use, and other investigations, as authorized by law.
(C)
Counterterrorism planning and coordination
Development and coordination of counterterrorism planning, emergency action planning, threat analysis programs, and liaison with other Federal agencies to carry out this paragraph.
(D)
Security technology
Development and implementation of technical and physical security programs, including security-related construction, radio and personnel security communications, armored vehicles, computer and communications security, and research programs necessary to develop such measures.
(b)
Overseas evacuations
The Secretary of State shall develop and implement policies and programs to provide for the safe and efficient evacuation of United States Government personnel, dependents, and private United States citizens when their lives are endangered. Such policies shall include measures to identify high risk areas where evacuation may be necessary and, where appropriate, providing staff to United States Government missions abroad to assist in those evacuations. In carrying out these responsibilities, the Secretary shall—
(1)
develop a model contingency plan for evacuation of personnel, dependents, and United States citizens from foreign countries;
(2)
develop a mechanism whereby United States citizens can voluntarily request to be placed on a list in order to be contacted in the event of an evacuation, or which, in the event of an evacuation, can maintain information on the location of United States citizens in high risk areas submitted by their relatives;
(c)
Oversight of posts abroad
The Secretary of State shall—
(1)
have full responsibility for the coordination of all United States Government personnel assigned to diplomatic or consular posts or other United States missions abroad pursuant to United States Government authorization (except for facilities, installations, or personnel under the command of a United States area military commander) [2]
(2)
establish appropriate overseas staffing levels for all such posts or missions for all Federal agencies with activities abroad (except for personnel and activities under the command of a United States area military commander or regional inspector general offices under the jurisdiction of the inspector [3] General, Agency for International Development).
(d)
Federal agency
As used in this subchapter and subchapter III of this chapter, the term “Federal agency” includes any department or agency of the United States Government.
[1] See References in Text note below.
[2] So in original. Probably should be followed by “; and”.
[3] So in original. Probably should be capitalized.