Sec. 5. Serious Security Incident Investigation Permanent Coordinating Committee
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Section 302 of the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 ( 22 U.S.C. 4832 ) is amended to read as follows: The Diplomatic Security Service of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the Department of State shall be responsible for conducting the investigation of an incident involving loss of life, serious injury, or significant destruction of property at, or related to, a United States Government
(USG)mission abroad that may be determined to be a serious security incident and providing investigative personnel and other resources as may be necessary. The results of every investigation of all such incidents shall be referred to the Serious Security Incident Investigation Permanent Coordinating Committee established and convened pursuant to subsection
(b)for final determinations regarding whether such incidents are serious security incidents. The Secretary of State shall establish and convene a committee, referred to as a Serious Security Incident Investigation Permanent Coordinating Committee (in this title referred to as the SSII/PCC ), to review each incident described in subsection
(a)to determine, in accordance with section 304, if each such incident is a serious security incident. The SSII/PCC shall review the Report of Investigation prepared under section 303(c) and any other available reporting and evidence, including video recordings, and shall prepare the SSII/PCC Report under section 304(b). The SSII/PCC shall be composed primarily of Assistant Secretary-level personnel or their designated representatives in the Department of State, and shall at a minimum include the following personnel: A representative of the Under Secretary of State for Management, who shall serve as chair of the SSII/PCC. The Assistant Secretary or designated representative responsible for the region in which the serious security incident occurred. The Assistant Secretary or designated representative for Diplomatic Security. The Assistant Secretary or designated representative for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research. An Assistant Secretary-level or designated representative from any involved United States Government department or agency. Other personnel as determined necessary or appropriate. In this section, the term designated representative means an official of the Department of State with a rank and status not lower than a Deputy Assistant Secretary-level or equivalent relevant to the office in which the Assistant Secretary referred to in paragraph
(2)is a part and who is acting on behalf of the Assistant Secretary and with respect to whom the Assistant Secretary is responsible for the conduct and actions during the investigation process. . The table of contents in section 2 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is amended by striking the item relating to section 302 and inserting the following new item: Sec. 302. Serious Security Incident Investigation Permanent Coordinating Committee. .
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