Sec. 104. DESIGNATION OF HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POSTS
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## SEC. 104 DESIGNATION OF HIGH RISK, HIGH THREAT POSTS **[**[22 U.S.C. 4803](/us/usc/t22/s4803)**]** ###
(a)Initial Designation Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Department of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report, in classified form, that contains a list of diplomatic and consular posts designated as high risk, high threat posts. ###
(b)Designations Before Opening or Reopening Posts Before opening or reopening a diplomatic or consular post, the Secretary shall determine if such post should be designated as a high risk, high threat post. ###
(c)Designating Existing Posts The Secretary shall regularly review existing diplomatic and consular posts to determine if any such post should be designated as a high risk, high threat post if conditions at such post or the surrounding security environment require such a designation. ###
(d)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Appropriate congressional committees The term “**appropriate congressional committees**” means the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. ####
(2)High risk, high threat post The term “**high risk, high threat post**” means a United States diplomatic or consular post or other United States mission abroad, as determined by the Secretary, that, among other factors— #####
(A)is located in a country— ######
(i)with high to critical levels of political violence and terrorism; and ######
(ii)the government of which lacks the ability or willingness to provide adequate security; and #####
(B)has mission physical security platforms that fall below the Department of State’s established standards.
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