Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986

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The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 is a U.S. federal law that overhauled and strengthened security standards and counterterrorism measures for American diplomatic missions and personnel worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
security legislation ⓘ
administeredBy United States Department of State ⓘ
amends Foreign Service Act of 1980 ⓘ
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ⓘ
appliesTo U.S. consulates worldwide ⓘ
U.S. embassies worldwide ⓘ
linked to: U.S. embassies

U.S. missions to international organizations ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates coordinated management structure for diplomatic security within the Department of State ⓘ
position of Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security ⓘ
effect expanded resources for diplomatic security programs ⓘ
formalized the role of diplomatic security within the Department of State ⓘ
raised minimum security standards for U.S. diplomatic facilities ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishes comprehensive security standards for U.S. diplomatic facilities ⓘ
procedures for threat assessment for U.S. missions abroad ⓘ
requirements for physical security of diplomatic facilities ⓘ
requirements for security training of U.S. diplomatic personnel ⓘ
requirements for technical security of diplomatic facilities ⓘ
statutory authority for the Diplomatic Security Service ⓘ
statutory basis for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security ⓘ
implementedBy Bureau of Diplomatic Security ⓘ
Diplomatic Security Service ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legalArea counterterrorism law ⓘ
foreign relations law ⓘ
national security law ⓘ
motivatedBy 1983 United States embassy bombing in Beirut ⓘ
1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut ⓘ
terrorist attacks against U.S. diplomatic facilities in the early 1980s ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment Ronald Reagan ⓘ
purpose to enhance counterterrorism measures for U.S. diplomatic personnel ⓘ
to establish a comprehensive framework for diplomatic security ⓘ
to improve protection of U.S. embassies and consulates ⓘ
to strengthen security standards for U.S. diplomatic missions abroad ⓘ
regulates protection of U.S. diplomatic personnel ⓘ
security of U.S. consulates ⓘ
security of U.S. diplomatic missions abroad ⓘ
security of U.S. embassies ⓘ
signedBy Ronald Reagan ⓘ
subjectMatter coordination of security with host governments ⓘ
counterterrorism ⓘ
diplomatic security ⓘ
investigative authority of diplomatic security personnel ⓘ
physical security standards for diplomatic facilities ⓘ
protection of U.S. government personnel abroad ⓘ
yearEnacted 1986 ⓘ

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Diplomatic Security Service → legalAuthority → Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ⓘ
U.S. State Department Accountability Review Board report → legalBasis → Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ⓘ
State Department Accountability Review Board → legalBasis → Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ⓘ