STUDY OF TECHNICAL SECURITY AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES.

SEC. 193. STUDY OF TECHNICAL SECURITY AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES. (a) Study by Inspector General.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of State shall initiate, with the cooperation of other appropriate Federal agencies, a study of the overseas technical security and counterintelligence capabilities and practices of the Department of State. The study shall be completed not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Content.—The study shall evaluate— (1) the overseas technical security and counterintelligence capabilities of the Department of State since the enactment of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986; (2) the level of the State Department’s capabilities in technical security and counterintelligence relative to the technical and human intelligence threats identified by other appropriate Federal agencies; and (3) whether the Department of State is the most appropriate Federal agency to carry out overseas technical security and counterintelligence functions. (c) Report to Congress.—Not later than 400 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of State shall prepare and submit, with the cooperation of other appropriate Federal agencies, a written report of the findings of such study to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. The Inspector General may submit such report in classified form.