Cyber protection support for personnel of the Department of State in positions highly vulnerable to cyber attack

In this section: The term “at-risk personnel” means personnel of the Department— The term “personal accounts” means accounts for online and telecommunications services, including telephone, residential internet access, email, text and multimedia messaging, cloud computing, social media, health care, and financial services, used by Department personnel outside of the scope of their employment with the Department. The term “personal technology devices” means technology devices used by personnel of the Department outside of the scope of their employment with the Department, including networks to which such devices connect. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence, as appropriate— Subject to the availability of resources, the cyber protection support provided to personnel pursuant to subsection (b) may include training, advice, assistance, and other services relating to protection against cyber attacks and hostile information collection activities. The Department is prohibited pursuant to this section from accessing or retrieving any information from any personal technology device or personal account of Department employees unless— Nothing in this section may be construed— Not later than 180 days after December 22, 2023, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report regarding the provision of cyber protection support pursuant to subsection (b), which shall include— In this subsection, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—