Diplomatic Security Modernization Act

S 3820, the Diplomatic Security Modernization Act, updates security protocols for the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security. It requires the Bureau to report directly to the Deputy Secretary of State for Management (Sec. 101), expands counterintelligence training for agents at high-threat overseas posts (Sec. 103), and grants new investigative authority for cyber crimes (Sec. 203) and transnational human trafficking (Sec. 205). The bill also modernizes timekeeping for security personnel (Sec. 301) and allows direct victim assistance for U.S. citizens affected by crimes investigated by Diplomatic Security (Sec. 204). These changes directly affect State Department security personnel and overseas embassies/consulates.