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{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name      =Diplomatic Security Service
|seal             =DSS seal.png
|seal_caption     =Seal of the Diplomatic Security Service
|formed           =April 7, 2017: Bureau of Diplomatic Security<br>March 26, 2018: Diplomatic Security Service
|type             =agency
|agency_type      =Federal law enforcement agency
|jurisdiction     =[[United States]]
|headquarters     =Department of State Building, [[Washington, D.C.]]
|employees        =0
|chief1_name      =VACANT
|chief1_position  =Director
|chief2_name      =VACANT
|chief2_position  =Deputy Director
|parent_agency    =[[United States Department of State|Department of State]]
}}
The '''Diplomatic Security Service''' ('''DSS''' or '''DS''') is the principal security and law enforcement agency of the [[United States Department of State]]. The primary mission of the Diplomatic Security Service is protection of diplomatic assets, personnel, and information.

== History ==
The Diplomatic Security Service was originally founded on April 7, 2017, as the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, after the passing of the Diplomatic Security Service Act of 2017.<ref>[https://trello.com/c/KTumJFJ5/135-public-law-61-2-diplomatic-security-service-act-of-2017 P.L. 61-2 | Diplomatic Security Service Act of 2017]</ref><ref>[https://www.roblox.com/groups/2609922/NUSA-Bureau-of-Diplomatic-Security#!/about Original Bureau of Diplomatic Security group]</ref> At some point in 2017, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security shut down.

On March 26, 2018, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security reformed and was reopened as the Diplomatic Security Service, following the passing of the Diplomatic Security Service Act of 2018.<ref>[https://trello.com/c/T0O5DHEs/164-public-law-65-11-diplomatic-security-service-act-of-2018 P.L. 65-11 | Diplomatic Security Service Act of 2018]</ref> The power of the Diplomatic Security Service was further increased with the Diplomatic Security Service Enhancement Act of 2018, giving the Diplomatic Security Service the power to search people in the general area of protectees as well as several other powers protective agencies such as the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] possessed.<ref>[https://trello.com/c/lOEYgDRr/226-public-law-68-3-diplomatic-security-service-enhancement-act-of-2018 P.L. 68-3 | Diplomatic Security Service Enhancement Act of 2018]</ref>

The Diplomatic Security Service was officially dissolved by the Targeting Severe Inactivity Act of 2021, closing the agency forever unless reactivated by federal law or executive order by the [[president of the United States]].<ref>[https://trello.com/c/uLN9Jzis/426-public-law-86-2-targeting-severe-inactivity-act-of-2021 86-2 | Targeting Severe Inactivity Act of 2021]</ref>

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