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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 3669 (Introduced in Senate) — To respond to the global COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes. · Sec. 114

Sec. 114. Operationalizing expedient American Citizen Services during the COVID–19 pandemic: consular affairs, task forces, and regulations

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The Secretary of State shall direct the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs to immediately, and for 45 days after the President determines the COVID–19 pandemic is over— provide United States missions worldwide with explicit guidance to protect United States nationals and empower officers, specialists, and local staff as they protect lives during and immediately after the pandemic period; augment the staffing of the Consular Affairs Task Force 2 to better assist posts and United States nationals overseas, including— increasing staffing of the Overseas Consular Services call center and activation of the National Passport Information Center and the National Visa Center to immediately improve consular response times; and direct public access to Task Force 2 through the Overseas Consular Services call center; and notify Congress of any additional monetary or technical resources needed to carry out the actions described in this subsection.
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