Sec. 116. After action reports and worldwide remote American Citizen Services drills
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It is the sense of Congress that Department of State career professionals have done tremendous work to address the extraordinary challenges related to the COVID–19 pandemic and to bring home more than 77,000 United States nationals from approximately 128 countries and territories during a time of crisis. Not later than 90 days after the President determines the COVID–19 pandemic is over, the Secretary of State shall provide a comprehensive after action report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, including an assessment of any consular system failures due to lack of bandwidth—personnel or technical, system design, or capacity—and resources needed to improve future performance of American Citizen Services during a global health crisis.
The report required under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. The Secretary of State shall direct the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs to direct a semi-annual worldwide drill for all consular systems and personnel. The drill shall include remote processing and systems (with minimum 80 percent remote consular telework worldwide). The Secretary shall report the outcome of each drill to the appropriate congressional committees within 90 days following the conclusion of the drill. The first drill shall be held not later than 180 days after the President determines the COVID–19 pandemic is over.