Sec. 7. Consultation and reporting requirements
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall consult with the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives regarding— the progress made in carrying out section 6(b); and any barriers preventing the full integration of the strategy referred to in section 6(b)(3). Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5 fiscal years, the Administrator and the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Coordinator appointed pursuant to section 135(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section 4, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, as necessary and appropriate, shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that describes— the amount of United States development and humanitarian assistance program funding that was obligated and expended during the most recently concluded fiscal year on mental health and psychosocial support programming; how USAID and the Department of State are working to integrate mental health and psychosocial programming, including child-specific programming, into their development and humanitarian assistance programs across relevant sectors, including health, education, nutrition, and protection; the metrics of success of the Advancing Protection and Care for Children in Adversity Strategy and the progress made towards achieving broader mental health outcomes; the programs in which trauma-specific strategies are being implemented, and how best practices for trauma-informed programming are being shared across programs; any barriers preventing full integration of child mental health and psychosocial support into programs for children and youth, and recommendations for modifications or expansion of such programs; any barriers to the expansion of mental health and psychosocial support programming in conflict and humanitarian settings, and how such barriers are being addressed; the impact of the COVID–19 pandemic on mental health and psychosocial support programming; and funding data, including a list of programs to which USAID and the Department of State have obligated funds during the most recently concluded fiscal year to improve access to, and the quality of, mental health and psychosocial support programming in development and humanitarian contexts.