3.0.0 3667 2023-01-11T13:42:43Z 2023-01-11T13:42:43Z Senate S 2020-05-07 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-07T19:59:55Z 2020-05-07 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2020-05-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N International Affairs African Development Foundation Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee leave Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Immigration status and procedures Infectious and parasitic diseases Inter-American Foundation Peace Corps Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Visas and passports World health International Affairs 00 2020-05-07 Introduced in Senate 2020-11-24T16:39:47Z Consular and Administrative Support Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of State to take certain actions in responding to an outbreak of an infectious disease such as COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), authorizes additional paid leave for certain agency employees involved in foreign affairs, and extends certain special immigrant visas.

The State Department, in responding to an outbreak of an infectious disease, must establish a Repatriation Task Force. The duties of this task force shall include (1) protecting and safeguarding the needs of U.S. nationals, including repatriation and other health and medical needs; (2) managing all communication and coordination with U.S. nationals regarding their needs; and (3) supporting American Citizen Services with repatriation and other health and medical needs. Additionally, in responding to such an outbreak, the State Department must activate a single, comprehensive approach to incident management for the National Passport Center and the National Visa Center.

The State Department must also extend the period of validity and the application period for certain special immigrant visas that have been affected by current travel restrictions and health concerns due to COVID-19.

Further, specified independent agencies involved in the conduct of foreign affairs (e.g., the Peace Corps) may provide additional paid leave to address employee hardships resulting from COVID-19.

]]> Consular and Administrative Support Act of 2020 Display Title Consular and Administrative Support Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Consular and Administrative Support Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the establishment of a repatriation task force during major infectious disease outbreaks, to authorize additional paid leave for employees of certain independent agencies involved in the conduct of foreign affairs, and to extend the application period and use of certain special immigrant visas. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3667is/xml/BILLS-116s3667is.xml 2020-05-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.