,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eaca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,wicker1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 and ,ms4         
,duckworth7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to analyze the feasibility
 of attaching ,department of ,state     
consular officers to ,coast ,guard and  
,navy missions in ,pacific ,island      
countries4  #a4 ,short titles ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,consular          
,operations and ,regional ,engagement in
 the ,pacific ,act or the ,,core        
,pacific ,act4  #b4 ,sense of ,congress 
,it is the sense of ,congress that--    
7#a7 ,pacific ,island countries1        
especially the ,freely ,associated      
,states1 are close ,united ,states      
partners located across highly strategic
 waters that are critical for ,united   
,states national security2 and  7#b7 it 
is in the national security interests of

 the ,united ,states to maintain and    
strengthen relations with the           
governments and citizens of ,pacific    
,island countries4  #c4 ,defined term   
,in this section1 the term appropriate  
committees of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of   
the ,senate2  7#b7 the ,committee on    
,appropriations of the ,senate2  7#c7   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,senate2  7#d7 the ,committee on    
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate2  7#e7 the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of     
,representatives2  7#f7 the ,committee  
on ,appropriations of the ,house of     
,representatives2  7#g7 the ,committee  
on ,armed ,services of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7#h7 the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  #d4    
,report concerning ,department of ,state
 consular officers joining ,coast ,guard
 and ,navy missions in ,pacific ,island 
countries  7a7 ,in general ,not later   

than #abj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state1 in coordination with the     
,commandant of the ,united ,states      
,coast ,guard1 the ,commander of ,united
 ,states ,indo-,pacific ,command1 and   
the ,chief of ,naval ,operations1 shall 
submit a report to the appropriate      
committees of ,congress that analyzes   
the feasibility of attaching ,department
 of ,state consular officers to ,coast  
,guard and ,navy missions in ,pacific   
,island countries4  7b7 ,elements ,the  
report required under subsection 7a7    
shall include-- 7#a7 an assessment of-- 
7,a7 the current demand for consular    
services from citizens of ,pacific      
,island countries2 and  7,b7 the        
challenges such citizens face in        
obtaining consular services2  7#b7 an   
assessment of the approximate value1    
including in time and resources saved1  
such an initiative could save citizens  
of ,pacific ,island countries that do   
not host ,united ,states embassies by   

having their ,united ,states consular   
decisions adjudicated or receiving other
 consular services2  7#c7 an assessment 
of the cost that would be incurred by   
the ,department of ,state1 the ,united  
,states ,coast ,guard1 the ,united      
,states ,indo-,pacific ,command1 and the
 ,united ,states ,navy from the         
implementation of such initiative1      
including potential alternative         
cost-effective options and              
recommendations for providing consular  
services to citizens of ,pacific ,island
 countries2  7#d7 an assessment of the  
frequency and duration of ,coast ,guard 
and ,navy deployments to ,pacific       
,island countries1 including-- 7,a7     
deployment frequency measured against   
the desired number of visits2  7,b7 the 
amount of time typically spent in port  
for such visits2 and  7,c7 disruptions  
to planned ,coast ,guard and ,navy      
missions in order to visit locations    
needing consular assistance2 and  7#e7  
an evaluation of the logistical issues  

to be addressed to implement the        
initiative1 including-- 7,a7 an analysis
 of the spacing requirements to host    
,department of ,state personnel and     
equipment aboard the various types of   
,coast ,guard and ,navy vessels that    
make port calls to the ,pacific         
,islands2  7,b7 an analysis of the      
information technology and connectivity 
requirements to conduct consular affairs
 activities in the ,pacific ,islands2   
7,c7 the feasibility of printing visas  
aboard ,coast ,guard and ,navy vessels2 
7,d7 maintaining the physical security  
of consular officers and relevant       
adjudication equipment during such      
missions2  7,e7 the impacts to ,coast   
,guard and ,navy vessels' operations and
 security2 and  7,f7 the estimated time 
consular officers would spend on board  
,coast ,guard and ,navy vessels between 
visits to ,pacific ,island countries4