Report and briefing requirements

(a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall provide to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report and briefing on the steps taken to implement this Act. (b) Matters To be included The report and briefing required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) an explanation of policies and programs to fulfill— (A) the duties of the Office of International Disability Rights established under section 4; and (B) the training requirements under section 6; (2) a description of the status of efforts to mainstream disability policy through the conduct of United States diplomatic outreach and programming without regard to whether such programming is specifically directed toward people with disabilities; (3) an explanation of disability-specific programming across the Department; (4) a description of the status of accessible facilities in all foreign missions, as required under section 5(c); (5) a description of any policy, programming, or human resources gaps to mainstreaming disability rights policy throughout the Department, and plans to address gaps through appropriate mechanisms; (6) a description of progress made on the realization of the rights of people with disabilities as a result of Department policies and programming; (7) an explanation of the current status of the Department’s evidence gathering and improved systematic disability data collection, including the use of disaggregated data, in order to ensure that programming, monitoring, and reporting reflect and address the risks and needs of people with disabilities; and (8) recommendations for legislative actions to fully implement the matters described in paragraphs (1) through (7).