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 104 STAT. 3084 PUBLIC LAW 101-604—NOV. 16, 1990 22 USC 5505. SEC. 206. DISASTER TRAINING FOR STATE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL. (a) ADDITIONAL TRAINING. — The Secretary of State shall institute a supplemental program of training in disaster management for all consular officers. (b) TRAINING IMPROVEMENTS. — (1) In expanding the training program under subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall consult with death and bereavement counselors concerning the particular demands posed by aviation tragedies and terrorist activities. (2) In providing such additional training under subsection (a) the Secretary of State shall consider supplementing the current training program through— (A) providing specialized training to create a team of "disaster specialists" to deploy immediately in a crisis; or (B) securing outside experts to be brought in during the initial phases to assist consular personnel. Regulations. SEC. 207. DEPARTMENT OF STATE RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES 22 USC 5506. AT INTERNATIONAL DISASTER SITE. (a) DISPATCH OF SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL TO SITE.— Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall issue such rules and guidelines as are necessary to provide that in the event of an international disaster, particularly an aviation tragedy, directly involving significant numbers of United States citizens abroad not less than one senior officer from the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the Department of State shall be dispatched to the site of such disaster. (b) CRITERIA FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE STAFFING AT DISASTER SITE.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall promulgate criteria for Department of State staffing of disaster sites abroad. Such criteria shall define responsibility for staffing decisions and shall consider the deploy- ment of crisis teams under subsection (d). The Secretary of State shall promptly issue such rules and guidelines as are necessary to implement criteria developed pursuant to this subsection. (c) STATE DEPARTMENT OMBUDSMAN.— Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall issue such rules and guidelines as are necessary to provide that in the event of an international aviation disaster involving significant numbers of United States citizens abroad not less than one officer or employee of the Department of State shall be dispatched to the disaster site to provide on-site assistance to families who may visit the site and to act as an ombudsman in matters involving the foreign local government authorities and social service agencies. (d) CRISIS TEAMS.— Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall promulgate procedures for the deployment of a "crisis team", which may include public affairs, forensic, and bereavement experts, to the site of any international disaster involving United States citizens abroad to augment in-country Embsissy and consulate staff. The Secretary of State shall promptly issue such rules and guidelines as are necessary to implement procedures developed pursuant to this subsection.

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