; (2) documenting the identity and employment of locally employed staff and contractors of the United States Government, including the possibility of establishing a central database of employees of the United States Government and its contractors; (3) the protection and safety of employees of locally employed staff and contractors; (4) means of expediting processing at all stages of the process for applicants, including consideration of reducing required forms; (5) appropriate staffing levels for expedited processing domestically and abroad; (6) the effect of uncertainty of visa availability on visa processing; (7) the cost and availability of medical examinations; and (8) means to reduce delays in interagency processing and security checks. (c) Consultation (1) In general In preparing the report under subsection (a), the Inspector General shall consult with— (A) the Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Visa Office; (B) the Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs and South and Central Asian Affairs, Executive Office; (C) the United States embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Consular Section; (D) the United States embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Consular Section; (E) the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; (F) the Department of Defense; (G) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and (H) nongovernmental organizations providing legal aid in the special immigrant visa application process. (2) Consultation with current and former employees To the maximum extent practicable, the Inspector General shall consult with current and former employees of the offices described in paragraph (1). (d) Form The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (e) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate