; (D) represent the United States Government regarding health matters to foreign governments, multilateral and international organizations, and public and private entities; and (E) perform such other duties that align with advancing the global health interests of the United States, as determined by the chief of mission and the Committee. (7) Periodic reports (A) In general Each global health attaché shall periodically submit country or regional updates to regional and headquarters components of the global health implementing agencies, through the chief of mission, as determined by the Committee. (B) Elements Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include a description of any health-related threats or critical concerns that may affect the national security, development efforts, or commercial interests of the United States. (C) Headquarters component defined In this paragraph, the term headquarters component means the senior leadership and policymaking section of a global health implementing agency. (8) Supervision Each global health attaché shall work under the supervision of— (A) the chief of mission of the country in which the global health attaché is posted; and (B) the chiefs of mission of the countries to which the global health attaché is accredited. (9) Employment (A) Salary and benefits The employer of each global health attaché at the time the global health attaché applies for the position of global health attaché shall continue to provide the salary and benefits for the global health attaché. (B) Other expenses The Secretary of State shall provide to each global health attaché— (i) allowances comparable to those provided by the Secretary to Foreign Service officers under sections 5922 through 5924 of title 5, United States Code; (ii) reimbursement for travel and related expenses set forth in section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4081 )