; (B) establish standard operating procedures for the registration, screening, and processing of individuals under this title; (C) oversee the administration of the procedures established pursuant to subparagraph (B); and (D) carry out other duties and powers prescribed by the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. (c) Personnel (1) Refugee officers and related personnel The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Assistant Director of Regional Processing, shall ensure that sufficient numbers of refugee officers and other personnel are assigned to each designated processing center to fulfill the requirements under this title. (2) Support personnel The Secretary and the Attorney General shall hire and assign sufficient personnel to ensure that all security and law enforcement background checks required under this title are completed not later than 180 days after a relevant application is submitted, absent exceptional circumstances. (d) Operations (1) In general Each designated processing center established pursuant to subsection (a)(2) shall commence operations not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, absent extraordinary circumstances. (2) Productivity The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall— (A) monitor the activities of each designated processing center; and (B) establish metrics and criteria for evaluating the productivity of each designated processing center. (3) Continuing operations Each designated processing center— (A) shall remain in operation for not less than 5 fiscal years