; and (4) plans for resuming normal operations and reducing any backlog of applications that prevent compliance with the 12-week average passport processing time requirement under section 3(a). (c) Notification of suspension of normal passport processing operations (1) In general If the President declares a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ), section 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1702 ), or section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 50 U.S.C. 5191 ), or if the Secretary of Health and Human Services declares a public health emergency under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ), the Secretary of State, not later than 15 days after such declaration, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding whether such emergency necessitates a suspension of normal operations for passport processing functions in the Bureau of Consular Affairs. (2) Continuation of passport processing operations during emergency If the Secretary of State determines that an emergency referred to in paragraph (1) necessitates a suspension of normal passport processing operations, the Secretary, not later than 30 days after such determination, shall submit a report to Congress that describes how the Bureau of Consular Affairs plans to sustain passport processing operations during such emergency at the most productive level practicable. 6. Strengthening passport customer visibility and transparency (a) Online status tool Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs shall develop a secure, online tool that provides information to passport applicants of the status of their application in the following stages: (1) Submitted for processing. (2) In process at a lockbox facility. (3) Awaiting adjudication. (4) In process of adjudication. (5) Adjudicated with a result of approval or denial. (6) Materials