; (2) the average time taken by the Office of Authentications of the Department of State to authenticate documents, broken down by month to show seasonal fluctuations in wait times; (3) how the Department of State details staff to the Office of Authentications; and (4) the impact that hiring additional, permanent, dedicated staff for the Office of Authentications would have on the processing times referred to in paragraph (2). (b) Authorization The Secretary of State is authorized to hire additional, permanent, dedicated staff for the Office of Authentications. 6108. Increased accountability in assignment restrictions and reviews (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the use of policies to restrict personnel from serving in certain assignments may undermine the Department’s ability to deploy relevant cultural and linguistic skills at diplomatic posts abroad if not applied judiciously; and (2) the Department should continuously evaluate all processes relating to assignment restrictions, assignment reviews, and preclusions at the Department. (b) Notification of status Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) provide a status update for all Department personnel who, prior to such date of enactment, were subject to a prior assignment restriction, assignment review, or preclusion for whom a review or decision related to assignment is pending; and (2) on an ongoing basis, provide a status update for any Department personnel who has been the subject of a pending assignment restriction or pending assignment review for more than 30 days. (c) Notification content The notification required under subsection (b) shall inform relevant personnel, as of the date of the notification— (1) whether any prior assignment restriction has been lifted; (2) if their assignment status is subject to ongoing review, and an estimated date for completion