; 8 U.S.C. 1101 21 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) Virtual interviews Notwithstanding section 222(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1202(e) ), an application for an immigrant visa under this section may be signed by the applicant through a virtual video meeting before a consular officer and verified by the oath of the applicant administered by the consular officer during a virtual video meeting. . 9. Annual report on efficiency improvements to application processing for certain Iraqi and Afghan translators and interpreters (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall publish on the internet website of the Department of State a report that describes the efficiency improvements made with respect to the processes by which applications for special immigrant visas under section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 ( Public Law 109–163 ; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note) are processed. (b) Elements Each report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) For each month of the preceding fiscal year, the number of aliens who have applied for special immigrant visas under section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 ( Public Law 109–163 ; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note). (2) The number of visas issued to principal and derivative applicants under such section during the preceding fiscal year. (3) The number of visas that remained authorized and available at the end of the preceding fiscal year. (4) In the case of a failure to process an application for such a visa that has been pending for more than one year, the reasons for such failure. (5) The total number of applications for such visas that are pending as of the date of the report due to— (A) failure to receive approval through the normal course of the process of adjudicating applications