; and (3) the Assistant Secretary shall continue to submit weekly compliance plans to the appropriate congressional committees and no personnel from the Passport Services Division of the Bureau of Consular Affairs may be approved for telework or remote work until the Assistant Secretary certifies that the average passport processing time is in compliance with the 12-week requirement for 3 consecutive weeks. 4. Strengthening passport processing operations during seasons of high demand (a) Reassignment of personnel If the average passport processing time exceeds the 12-week requirement required under section 3(a), the Secretary of State is authorized to reassign Department of State personnel who do not work for the Bureau of Consular Affairs to assist with the processing and adjudication of passport applications until the Bureau is in compliance with such requirement. (b) Training plan (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, shall establish a plan for training Department of State personnel who do not work for the Bureau of Consular Affairs to process and adjudicate passport applications. (2) Capacity The plan established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall ensure that there are always a sufficient number of Department of State personnel outside of the Bureau of Consular Affairs who are capable of processing and adjudicating passport applications to prevent a significant backlog of unprocessed passport applications during anticipated periods of high demand. 5. Sustaining passport processing operations during national emergencies (a) Preliminary plan Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, shall submit a preliminary plan to the appropriate congressional committees that outlines how the Bureau of Consular Affairs will sustain passport processing operations