; (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. 109. Annual special immigrant visa report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that identifies — (1) the number of approved applications awaiting visas authorized under section 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4) ) (commonly known as EB–4 visas) for special immigrants described in section 101(a)(27)(D) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(D) ) who are employed by the United States Government, broken down by country; (2) an estimate of— (A) the number of special immigrant visas authorized under such section 101(a)(27)(D) that will be issued during the current fiscal year; and (B) the number of special immigrant visa applicants who will not be granted such a visa during the current fiscal year; (3) the estimated period between the date on which a qualified applicant for such a special immigrant visa submits a completed application for such a visa and the date on which such applicant would be issued such a visa