of this subsection shall be in advance of, or in excess of, available appropriations. (c) Status report Not later than 18 months after the date of the appointment of the first Director under section 701 of title 17, United States Code, the Director shall submit to Congress the following: (1) A status report regarding the transfer of administrative functions under this section and modernization objectives of the Copyright Office, including improvements to staffing, fee schedules, technology, and services. (2) Recommendations for additional amendments to title 17, United States Code, that are necessary by reason of the enactment of this Act or to assist the Copyright Office in its modernization efforts. (3) Such other recommendations that the Director considers appropriate. (d) Definition For purposes of this section, the term administrative functions includes, but is not limited to, any operational support, information technology, physical space, and any other support services that the Library of Congress was providing to the Copyright Office as of the day before the effective date of this Act. 7. Study of mandatory deposit (a) In general The Director of the United States Copyright Office shall conduct a study on the future administration of mandatory deposit provisions in section 407 of title 17, United States Code. Such study shall cover the following: (1) The history of the mandatory deposit provisions and their application to the digital era. (2) The Library’s preferences regarding format or quality when seeking deposits that are appropriate to preservation efforts. (3) The concerns of copyright owners relating to the Library’s retention of works, copying of works for preservation purposes, and copying or sharing required to make such works, including digital works, available to Library patrons or the public at large. (4) Observations regarding the legal and administrative conditions under which the Copyright Office may transfer to the Library the responsibility for administering such section 407. (5)