; and (B) submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the designated official with respect to the study completed under subparagraph (A). (2) Consultation with experts In conducting the study required by paragraph (1)(A), the designated official shall consult with experts within the Department, other Federal agencies, academia, and the commercial sector, as the Secretary considers appropriate. (3) Elements The study required by paragraph (1)(A) shall include the following: (A) A comprehensive and national-level review of advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning, and associated technologies relevant to the needs of the Department and the Armed Forces. (B) Near-term actionable recommendations to the Secretary, including ways to more effectively organize the Department for artificial intelligence and most effectively leverage academic and commercial progress in these technologies. (C) Recommendations for engagement by the Department with relevant agencies that will be involved with artificial intelligence in the future. C Reports and other matters 231. Report on comparative capabilities of adversaries in key technology areas (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that sets forth a direct comparison between the capabilities of the United States in emerging technology areas (such as hypersonics, artificial intelligence, quantum information science, and directed energy weapons) and the capabilities of adversaries of the United States in such areas. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include, for each technology covered by such report, the following: (1) An evaluation of spending by the United States and adversaries on such technology. (2) An evaluation of the quantity and quality of research on such technology. (3) An evaluation of the test infrastructure