; and (2) how the Department of Homeland Security is or is not helping to meet those needs that have been identified, through voluntary participation. (e) GAO report The Comptroller General of the United States shall report to the Congress by not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act on the views, experiences, and preferences of critical infrastructure owners and operators regarding the benefits of engaging in voluntary cybersecurity incident reporting, intelligence gathering, and technical support resources provided by the Department of Homeland Security. (f) International partners The Secretary shall, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, establish terrorism prevention policy to engage with international partners to strengthen the security and resilience of domestic critical infrastructure and critical infrastructure located outside of the United States, or in its territorial waters, on which the Nation depends. 3. Strategic imperatives (a) Research and report on the most efficient means for information exchange by identifying baseline data and systems requirements for the Federal government The Secretary shall facilitate the timely exchange of terrorism threat and vulnerability information as well as information that allows for the development of a situational awareness capability for Federal civilian agencies during terrorist incidents. The goal of such facilitation is to enable efficient information exchange through the identification of requirements for data and information formats and accessibility, system interoperability, and redundant systems and alternate capabilities should there be a disruption in the primary systems. (b) Implementation of an integration and analysis function To inform planning and operational decisions regarding the protection of critical infrastructure from terrorism events The Secretary of Homeland Security shall implement an integration and analysis function for critical infrastructure that includes operational and strategic analysis on