; and (B) federally funded research and development centers, such as the Software Engineering Institute and the MITRE Corporation; and (2) consult with such commercial software companies as the Commander considers appropriate to learn about commercial best practices. (f) Recommendations (1) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander shall submit to the Secretary of Defense recommendations for experimenting with or adopting new acquisition methods, including all aspects of implementation necessary for the success of the recommended methods. (2) Congressional briefing Not later than 14 days after submitting recommendations to the Secretary under paragraph (1), the Commander shall brief the congressional defense committees on the recommendations the Commander submitted under paragraph (1). (g) Preservation of existing authority The evaluation required under subsection (a) is intended to inform future acquisition approaches. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or impede the exercising of the acquisition authority of the Commander of United States Cyber Command under section 807 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92