; and (B) including the services provided by distributed energy resources and energy storage. (d) Study of barriers to advanced transmission technologies (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, to enable deployment of technologies that cost-effectively increase existing transmission capacity use, the Secretary, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall conduct a study to identify, analyze, and develop recommendations for removing barriers to the valuation and deployment of advanced materials and technologies for new and existing transmission, such as advanced technologies that enhance reliability, security, efficiency, capacity, and affordability through visibility, analytics, and controls. (2) Consultation As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, in conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall engage stakeholders and experts from other Federal agencies, the National Laboratories, States, Tribal governments, units of local government, industry, research institutions, nonprofit organizations, and other interested parties. (3) Reports Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing— (A) the recommendations developed under the study conducted under paragraph (1); (B) a framework for future research into removing the barriers identified and analyzed under the study, based on— (i) the recommendations developed under the study; and (ii) research on transmission capacity use, performance from synchrophasor information, advanced conductors, advanced transmission tower designs, dynamic line rating, advanced power flow control, and energy storage