; (7) the management, coordination, implementation, and activities of the Initiative; and (8) whether ethical, legal, environmental, safety, security, and other appropriate societal issues are adequately addressed by the Initiative. (c) Reports Beginning not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, the advisory committee shall submit to the President, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a report on— (1) the findings of the advisory committee’s assessment under subsection (b); and (2) the advisory committee’s recommendations for ways to improve the Initiative. (d) Application of Federal Advisory Committee Act Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Advisory Committee. 7. External review of ethical, legal, environmental, and societal issues (a) In general Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies to convene a workshop to review the ethical, legal, environmental, and other appropriate societal issues related to engineering biology research and development. The goals of the workshop shall be to— (1) assess the current research on such issues; (2) evaluate the research gaps relating to such issues