; (ii) one or more community-based organization; or (iii) one or more professional law enforcement association. (C) Annual meeting The Director of the National Science Foundation, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, shall convene an annual meeting of the partnerships participating under this section to foster greater national collaboration. (3) National academies study Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall enter into an agreement with the Academies to conduct a study— (A) to review the research literature and identify research gaps related to policing policies and practices, including research into the causes, consequences, and mitigation of police violence; (B) to present a compendium of promising policing policies and practices, including those shown to reduce the incidence and mitigate the negative consequences of police violence; (C) identify barriers to widespread and sustained implementation of such policies and practices; and (D) to make recommendations to the Foundation, the Department of Justice, law enforcement agencies, and other relevant stakeholders on measures to address such barriers. (b) National Institute of Standards and Technology (1) In general The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall establish a program to support measurement research to inform the development of best practices, benchmarks, methodologies, procedures, and voluntary consensus standards for biometric identification systems and other advanced policing tools to assess and improve fairness in such systems. In carrying out such program, the Director shall— (A) conduct research to support efforts to improve biometric identification systems, including in areas related to conformity assessment, image interoperability, and capture device certification