; (II) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration; (III) the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; (IV) the National Institute of Standards and Technology; (V) the Department of State; (VI) the National Science Foundation; and (VII) the Department of Homeland Security; and (ii) other representatives from the private and public sectors, at the discretion of the NTIA Administrator. (C) Duties The advisory committee established under subparagraph (A) shall advise the NTIA Administrator on technology developments to help inform— (i) the strategic direction of the R&D Fund; and (ii) efforts of the Federal Government to promote a more secure, diverse, sustainable, and competitive supply chain. (7) Reports to Congress (A) Initial report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the NTIA Administrator shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report with— (i) additional recommendations on promoting the competitiveness and sustainability of trusted suppliers in the wireless supply chain; and (ii) any additional authorities needed to facilitate the timely adoption of open standards-based equipment, including authority to provide loans, loan guarantees, and other forms of credit extension that would maximize the use of designated funds. (B) Annual report For each fiscal year for which amounts in the R&D Fund are available under this subsection, the NTIA Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that— (i) describes how, and to whom, amounts in the R&D Fund have been deployed; (ii) details the progress of the NTIA Administrator in meeting the objectives described in paragraph (4)