institutions in developing, pursuing, capturing, and executing defense research with the Department of Defense through contracts and grants. (B) Means and methods for advancing the capacity of covered institutions to conduct research related to national security and defense. (C) The advancements and investments necessary to elevate 25 covered institutions to R2 status on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, 15 covered institutions to R1 status on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, and one covered institution or a consortium of multiple covered institutions to the capability of a University Affiliated Research Center. (D) The facilities and infrastructure for defense-related research at covered institutions as compared to the facilities and infrastructure at universities classified as R1 status on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. (E) Incentives to attract, recruit, and retain leading research faculty to covered institutions. (F) The legal and organizational structure of the contracting entity of covered institutions as compared to the legal and organizational structure of the contracting entity of covered institutions at universities classified as R1 status on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. (G) The ability of covered institutions to develop, protect, and commercialize intellectual property created through defense-related research. (H) The amount of defense research funding awarded to all colleges and universities through contracts and grants for the fiscal years of 2010 through 2019, including— (i) the legal mechanism under which the organization was formed