; and (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. (2) Covered elements of the intelligence community The term covered elements of the intelligence community means the elements of the intelligence community that are within the following: (A) The Department of Energy. (B) The Department of Homeland Security. (C) The Department of Justice. (D) The Department of State. (E) The Department of the Treasury. (b) In general The Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence shall, consistent with Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act— (1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that outlines a common methodology for measuring onboarding in covered elements of the intelligence community, including human resources and security processes; (2) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, issue metrics for assessing key phases in the onboarding described in paragraph (1) for which results will be reported by the date that is 90 days after the date of such issuance; (3) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on collaboration among covered elements of the intelligence community on their onboarding processes; (4) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on employment of automated mechanisms in covered elements of the intelligence community, including for tracking personnel as they pass through each phase of the onboarding process