; (2) the implications for such excluded facilities of exempting such facilities from regulation; and (3) the implications of exempting such facilities from regulation for the communities located in the same geographic areas as such facilities. (b) Report to Congress Not later than 16 months after entering into an agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes the findings and recommendations of the independent assessment required by subsection (a). (c) Appropriate congressional committees In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. 10. Study on feasibility of waiver program (a) Study required The Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct a study to assess the feasibility and desirability of establishing a process under which certain chemical facilities, as determined by the Secretary, may apply to for a waiver of certain regulatory requirements under title XXI of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) upon showing that— (1) the requirements under such title are covered, to the same extent and in the same manner, under another Federal regulatory program; (2) the facility is in full and complete compliance with such other Federal regulatory program, as shown through timely scheduled inspections, audits, and other supporting evidence