and Artificial Intelligence Officer with respect to the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a). (2) Form The final report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified for, but may include a classified annex. 6. Report on data sharing and coordination (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on ways to improve data sharing, interoperability, and quality, as may be appropriate, across the Department of Defense. (b) Contents The report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of policies, practices, and cultural barriers that impede data sharing and interoperability, and lead to data quality issues, among components of the Department. (2) The impact a lack of appropriate levels of data sharing, interoperability, and quality has on Departmental collaboration, efficiency, interoperability, and joint-decisionmaking. (3) A review of current efforts to promote appropriate data sharing, including to centralize data management, such as the AVANA program. (4) A description of near-, mid-, and long-term efforts that the Office of the Secretary of Defense plans to implement to promote data sharing and interoperability, including efforts to improve data quality. (5) A detailed plan to implement a data sharing and interoperability strategy that supports effective development and employment of artificial intelligence-enabled military applications. (6) A detailed assessment of the implementation of the Department of Defense Data Strategy issued in 2020, as well as the use of data decrees to improve management rigor in the Department when it comes to data sharing and interoperability. (7) Any recommendations for Congress with respect to assisting the Department in these efforts.