; and (ii) the average response time by each Federal agency for such an extension. (C) How the reporting requirements under chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code, impact the ability of a contractor to compete with foreign competitors. (D) How the Federal Government uses Federal reporting under chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code, by contractors and suggested improvements to ensure there is an improved public-private partnership. (E) Barriers that Federal reporting requirements under chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code, create for contractors to develop inventions, as defined in section 201 of title 35, United States Code. (F) The time and effort institutions of higher education must use for the management and reporting required under chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code, including— (i) input from contractors with various sizes, budgets, geographical positions, and specialties; (ii) with respect to any institution of higher education included in the report, a consideration of the specific research designations for that institution, including whether the institution is classified as an R1 or R2 doctoral university, according to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education framework; and (iii) how such contractors vary on their ability to efficiently comply with the requirements under that chapter. (G) Difficulties contractors encounter in using the patent reporting system deployed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (commonly known as, and referred to in this paragraph as, iEdison ) and recommendations to address those difficulties. (H) If any other Federal agency does not use iEdison, whether that Federal agency— (i) would benefit from using a singular standard Federal reporting system