; and (2) if the Secretary exercises the option described in subsection (c)(2)(B), not later than the date that is 2 years after the date of establishment of the Task Force, produce an interim report containing the information described in paragraph (1). (h) Methodology (1) In general To complete the report under subparagraphs (I) through (K) of subsection (g)(1), the Task Force shall consult with the National Transportation Safety Board and use all available data compiled and analysis conducted on safety incidents and irregularities collected during the relevant fiscal years from the following: (A) Flight Operations Quality Assurance. (B) Aviation Safety Action Program. (C) Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing. (D) The Aviation Safety Reporting System. (E) Aviation safety recommendations and investigation findings of the National Transportation Safety Board. (F) Other relevant programs or sources. (2) Protection of information The Task Force shall ensure that any data described in paragraph (1) has strong protections to protect employees from data being used to undertake punitive measures against the employee or personal liability. (i) Applicable law Section 1013 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the Task Force. 7. Research and development program on new approaches to data analysis for aviation safety (a) In general The Secretary shall establish a new research and development program to be undertaken by the FAA’s Consortium in Aviation Operations Research (NEXTOR III) to investigate and develop new approaches to data analysis for understanding the factors in aviation safety incidents and identifying emerging risks of future safety incidents. (b) Approaches The approaches described in subsection (a) include the use of new algorithms for analyzing the text and audio of communications between flight crews and air traffic controllers and the use of machine learning or artificial intelligence methods for analyzing a variety of data sets, including, data on weather, performance of