; and (2) collaborate with other Federal agencies as appropriate. (e) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing the following: (1) Interagency coordination between each Federal agency involved in the activities carried out under this section, including activities described in subsection (c). (2) Potential opportunities to expand the technical capabilities of the Department and the Administration with respect to those activities. (3) Collaborative research achievements with respect to those activities. (4) Areas of future mutually beneficial gains as a result of those activities. (5) Continuation of coordination between the Department and the Administration on those activities. 4. Initiative on development of advanced weather models using advanced computing techniques (a) Computing research initiative (1) In general The Administrator, in collaboration with the Secretary, shall carry out an initiative that may leverage advanced computing techniques and the expertise of the Department to develop and deploy advanced weather models to conduct proof of concept scenarios in comparison with current issued models (in this section referred to as the Initiative ). (2) Process The Administrator, in collaboration with the Secretary, shall carry out the Initiative through a competitive, merit-reviewed process and consider applications from Federal agencies, National Laboratories, institutions of higher education, nonprofit institutions, and other appropriate entities (or a consortia thereof). (3) Components In carrying out the Initiative, the Administrator, in collaboration with the Secretary, shall prevent duplication and coordinate research efforts in advanced computing techniques across the Administration, and may— (A) leverage related efforts and data from the National Science and Technology Council, the Interagency Council for Advancing Meteorological Services, and other relevant