; and (2) collaborate with other Federal agencies, as appropriate. (e) Merit review process The Secretary and the Administrator shall ensure any competitive awards made to carry out the activities under section (a) shall follow all appropriate laws and agency policies, including the following: (1) Selection by merit-review-based processes. (2) Consideration of applications from Federal agencies, National Laboratories, institutions of higher education, non-profit institutions, and other appropriate entities. (f) Report Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary and the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a report detailing the following: (1) Interagency research and development coordination activities between the Department of Energy and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration carried out under this section. (2) How such coordination activities expand the technical capabilities of the Department and the Administration. (3) Collaborative research and development achievements. (4) Areas of future mutually beneficial activities, including potential applications of clean energy technologies, such as marine energy. (5) Continuation of coordination activities between the Department of Energy and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (g) Research security The activities authorized under this section shall be applied in a manner consistent with subtitle D of title VI of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (enacted as division B Public Law 117–167 ; 42 U.S.C. 19231 et seq. ).