; (B) develop a plan to implement the program described in subparagraph (A); and (C) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress— (i) a report on the findings of the Director with respect to the study completed pursuant to subparagraph (A); and (ii) the plan developed pursuant to subparagraph (B). (2) Study elements The study completed pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) shall address the following: (A) For contracts agreed to after the date of the enactment of this Act, how private entities that contract with the intelligence community would make payments for additional clearances for their employees and how the intelligence community would receive payments. (B) A list of and changes to provisions of law required in order to fully implement the program required by subsection (c) and achieve the intent indicated in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. (C) Such considerations as the Director may have for carrying out the program required by subsection (c) and achieving the intent indicated in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. (c) Program to authorize additional security clearances for certain contractors Subject to the limitations described in subsection (d), the Director shall establish a program under which— (1) any entity that enters into a covered contract or agreement with an element of the intelligence community may designate an additional number of covered persons who may submit an application for a security clearance; (2) the appropriate authorized investigative agency and authorized adjudicative agency, as such terms are defined in section 3001(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 50 U.S.C. 3341(a) ), shall— (A) upon receiving such an application— (i) conduct an appropriate investigation of the background of the additional covered person; and (ii) make a determination as to whether the additional covered person is eligible for access to classified information