; and (B) not later than 90 days after the date on which the Under Secretary begins to implement the Strategy, and not less frequently than once every 90 days thereafter until the date on which the Implementation Plan is fully implemented, brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the progress in implementing the Implementation Plan. (d) Government Accountability Office study and report (1) Study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study that shall— (A) examine the efficacy of the Strategy and the Implementation Plan in closing the digital divide; and (B) make recommendations regarding how to improve the Strategy and the Implementation Plan. (2) Report Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Under Secretary submits the Implementation Plan to the appropriate committees of Congress under subsection (b)(1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1). (e) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the authority or jurisdiction of the Commission or confer upon the Under Secretary or any executive agency the power to direct the actions of the Commission, either directly or indirectly. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. (2) Covered agencies The term covered agencies means— (A) the Commission; (B) the Department of Agriculture; (C) the NTIA; (D) the Department of Health and Human Services; (E) the Appalachian Regional Commission; (F) the Delta Regional Authority; (G) the Economic Development Administration; (H) the Department of Education; (I) the Department of the Treasury; (J) the Department of Transportation; (K) the Institute of Museum and Library Services; (L) the Northern Border Regional Commission