; (B) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study; and (C) make the results of the study available to the public on the internet website of the Department of Defense. (3) Methodology The studies required by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall each employ a robust methodology that— (A) does not depend on the official pronouncements of the Government of the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party; (B) takes into account the military-civil fusion present in the People’s Republic of China; and (C) employs the building-block method of analysis or a similar method of analysis, as appropriate. (4) Objective The objective of the studies required by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be to provide the people of the United States with an accurate comparison of the defense spending of the People’s Republic of China and the United States. (b) Elements At a minimum, the studies required by this section shall do the following: (1) Determine the amounts invested by each subject country across functional categories for spending, including— (A) defense-related research and development; (B) weapons procurement from domestic and foreign sources; (C) operations and maintenance; (D) pay and benefits; (E) military pensions