; technical assistance; other administrative requirements (a) Reports The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the following reports relating to the HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Program established under this title: (1) Initial report Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, a report that includes the following: (A) A description of the HCBS infrastructure improvement plans approved by the Secretary under section 101(d). (B) A description of the national landscape with respect to gaps in coverage of home and community-based services, disparities in access to, and utilization of, such services, and barriers to accessing such services. (C) A description of the national landscape with respect to the direct care workforce that provides home and community-based services, including with respect to compensation, benefits, and challenges to the availability of such workers. (2) Subsequent reports Not later than 7 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, a report that includes the following: (A) The number of HCBS program improvement States. (B) A summary of the progress being made by such States with respect to strengthening and expanding access to home and community-based services and the direct care workforce that provides such services and meeting the benchmarks for demonstrating improvements required under section 1905(jj)(5) of the Social Security Act (as added by section 102). (C) A summary of outcomes related to home and community-based services core quality measures and beneficiary and family caregiver surveys. (D) A summary of the challenges and best practices reported by States in expanding access to home and community-based services and supporting and expanding the direct care workforce that provides such services. (b) Technical assistance; guidance