; (B) proposals agreed to by all Quad countries since January 2021 to deepen existing security cooperation, intelligence sharing, economic partnerships, and multilateral coordination; and (C) initiatives and agreements undertaken jointly with Quad countries, in addition to other like-minded partners in the Indo-Pacific, on areas of shared interest since January 2021. (3) A description of the diplomatic and bureaucratic barriers and obstacles to implementing and expanding existing streams of Quad cooperation. (4) A list of recommendations on how Congress could assist in addressing the barriers described in paragraph (3), as well as— (A) any new authorities needed to strengthen United States leadership in and contribution to existing and proposed Quad initiatives and programs; and (B) additional resources needed to scale up and expand successful Quad initiatives and programs. (c) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives