Study

(a) Independent study Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center under which the center will conduct a study of— (1) the current and future domestic market of solar panel production; (2) the ability of the solar panel domestic market to keep pace with technological advancements across the industry; and (3) the current global supply chain and workforce involved with solar panel production. (b) Submission to Congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget receives the study under subsection (b), the Director shall submit the study to— (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.