31 U.S.C. § 717 : US Code - Section 717: Evaluating programs and activities of the United States Government

Search 31 U.S.C. § 717 : US Code - Section 717: Evaluating programs and activities of the United States Government

(a) In this section, "agency" means a department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States Government (except a mixed-
ownership Government corporation) or the District of Columbia
government.
(b) The Comptroller General shall evaluate the results of a
program or activity the Government carries out under existing law -

(1) on the initiative of the Comptroller General;
(2) when either House of Congress orders an evaluation; or
(3) when a committee of Congress with jurisdiction over the
program or activity requests the evaluation.
(c) The Comptroller General shall develop and recommend to
Congress ways to evaluate a program or activity the Government
carries out under existing law.
(d)(1) On request of a committee of Congress, the Comptroller
General shall help the committee to -
(A) develop a statement of legislative goals and ways to assess
and report program performance related to the goals, including
recommended ways to assess performance, information to be
reported, responsibility for reporting, frequency of reports, and
feasibility of pilot testing; and
(B) assess program evaluations prepared by and for an agency.
(2) On request of a member of Congress, the Comptroller General
shall give the member a copy of the material the Comptroller
General compiles in carrying out this subsection that has been
released by the committee for which the material was compiled.