§ 6508. Studies and reports

• (a)
  • (1) When requested by a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over a grant program, the Comptroller General shall study the program. The study shall include a review of—
    • (A) the extent to which—
      • (i) the program conflicts with or duplicates other grant programs; and
      • (ii) more effective, efficient, economical, and uniform administration of the program may be achieved by changing the requirements and procedures applicable to it; and
    • (B) budgetary, accounting, reporting, and administrative procedures of the program.
  • (2) The Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on a study made under this subsection and any recommendations. To the extent practicable, a report on an expiring program shall be submitted in the year before the year in which a program ends.
• (b)
  • (1) When requested by a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over a grant program, the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations shall study the intergovernmental relations aspects of the program, including—
    • (A) the impact of the program on the structural organization of States and local governments and on Federal-State-local fiscal relations; and
    • (B) the coordination of administration of the program by the United States Government and State and local governments.
  • (2) The Commission shall submit to the committee requesting the study and to Congress a report and any recommendations.