GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STUDY OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY.

SEC. 212. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STUDY OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY. (a) Study of NED.— The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the operations of the National Endowment for Democracy. Such study shall evaluate— (1) the programs and operations of the National Endowment for Democracy; (2) the effectiveness of the National Endowment for Democracy in fulfilling its goals; and (3) the management structure of the National Endowment for Democracy, including— (A) an assessment of the present composition of the board of directors; and (B) the capability and effectiveness of the board in providing objective oversight of the programs and operations of the National Endowment for Democracy. (b) Report to Congress.— Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit a report of the findings of such study to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.