EVALUATION BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL

SEC. 1208. EVALUATION BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL (a) Evaluation.— The Comptroller General shall conduct an independent evaluation of the actions taken by the Secretary of Defense to carry out the requirements of this title and the amendments made by this title. Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the evaluation required by this subsection. Such report shall include— (1) an analysis of the effectiveness of the actions taken by the Secretary to carry out the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this title; and (2) such legislative and administrative recommendations as the Comptroller General considers appropriate to meet the objectives of this title and the amendments made by this title. (b) Annual Reports.— (1) For each of the years 1991 through 1998, the Comptroller General shall review the waiver documents submitted to the Director of Acquisition Education, Training, and Career Development under sections 1724(d), 1732(d), and 1734(d) of this title. In conducting the review, the Comptroller General shall determine whether waivers were granted in compliance with this chapter. (2) The Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the results of each review conducted pursuant to paragraph (1). The report shall include a general discussion of the use of the waiver authority provided under this chapter and an identification of any104 STAT. 1666 instances in which a waiver was not properly granted under this chapter. (3) Each report required by paragraph (2) shall be submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than February 1 of the year following a year for which a review is conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).