assistance to congress by general accounting office

assistance to congress by general accounting office Sec. 204. (a) The Comptroller General shall review and analyze the results of Government programs and activities carried on under existing law, including the making of cost benefit studies, when ordered by either House of Congress, or upon his own initiative, or when requested by any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate, or any joint committee of the two Houses, having jurisdiction over such programs and activities. (b) The Comptroller General shall have available in the General Accounting Office employees who are expert in analyzing and conducting cost benefit studies of Government programs. Upon request of any committee of either House or any joint committee of the two Houses, the Comptroller General shall assist such committee or joint committee, or the staff of such committee or joint committee— (1) in analyzing cost benefit studies furnished by any Federal agency to such committee or joint committee; or (2) in conducting cost benefit studies of programs under the jurisdiction of such committee or joint committee.