REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL ON CHANGES TO PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION STRUCTURE.

SEC. 3523. REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL ON CHANGES TO PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION STRUCTURE. (a) Report.—The Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report analyzing the effectiveness of the fiscal, operational, and management structure of the Panama Canal Commission and setting forth recommendations for such changes to that structure as the Comptroller General determines would, if implemented, enable the Commission to operate more efficiently and, thereby, serve as a model for the Government of Panama for the operation of the Panama Canal after the transfer of the Panama Canal on December 31, 1999, pursuant to the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements. The Comptroller General shall submit the report to Congress not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Preparation of Report.— In developing the report required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall seek the views of each of the following: (1) The Secretary of State. (2) The Secretary of Defense. (3) The Secretary of the Treasury. (4) The Secretary of Commerce. (5) The Secretary of Transportation. (6) The Panama Canal Commission. (c) Report To Be Consistent With Panama Canal Treaty.—The recommendations in the report submitted by the Comptroller General pursuant to subsection (a) shall be consistent with the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements.