STUDY BY THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.

SEC. 50002. STUDY BY THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE. (a) In General.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall study and assess the effectiveness and impact of grants authorized by part V of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 as added by section 50001(a) and report to Congress the results of the study on or before January 1, 1997. (b) Documents and Information.—The Attorney General and grant recipients shall provide the Comptroller General with all relevant documents and information that the Comptroller General deems necessary to conduct the study under subsection (a), including the identities and criminal records of program participants. (c) Criteria.—In assessing the effectiveness of the grants made under programs authorized by part V of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, the Comptroller General shall consider, among other things— (1) recidivism rates of program participants; (2) completion rates among program participants; (3) drug use by program participants; and (4) the costs of the program to the criminal justice system.