Independent evaluation by the Comptroller General

(a) Independent evaluation required The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an independent evaluation of the program and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the results of the evaluation. The report shall include— (1) the performance metrics established by the Secretary to evaluate the program established under section 2; and (2) the effectiveness of the program established under section 2 in meeting the objectives described in section 2(c). (b) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate.