Government accountability office report on the market for independent verification organizations

(a) Annual report Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the state of the market for independent verification organizations licensed under section 5. (b) Contents Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the state of the market for independent verification organizations, including the number of licensed IVOs, their capacity to meet demand for assessments, and any barriers to entry or other factors affecting the development of a competitive and robust IVO market. (2) An evaluation of the degree to which independent verification organizations are independent from the artificial intelligence industry, including any factors that threaten such independence. (3) Recommendations for legislative or administrative policy changes that would help ensure the independence of independent verification organizations from the artificial intelligence industry.