GAO study and report

(a) Study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a comprehensive qualitative and quantitative study to— (1) track evictions during the period for which appropriate data is available or the 30-year period preceding the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is shorter; (2) analyze local eviction laws, regulations, and judicial process; and (3) assess the factors that contribute to evictions and whether those factors differ in urban areas versus suburban and rural areas, as well as across different protected class groups, including race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, and age. (b) Report Not earlier than 5 years but not later than 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the grants awarded pursuant to sections 4, 6, and 8 of this Act, including best estimates of the amount saved, if any, at all levels of government on housing, medical, or social welfare programs, as well as any additional revenues generated by participants being more likely to remain employed or for other reasons. (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.