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LegalText 31 U.S.C. § 717 Evaluating programs and activities of the United States Government us united_states_code code_section 31 MONEY AND FINANCE 7 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 717 31 U.S.C. § 717 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc31@119-100.zip /us/usc/t31/s717 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-31/usc31.xml c21dae58958ff5466deeee622818d19d1def7e84f5a3ca614273e88f526bfaaf 94d3fba324cbbc12277242f872f8f47cff5250dbcdc0057fe857212764e4b704 391f2878e651b23198889b4f69524ab708bb68d3d454365b65c0a35bf500cb78 2026-07-04 official
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31 U.S.C. § 717 - Evaluating programs and activities of the United States Government

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(a) In this section, “agency” means a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government (except a mixed-ownership Government corporation) or the District of Columbia government.

(b) The Comptroller General shall evaluate the results of a program or activity the Government carries out under existing law—

(1) on the initiative of the Comptroller General;

(2) when either House of Congress orders an evaluation; or

(3) when a committee of Congress with jurisdiction over the program or activity requests the evaluation.

(c) The Comptroller General shall develop and recommend to Congress ways to evaluate a program or activity the Government carries out under existing law.

(d) (1) On request of a committee of Congress, the Comptroller General shall help the committee to—

(A) develop a statement of legislative goals and ways to assess and report program performance related to the goals, including recommended ways to assess performance, information to be reported, responsibility for reporting, frequency of reports, and feasibility of pilot testing; and

(B) assess program evaluations prepared by and for an agency.

(2) On request of a member of Congress, the Comptroller General shall give the member a copy of the material the Comptroller General compiles in carrying out this subsection that has been released by the committee for which the material was compiled.

(Pub. L. 97258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 893.)

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Historical and Revision Notes Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 717(a)31:1157.Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91510, § 207, 84 Stat. 1168. 717(b)31:1154(a).Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91510, § 204(a)(c), 84 Stat. 1168; restated July 12, 1974, Pub. L. 93344, § 702(a), 88 Stat. 326. 717(c)31:1154(c). 717(d)31:1154(b). Subsection (a) restates the source provisions because of section 701 of the revised title and for consistency with section 101 of the revised title. In subsection (b), before clause (1), the word “evaluate” is substituted for “review and evaluate” to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (3), the words “a committee of Congress” are substituted for “any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate, or any joint committee of the two Houses” for consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words. In subsection (c), the word “evaluate” is substituted for “review and evaluation” to eliminate unnecessary words. In subsection (d)(1), before clause (A), the words “committee of Congress” are substituted for “committee of either House or any joint committee of the two Houses” for consistency and to eliminate unnecessary words. In clause (A), the words “objectives and”, “actual”, and “but are not limited to” are omitted as surplus. In clause (B), the words “analyzing and” and “or evaluation studies” are omitted as surplus. In subsection (d)(2), the word “Congress” is substituted for “either House” for clarity. The words “statement or other” are omitted as surplus.