---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 U.S.C. § 8716"
title: "15"
title_heading: "Commerce and Trade"
number: "8716"
heading: "Study and report by the Government Accountability Office"
release: "119-102"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/15/8716"
units:
  - "Chapter 113 — Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion"
---

# §8716. Study and report by the Government Accountability Office


Not later than 5 years after October 5, 2018, the Comptroller General of the [United States](/usc/15/8702.md?p=19) shall prepare a study, and not later than 8 years after October 5, 2018, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress and the [Secretary](/usc/15/8702.md?p=18) a report, examining—

- (1) how the [Board](/usc/15/8702.md?p=2) spends assessments collected;
- (2) the extent to which the reported activities of the [Board](/usc/15/8702.md?p=2) help achieve the annual objectives of the [Board](/usc/15/8702.md?p=2);
- (3) any changes in demand for [concrete masonry products](/usc/15/8702.md?p=4) relative to other building materials;
- (4) any impact of the activities of the [Board](/usc/15/8702.md?p=2) on the market share of competing products;
- (5) any impact of the activities of the [Board](/usc/15/8702.md?p=2) on the overall size of the market for building products;
- (6) any impact of the activities of the [Board](/usc/15/8702.md?p=2) on the total number of concrete-masonry-related jobs, including manufacturing, sales, and installation;
- (7) any significant effects of the activities of the [Board](/usc/15/8702.md?p=2) on downstream purchasers of [concrete masonry products](/usc/15/8702.md?p=4) and real property into which [concrete masonry products](/usc/15/8702.md?p=4) are incorporated;
- (8) effects on prices of [concrete masonry products](/usc/15/8702.md?p=4) as a result of the activities of the [Board](/usc/15/8702.md?p=2);
- (9) the cost to the Federal Government of an increase in concrete masonry product prices, if any, as a result of the program established by this chapter;
- (10) the extent to which key statutory requirements are met;
- (11) the extent and strength of Federal oversight of the program established by this chapter;
- (12) the appropriateness of administering the program from within the Office of the [Secretary](/usc/15/8702.md?p=18) of Commerce and the appropriateness of administering the program from within any division of the [Department](/usc/15/8702.md?p=7), including whether the [Department](/usc/15/8702.md?p=7) has the expertise, knowledge, or other capabilities necessary to adequately administer the program; and
- (13) any other topic that the Comptroller General considers appropriate.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 115–254, div. E, § 1317, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3484.)