Sec. 505. Government Accountability Office audit
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Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States (referred to in this section as the Comptroller General ) shall conduct an audit to assess estimates of postharvest food loss and waste in the United States, including estimates by the Department of Agriculture and other government, academic, and industry stakeholders. The Comptroller General, as part of the audit conducted under subsection (a)— shall— assess the extent to which the estimates described in that subsection provide a valid benchmark for the amount and value of postharvest food loss and waste in the United States; evaluate the reliability of the data, and the validity and accuracy of the assumptions and models, underlying the estimates; and if appropriate, include recommendations to improve the estimates; and if the Comptroller General determines that the estimates described in that subsection are invalid under paragraph (1)(A), may conduct an estimate of postharvest food loss and waste in the United States.