Sec. 5. Government Accountability Office report

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Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall conduct a study assessing— the implementation of the amendments made by this Act; any challenges related to integrating the territories of the United States into the AMBER Alert system; the readiness, educational, technological, and training needs of territorial law enforcement agencies in responding to cases involving missing, abducted, or exploited children; and any other related matters the Attorney General or the Secretary of Transportation determines appropriate. The Comptroller General shall submit a report on the findings of the study required under subsection

(a)to— the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and each of the delegates or resident commissioner to the House of Representatives from American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands of the United States. The Comptroller General shall make the report required under subsection

(b)available on a public Government website. The Comptroller General may secure information necessary to conduct the study under subsection

(a)directly from any Federal agency and from any territorial government receiving grant funding under the PROTECT Act. Upon request of the Comptroller General, the head of a Federal agency or territorial government shall furnish the requested information to the Comptroller General. Notwithstanding paragraph (1), nothing in this subsection shall require a Federal agency or any territorial government to produce records subject to a common law evidentiary privilege. Records and information shared with the Comptroller General shall continue to be subject to withholding under sections 552 and 552a of title 5, United States Code. The Comptroller General is obligated to give the information the same level of confidentiality and protection required of the Federal agency or territorial government. The Comptroller General may be requested to sign a nondisclosure or other agreement as a condition of gaining access to sensitive or proprietary data to which the Comptroller General is entitled. The Comptroller General, and any Federal agency and any territorial government that provides information to the Comptroller General, shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure the protection of the personal information of a minor.