Sec. 12505. REPORT ON BUSINESS CENTERS

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## SEC. 12505 REPORT ON BUSINESS CENTERS ###

(a)In General Not later than 365 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report evaluating each business center established in the Department of Agriculture. ###

(b)Inclusions The report under subsection

(a)shall include— ####

(1)an examination of the effectiveness of each business center in carrying out its mission, including any recommendations to improve the operation of and function of any of those business centers; and ####

(2)an evaluation of— #####

(A)the impact the business centers have on customer service of the Department of Agriculture; #####

(B)the impact on the annual budget for agencies the budget offices of which have been relocated to the business center, and the effectiveness of funds used to support the business centers, including an accounting of all discretionary and mandatory funding provided to the business center for conservation and farm services from— ######

(i)the Natural Resources Conservation Service; ######

(ii)the Farm Service Agency; and ######

(iii)the Risk Management Agency; #####

(C)funding described in subparagraph

(B)spent on information technology modernizations; #####

(D)the impact that the business centers have had on the human resources of the Department of Agriculture, including hiring; #####

(E)any concerns or problems with the business centers; and #####

(F)any positive or negative impact that the business centers have had on the functionality of the Department of Agriculture.