; (3) require the agency to provide information to the Commission as appropriate; and (4) consult with the Government Accountability Office, the Office of Management and Budget, the Comptroller General of the United States, and the chairman and ranking minority members of the committees of Congress with oversight responsibility for the agency being reviewed regarding the operation of the agency. (e) Use of program inventory The Commission shall use the program inventory prepared under section 9 in reviewing the efficiency and public need for each agency under subsection (a). 5. Criteria for review The Commission shall evaluate the efficiency and public need for each agency pursuant to section 4 using the following criteria: (1) The effectiveness, and the efficiency of the operation of, the programs carried out by each such agency. (2) Whether the programs carried out by the agency are cost-effective. (3) Whether the agency has acted outside the scope of its original authority, and whether the original objectives of the agency have been achieved. (4) Whether less restrictive or alternative methods exist to carry out the functions of the agency. (5) The extent to which the jurisdiction of, and the programs administered by, the agency duplicate or conflict with the jurisdiction and programs of other agencies. (6) The potential benefits of consolidating programs administered by the agency with similar or duplicative programs of other agencies, and the potential for consolidating such programs. (7) The number and types of beneficiaries or persons served by programs carried out by the agency. (8) The extent to which any trends, developments, and emerging conditions that are likely to affect the future nature and extent of the problems or needs that the programs carried out by the agency are intended to address. (9) The extent to which the agency has complied with the provisions contained in the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 ( Public Law 103–62