; and (2) coordinate the proposed activities of the applicant with existing State and local programs. (k) Technical assistance The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary, may provide technical assistance to eligible entities under subsection (c) to leverage the existing job training and education programs of the Department of Labor and other relevant programs at appropriate Federal agencies. (l) Report Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the Secretary of Labor shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Labor, a report on the program established under this section, including a description of— (1) any entity that receives a grant under this section; (2) any activity carried out using the grants under this section; (3) best practices used to leverage the investment of the Federal Government under this section; and (4) an assessment of the results achieved by the program established under this section, including the rate of employment for participants after completing a job training and education program carried out using a grant under this section. (m) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. 204. GAO study on innovative financing Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to identify— (1) financial and procurement mechanisms currently available to public and private entities to fund smart city or community activities and associated demonstration projects, including pay for performance financing that could deliver measurable and verifiable market and non-market values to smart cities or communities; (2) new, innovative financial and procurement mechanisms under development or used experimentally that may be available, in the near term, to public and private entities to fund smart city or community activities and associated demonstration projects