; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (5) In the case in which an official of the Department (other than the Secretary) makes a decision on the recognition of an accrediting agency or association that differs from the recommendation made by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity on such recognition, without regard to whether any appeals process with respect to such decision has been concluded, the official shall submit to the authorizing committees the rationale and evidence for such decision. (6) During the first 90-day period of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the authorizing committees the following information with respect to the preceding fiscal year— (A) information about each accrediting agency that the Secretary reviews and evaluates under this subsection; (B) the recommendation of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity about whether to recognize such accrediting agency or association and the rationale for such recommendation; (C) in the case in which an official of the Department (other than the Secretary) makes a decision on the recognition of such accrediting agency or association (without regard to whether any appeals process with respect to such decision has been concluded), such decision and the rationale for such decision; and (D) the final decision of the Secretary on the recognition of such accrediting agency or association and the rationale for such final decision. ; and (6) by adding at the end the following: (r) Evaluation of quality and achievement measures (1) In general The Secretary shall direct the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity to— (A) regularly evaluate the effectiveness of the measures selected and the performance benchmarks established by accrediting agencies and associations under subsection (a)(5)(A)