; (2) establish processes to document and track the progress of such veterans under the program in terms of the benefits and improvements noted as a result of the program; and (3) in addition, the Secretary shall continue to collect these data over the course of five years for each veteran who has continued with the dog he or she has personally trained. (f) GAO briefing and study (1) Briefing Not later than one year after the date of the commencement of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the methodology established for the program. (2) Report Not later than 270 days after the date on which the program terminates, the Comptroller General shall submit to the committees specified in paragraph (1) a report on the program. Such report shall include an evaluation of the approach and methodology used for the program with respect to— (A) helping veterans with severe PTSD return to civilian life; (B) relevant metrics, including reduction in metrics such as reduction in scores under the PTSD check-list (PCL–5), improvement in psychosocial function, and therapeutic compliance; and (C) reducing the dependence of participants on prescription narcotics and psychotropic medication. (g) Definition For the purposes of this section, the term service dog training instructor means an instructor who provides the direct training of veterans with PTSD and other post-deployment issues in the art and science of service dog training and handling.