; (2) following up missed phone calls with tailored mailings to ensure the veteran still receives similar information; and (3) striving to reach out to veterans who separated prior to the initiation of the Solid Start program to provide similar services to those veterans, when feasible. 6. Assessment by Government Accountability Office of Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Assessment (1) In general Beginning on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out an assessment of the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (2) Elements The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall analyze the following: (A) How many veterans have been contacted through the Solid Start program since the establishment of the program as compared to how many veterans have not been reached. (B) Whether feedback on the Solid Start program indicates that the program is working. (C) Whether the Solid Start program is meeting the purposes described in section 4. (D) Improvements that could be made to the Solid Start program. (b) Report Not later than 120 days after the date described in subsection (a)(1), the Comptroller General shall— (1) complete the assessment required by such subsection; and (2) submit a report on the findings of the assessment to— (A) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. 7. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act the greater of— (1) such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year to carry out this Act; or (2) the amount expended by the Department of Veterans Affairs during fiscal year 2020 to carry out activities of the Solid Start program.