; and (B) any technical or other assistance to be provided to the Governor by the Secretary for purposes of administering the program (which may include access to the information in the common financial reporting form developed under section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090 )). (i) Governor’s report Each Governor shall report to the authorizing committees annually regarding— (1) the number of eligible students from the outlying area attending each eligible institution and the amount of the grant assistance paid to such institutions on behalf of the eligible students; (2) the extent, if any, to which a ratable reduction was made in the amount of tuition and fee payments made on behalf of eligible students from the outlying area; (3) the progress in obtaining recognized academic credentials of the cohort of eligible students from the outlying area for each year; and (4) the number of eligible students whose grant assistance under this section has been converted to a loan, and the repayment of such loans. (j) GAO report Beginning on the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall monitor the effect of the program authorized under this section on educational opportunities for eligible students. The Comptroller General shall analyze whether eligible students had difficulty gaining admission to eligible institutions because of any preference afforded in-State residents by eligible institutions, and shall expeditiously report any findings regarding such difficulty to the authorizing committees. In addition, the Comptroller General shall— (1) analyze the extent to which there are an insufficient number of eligible institutions to which students from outlying areas can gain admission, including admission aided by assistance provided under this section, due to— (A) caps on the number of out-of-State students the institution will enroll