; (B) for each project— (i) the project title; (ii) the grant or contract number; (iii) the research abstract; (iv) the research location; (v) the cost to taxpayers during the previous fiscal year and since inception; (vi) the number of dogs or cats used; (vii) the projected start and end dates; (viii) the Department of Agriculture pain and distress category; and (ix) the amount of funds obligated or estimated to be obligated for each such project; (C) an explanation of— (i) efforts to phase out the use of dogs and cats in research that is conducted or funded by the NIH; and (ii) any barriers to such phase out; and (D) the number of dogs and cats retired and adopted from research conducted or funded by the NIH. (b) GAO study on NIH dog and cat research and efforts To reduce use of dogs and cats in testing Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the Congress that— (1) reviews and summarizes the use of dogs and cats in research that is conducted or funded by the NIH; (2) identifies NIH policies and initiatives aimed at reducing and replacing the specific use of dogs and cats in research that causes significant pain or distress and is conducted or funded by the NIH; (3) assesses the effectiveness of any NIH policies and initiatives aimed at reducing and replacing the use of dogs and cats in NIH-conducted and funded research; (4) compares NIH efforts to reduce and replace dog and cat testing to similar efforts at other Federal agencies; (5) identifies areas where the NIH can improve— (A) efforts to reduce and replace the use of dogs and cats in research that is conducted or funded by the NIH; and (B) public reporting on progress made; (6) assesses the effectiveness of any NIH policies and initiatives aimed at retiring and re-homing dogs and cats no longer needed in research conducted or funded by the NIH