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This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (the federal government's independent auditor) to produce an updated report on the Council on Environmental Quality, a White House office that advises the President on environmental policy. The report must be completed within 120 days of the bill's enactment and will examine whether the Council is properly fulfilling its duties under federal environmental law, particularly regarding a long-running lawsuit about four dams on the Lower Snake River in Washington State. The bill also requires the report to assess whether the Council's current roles could be handled by another federal agency instead, and to detail how often the Council contracts with environmental nonprofits and how many of its staff members have ties to environmental organizations. No specific funding amount is allocated in the bill, as it simply requires an existing government office to produce a report. This legislation appears motivated by concerns about potential conflicts of interest between the Council's decision-making and its relationships with environmental advocacy groups involved in the Snake River dam litigation.

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