42 U.S.C. § 8007 — Evaluation of applications and programs
submitted 48 years ago by Pub. L. 95-557 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 357 words · no verdicts yet
This law tells HUD's Secretary how to evaluate congregate services applications and running programs. Applications are judged on need, speed, existing local services, staff qualifications, and fees. Ongoing programs must be reviewed yearly and reported to Congress, and a 1988 report studied the program's future.
This section tells the Secretary* how to judge both applications for funding and programs already receiving it.
(a) Application evaluations. When reviewing applications, the Secretary must weigh: the types and priority of services proposed, and how well they fit residents' needs (1); how fast the services will start after approval (2); how well existing local social services already help residents stay independent and avoid unnecessary institutionalization (3); the qualifications of the professional assessment committee's members (4); and whether the proposed fee schedule is reasonable (5).
(b) Program evaluations. For programs already getting money, the Secretary must set up a review process, including a requirement that every agency and nonprofit submit an annual report evaluating its own program's impact and effectiveness (1), and must publish and send Congress a yearly report evaluating congregate services programs* overall, based partly on those annual reports (2).
(c) Report to Congress.
(1) The Secretary shall contract with a university or research institution to write a report covering: how many elderly* people in federally assisted housing* were at risk of institutionalization (A); a comparison of different ways states deliver services to older people in assisted housing, including the congregate housing* services program (B); an assessment of federal, state*, and local funding available for congregate housing services (C); and legislative recommendations on whether state housing agencies could run the program on a matching-grant basis (D).
(2) The Secretary shall submit the report to Congress by September 30, 1988.
In evaluating applications for assistance under this chapter, the Secretary* shall consider—
the types and priorities of the basic services proposed to be provided, and the relationship of such proposal to the needs and characteristics of the eligible residents of the projects where the services are to be provided;
how quickly services will be established following approval of the application;
the degree to which local social services are adequate for the purpose of assisting eligible project* residents to maintain independent living and avoid unnecessary institutionalization;
the professional qualifications of the members of the professional assessment committee*; and
the reasonableness of fee schedules established for each congregate service.
In evaluating programs receiving assistance under this chapter, the Secretary shall—
establish procedures for the review and evaluation of the performance of nonprofit corporations and public housing agencies receiving assistance under this chapter, including provisions for the submission of an annual report, by each such nonprofit corporation* and public housing agency, which evaluates the impact and effectiveness of its congregate services program; and
publish annually and submit to the Congress, a report on and evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of congregate services programs* assisted under this chapter. Such report and evaluation shall be based, in part, on the evaluations required to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1).
The Secretary shall contract with a university or qualified research institution to produce a report—
documenting the number of elderly* living in federally assisted housing* at risk of institutionalization;
studying and comparing alternative delivery systems in the States, including the congregate housing* services program, to provide services to older persons in assisted congregate housing;
assessing existing and potential financial resources at the Federal, State*, and local levels for the support of congregate housing services; and
making legislative recommendations as to the feasibility of permitting State housing agencies and other appropriate State agencies to participate and operate the program on a matching grant basis.
The Secretary shall submit the report to the Congress not later than September 30, 1988.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 95–557, title IV, § 408, Oct. 31, 1978, 92 Stat. 2108; Pub. L. 98–181, title I [title II, § 224(a)], Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1191; Pub. L. 100–242, title I, § 163(b), (c), Feb. 5, 1988, 101 Stat. 1860.)
- 1978Enacted · Pub. L. 95-557 · 92 Stat. 2108
- 1983Amended · Pub. L. 98-181 · 97 Stat. 1191
- 1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-242 · 101 Stat. 1860
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 95-557 on 1978-10-31.
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