42 U.S.C. § 2992 — Evaluation of projects
submitted 51 years ago by Pub. L. 88-452 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 361 words · no verdicts yet
The Commissioner must arrange evaluations of assisted projects at least every three years, covering their impact, effectiveness, related programs, and service delivery. The section requires standards, possible independent evaluations, participant views, publication and congressional submission of results, and United States ownership of resulting work.
(a) Description and measurement of project* impact, effectiveness, and structure and mechanisms for delivery of services; frequency of evaluations
(1) The Commissioner must arrange, directly or through grants or contracts, evaluations describing and measuring project impact, success in reaching stated goals, effects on related programs, and structure and service-delivery methods. When appropriate, evaluations must compare participants with suitable control groups of nonparticipants. People not directly involved in administering the evaluated program or project must conduct them.
(2) Assisted projects must be evaluated at least every 3 years.
(b) General standards for evaluation
Before obligating fiscal year 1976 funds, the Commissioner must develop and publish general standards for evaluating effectiveness in achieving this subchapter’s objectives. Meeting those standards must be considered when renewing or supplementing assistance.
(c) Independent evaluations
The Commissioner may require assisted agencies to arrange independent evaluations.
(d) Specificity of views
Whenever feasible, the Commissioner must obtain specific views about the programs and projects from people participating in or served by them.
(e) Publication of results; submission to Congress
The Commissioner must publish evaluative research results and summaries of impact and effectiveness evaluations within 90 days after completion, and must send copies to the appropriate congressional committees.
(f) Evaluation results as United States property
The Commissioner must ensure that all studies, evaluations, proposals, and data produced or developed with assistance become United States property.
The Commissioner shall provide, directly or through grants or contracts, for the evaluation of projects assisted under this subchapter including evaluations that describe and measure the impact of such projects, their effectiveness in achieving stated goals, their impact on related programs, and their structure and mechanisms for delivery of services, including, where appropriate, comparisons with appropriate control groups composed of persons who have not participated in such projects. Evaluations shall be conducted by persons not directly involved in the administration of the program or project evaluated.
The projects assisted under this subchapter shall be evaluated in accordance with this section not less frequently than at 3-year intervals.
Prior to obligating funds for the programs and projects covered by this subchapter with respect to fiscal year 1976, the Commissioner shall develop and publish general standards for evaluation of program and project effectiveness in achieving the objectives of this subchapter. The extent to which such standards have been met shall be considered in deciding whether to renew or supplement financial assistance authorized under this subchapter.
In carrying out evaluations under this subchapter, the Commissioner may require agencies which receive assistance under this subchapter to provide for independent evaluations.
In carrying out evaluations under this subchapter, the Commissioner shall, whenever feasible, arrange to obtain the specific views of persons participating in and served by programs and projects assisted under this subchapter about such programs and projects.
The Commissioner shall publish the results of evaluative research and summaries of evaluations of program and project impact and effectiveness not later than ninety days after the completion thereof. The Commissioner shall submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress copies of all such research studies and evaluation summaries.
The Commissioner shall take the necessary action to assure that all studies, evaluations, proposals, and data produced or developed with assistance under this subchapter shall become the property of the United States.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 88–452, title VIII, § 811, formerly § 810, as added Pub. L. 93–644, § 11, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2326; renumbered § 811, Pub. L. 100–175, title V, § 502(3), Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 973; amended Pub. L. 102–375, title VIII, § 822(11), Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1298.)
- 1975Enacted · Pub. L. 88-452 · 88 Stat. 2326
- 1987Amended · Pub. L. 100-175 · 101 Stat. 973
- 1992Amended · Pub. L. 102-375 · 106 Stat. 1298
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