ing out the project for a period of not more than 3
years.
(2) RENEWAL.—The Secretary may extend for
not more than 3 additional years the authority to
conduct any demonstration project under this sec-
tion, upon approval by the Secretary based on the
effectiveness of the project in achieving the objec-
tives of this section.
(3) TIMING OF GRANT PAYMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may pay grants under this section in advance
or in installments, as the Secretary determines ap-
propriate.
(f) STATE EVALUATION OF PROJECT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that conducts a
demonstration project under this section shall, as a
part of the project—
(A) conduct an evaluation of the effective-
ness and outcomes of the project in improving
the coordination and delivery, and in reducing
the administrative costs, of services to needy
families with children; and
(B) cooperate with the Secretary in the
conduct of national evaluations of the effective-
ness and cost savings of all such demonstration
projects.
(2) REPORT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State authorized
to conduct a demonstration project under this
section shall submit to the Secretary a report
on the results of the evaluation described in
paragraph (1).
(B) TIMING.—The report required by sub-
paragraph (A) with respect to a demonstration
project shall be submitted within 6 months
after the earlier of—
(i) the completion of the project; or
(ii) the end of the 3-year period that
begins with the commencement of the
project.
(g) STATE REPORT ON IMPEDIMENTS TO DELIVERY
OF SERVICES, AND ON MEASURES TAKEN TO ELIMINATE
OR REDUCE SUCH IMPEDIMENTS.—Each State authorized
to conduct a demonstration project under this section shall
submit to the Secretary at such time as the Secretary may
prescribe a report that describes—
(1) the administrative policies and laws of the
Federal Government and of the State or of a politi-
cal subdivision of the State, that the State has iden-
tified as impediments to the coordination of the de-
livery of services to needy families with children; and
(2) the measures that the State has taken or
intends to take to eliminate or reduce the impedi-
ments described in paragraph (1) that are attrib-
utable to administrative policies and laws of the
State or of a political subdivision of the State.
(h) FEDERAL EVALUATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct
evaluations of the implementation and outcomes of
the demonstration projects authorized under this
section.
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 3 years after the
date of the enactment of this section, and annually
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Con-
gress a report the results of the evaluations con-
ducted under paragraph (1) that includes the rec-
ommendations of the Secretary as to any statutory
changes that would improve integration of services
provided through programs included in the dem-
onstration projects conducted under this section.
(3) FUNDING.—The Secretary may reserve up
to 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for grants
under this section for the purpose of conducting and
reporting on evaluations of the demonstration
projects authorized under this section.
(i) NO WAIVER AUTHORITY.—This section shall not
be construed to authorize the Secretary or appropriate
agency head to waive or modify any requirement of any
program described in subsection (b).
(j) STATE DEFINED.—As used in this section, the
term ‘‘State’’ includes the several States, the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United
States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
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