imbursement, and on a similar basis to cooperate with other 
public and private agencies and instrumentalities in the 
use of services, equipment, and facilities. 
‘‘(d) Payments under this title may be made in ad-
vance or by way of reimbursement and in such installments 
as the Secretary may determine. 
‘‘(e) The Secretary shall not delegate any function of 
the Secretary under this title to any other Federal officer 
or entity. 
‘‘(f)(1) The Secretary shall monitor projects for which 
grants are made under this title to determine whether the 
grantees are complying with rules and regulations issued 
to carry out this title (including the statewide planning, 
consultation, and coordination requirements of this title). 
‘‘(2) Each grantee that receives funds under this title 
shall comply with the applicable uniform cost principles 
and appropriate administrative requirements for grants 
and contracts that are applicable to the type of entity that 
receives funds, as issued as circulars or rules of the Office 
of Management and Budget. 
‘‘(3) Each grantee described in paragraph (2) shall 
prepare and submit a report in such manner and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require re-
garding activities carried out under this title.
‘‘(4) Each grantee described in paragraph (2) shall 
keep records that— 
‘‘(A) are sufficient to permit the preparation of 
reports required by this title; 
‘‘(B) are sufficient to permit the tracing of funds 
to a level of expenditure adequate to ensure that the 
funds have not been spent unlawfully; and 
‘‘(C) contain any other information that the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(g) The Secretary shall establish by rule and imple-
ment a process to evaluate, in accordance with section 513, 
the performance of projects and services carried out under 
this title. The Secretary shall report to the Congress, and 
make available to the public, the results of each such evalua-
tion and shall use such evaluation to improve services deliv-
ered by, or the operation of, projects carried out under this 
title. 
‘‘SEC. 504. PARTICIPANTS NOT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 
‘‘(a) Eligible individuals who are participants in au-
thorized activities in any project funded under this title 
shall not be considered to be Federal employees as a result 
of such participation and shall not be subject to part III 
of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(b) No grant, subgrant, contract or subcontract shall 
be entered into under this title with an entity who is, or
whose employees are, under State law, exempted from oper-
ation of the State workers’ compensation law, generally ap-
plicable to employees unless the entity shall undertake to 
provide either through insurance by a recognized carrier or 
by self-insurance, as authorized by State law, that the per-
sons employed under the grant, contract, subgrant, or sub-
contract shall enjoy workers’ compensation coverage equal 
to that provided by law for covered employment. 
‘‘SEC. 505. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION. 
‘‘(a) The Secretary shall consult with and obtain the 
written views of the Assistant Secretary before issuing rules 
and before establishing general policy in the administration 
of this title. 
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall consult and cooperate with 
the Director of the Office of Community Services, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, and the heads of 
other Federal agencies that carry out related programs, in 
order to achieve optimal coordination with such other pro-
grams. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall pro-
mote programs or projects of a similar nature. Each Fed-
eral agency shall cooperate with the Secretary in dissemi-
nating information relating to the availability of assistance 
under this title and in promoting the identification and 
interests of individuals eligible for employment in projects 
assisted under this title.