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agency administering a program funded under this Act
and, in so far as practical, in accordance with the Comp-
troller General’s standards for auditing governmental or-
ganizations, programs, activities, and functions.
SEC. 9. EVALUATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 16 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter
into a contract with an independent research organization
under which such organization, in accordance with this
section, conducts an evaluation of the demonstration
projects, individually and as a group, conducted under this
Act.
(b) RESEARCH QUESTIONS.—In evaluating a dem-
onstration project conducted under this Act, the organiza-
tion described in subsection (a) shall address the following:
(1) What activities and uses most effectively in-
volve project participants in the activities and uses
under this Act (with effectiveness measured, for ex-
ample, by duration of participation, frequency of
participation, and intensity of participation).
(2) What activities and uses are most effective
in preventing or removing violent crime and drug
trafficking from a target community.
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(3) What activities and uses are most effective
in supporting or promoting economic development in
a target community.
(4) What activities and uses are most effective
in increasing coordination and assistance between
project participants and with the local police depart-
ment.
(5) What activities and uses are most effective
in preventing or ending retaliation by perpetrators of
crime against project participants.
(c) FUNDING.—Of the funds appropriated under this
Act, the Secretary shall set aside not less than 1 percent
and not more than 3 percent for the evaluations required
under this section.
(d) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 6
months after the date on which the last grant under this
Act terminates, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to
the appropriate committees of the Congress a summary
of each evaluation conducted under this section.
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act, $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997,
1998, 1999, and 2000.
SEC. 11. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Act:
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(1) 
COMMUNITY.—The 
term 
‘‘community’’
means a contiguous geographic area within a large
urban district or encompassing a small urban or
other nonurban area.
(2) DRUG TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘drug traf-
ficking’’ means any offense that could be prosecuted
under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
801, et seq.).
(3) 
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT.—The 
term
‘‘economic development’’ means revitalization and
development activities, including business, commer-
cial, housing, and employment activities, that benefit
a community and its residents.
(4) GRANTEE.—The term ‘‘grantee’’ means a
qualified entity that receives a grant under this Act.
(5) PROJECT PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘‘project
participant’’ means any individual or private-sector
group in a community participating in any of the ac-
tivities established under a demonstration grant
under this Act.
(6) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘qualified
entity’’ means a non-profit organization described in
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 and exempt from taxation under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
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(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(8) VIOLENT CRIME.—The term ‘‘violent crime’’
has the same meaning as the term ‘‘crime of vio-
lence’’ in title 18 of the United States Code.
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