20 U.S.C. § 1226c (EDUCATION)
§ 1226c. Biennial evaluation report
Not later than March 31, 1995, and every two years after such date, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate an evaluation report on the effectiveness of applicable programs in achieving such programs’ legislated intent and purposes during the two preceding fiscal years. Such report shall—
(1) contain program profiles that include legislative citations, multiyear funding histories, and legislated purposes;
(2) contain recent information on the progress being made toward the achievement of program objectives, including listings of program performance indicators, data from performance measurement based on the indicators, and information on the costs and benefits of the applicable programs being evaluated;
(3) address significant program activities, such as initiatives for program improvement, regulations, and program monitoring and evaluation;
(4) list the principal analyses and studies supporting the major conclusions in such report;
(5) be prepared in concise summary form with necessary detailed data and appendixes, including available data to indicate the effectiveness of the programs and projects by the race, sex, disability and age of beneficiaries of such programs and projects; and
(6) include the results of the program evaluations conducted in accordance with section 7981 of this title.
(Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 425, formerly § 417, as added Pub. L. 93–380, title V, § 506(a)(3)(C), Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 564; amended Pub. L. 95–561, title XII, § 1246(a), (b), Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2354; Pub. L. 96–46, § 4(b), Aug. 6, 1979, 93 Stat. 342; Pub. L. 96–374, title XIII, § 1305, Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1497; Pub. L. 98–511, title VII, § 705, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2406; renumbered § 425 and amended Pub. L. 103–382, title II, §§ 212(b)(1), 235, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3913, 3916; Pub. L. 103–437, § 7(a)(2), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4587; Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1076(h), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2091; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(mm)(1), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2176.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 425 of Pub. L. 90–247 was renumbered section 432, and is classified to section 1231b–2 of this title.
Another prior section 425 of Pub. L. 90–247 was renumbered section 434, and is classified to section 1231d of this title.
Another prior section 425 of Pub. L. 90–247 was renumbered section 423, and is classified to section 1226a–1 of this title.
heading: Amendments
text: 2015—Par. (6). Pub. L. 114–95 substituted “section 7981 of this title” for “section 7941 of this title”.
2002—Par. (6). Pub. L. 107–110 substituted “7941” for “8941”.
1994—Pub. L. 103–437, which directed that section 417(a) of Pub. L. 90–247 be amended by substituting “Labor and Human Resources” for “Human Resources”, could not be executed because this section, which was section 417 of Pub. L. 90–247, was renumbered section 425 and amended generally by Pub. L. 103–382.
Pub. L. 103–382, § 235, amended section generally, substituting single undesignated par. relating to biennial evaluation reports for former subsecs. (a) and (b) relating to annual evaluation reports and including requirement for information on contracts and grants for evaluations of programs.
1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–511 substituted “December 31” for “November 1”.
1980—Subsec. (a)(F). Pub. L. 96–374 inserted “, including tabulations of available data to indicate the effectiveness of the programs and projects by the sex, race, and age of its beneficiaries” after “detailed data and appendices”.
1979—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–46 substituted “(a) Not later than” for “(a)(1) Not later than” and struck out par. (2) which provided that, in the case of programs and projects assisted under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the report include a survey of how many children counted under section 103(c) of such Act do or do not participate in such programs and projects and how many disadvantaged children do or do not participate in such programs and projects.
1978—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95–561 inserted “(including compliance with provisions of law requiring the maintenance of non-Federal expenditures for the purposes of such applicable programs)” after “effectiveness of applicable programs” and substituted “Committee on Human Resources” for “Committee on Labor and Public Welfare” in provisions preceding subpar. (A).
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Change of Name
text: Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Education and the Workforce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Senate changed to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of Senate by Senate Resolution No. 20, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 19, 1999.
heading: Effective Date of 2015 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.
heading: Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 107–110 effective Jan. 8, 2002, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6301 of this title.
heading: Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 98–511, title VII, § 711, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2408, provided that:
“(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act [see Tables for classification] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 19, 1984] or October 1, 1984, whichever occurs later.
“(b) The amendments made by title I of this Act [see Tables for classification] shall take effect on July 1, 1985.”
heading: Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 96–374 effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 1393(a) of Pub. L. 96–374, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
heading: Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 96–46 effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 8 of Pub. L. 96–46, set out as a note under section 930 of this title.
heading: Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 95–561 effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 1530(a) of Pub. L. 95–561, set out as a note under section 1221e–3 of this title.