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 PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

102 STAT. 329

"APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN RULES AND REGULATIONS

"SEC. 670P. Except when inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter, the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary, as in effect from time to time, to carry out subchapter B shall apply to carrying out this subchapter to the extent that services provided under this subchapter are similar to services provided under subchapter B.

42 USC 9883.

"CONTINUING EVALUATION OF PROJECTS

"SEC. 670Q. (a) The Secretary shall provide, directly or through 42 USC 9884. grants and contracts, for the continuing evaluation of projects under Contracts, this subchapter in order to determine their effectiveness in achieving stated goals, their impact on related programs, and their structure and mechanisms for delivery of services. Such evaluation shall include— "(1) evaluations that measure the impact of such projects; and "(2) where appropriate, comparisons of individuals who participate in such projects with appropriate control groups composed of individuals who do not participate in such projects. "(b) Each evaluation conducted under subsection (a) of a project shall be conducted by persons who are not directly involved in the administration of such project. "(c) In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may require eligible agencies to provide for independent evaluations. "GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

"SEC. 670R. The Secretary shall carry out this subchapter through the administrative entity of the Department of Health and Human Services used by the Secretary to carry out subchapter B.

42 USC 9885.

"DEFINITIONS

"SEC. 670S. As used in this subchapter— "(1) the term 'early intervention services' has the same meaning given that term by section 672(2) of the Education of the Handicapped Act (20 U.S.C. 1472(2)); "(2) the term 'eligible agency' means a Head Start agency, an agency that is eligible to be designated as a Head Start agency under section 641, a community-based organization, an institution of higher education, a public hospital, a community development corporation, or a public or private nonprofit agency or organization specializing in delivering social services to infants or young children; "(3) the term 'institution of higher education' has the same meaning given that term by section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)); "(4) the term 'intensive and comprehensive supportive services' means— "(A) in the case of infants and young children, services designed to enhance the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of such infants and children and such term includes infant and child health services (including screening and referral), child care that meets State licensing requirements, early childhood development programs, early intervention services for children with or atrisk of developmental delays, and nutritional services; and

42 USC 9886.

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