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 102 STAT. 2380

Reports.

Appropriation authorization.

42 USC 681 note.

PUBLIC LAW 100-485—OCT. 13, 1988

ents developed by States pursuant to the programs established under part F of title IV of the Social Security Act. (B)(i) The study required under subparagraph (A) shall be based on data gathered from demonstration projects conducted in 5 States chosen by the Secretary from among applications submitted by interested States. Such projects shall be conducted for a period of not less than 3 years upon such terms and conditions (including those involving payments to the participating States) as the Secretary may provide. (ii) A demonstration project conducted under this subparagraph shall use specific outcome measures to test the effectiveness of particular programs. Such measures shall include educational status, employment status, earnings, receipt of aid to families with dependent children under a State plan approved under part A of title rV of the Social Security Act, receipt of other transfer payments, and, to the extent possible, the poverty status of participating families. (iii) A demonstration project conducted under this subparagraph shall use experimental and control groups that are composed of a random sample of participants in the program established under part F of title IV of the Social Security Act. The Secretary shall assure that the experimental design is comparable among localities. (C) Participating States shall provide to the Secretary in such form and with such frequency as he requires interim data from the demonstration projects conducted under this paragraph. The Secretary shall report to the Congress annually on the progress of such projects and shall, not later than one year after the date of final data collection, submit to the Congress the study required under subparagraph (A). (D) There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for the purpose of making payments to States conducting demonstration projects under this section. (3) The Secretary shall establish such uniform reporting requirements as the Secretary determines are appropriate for the purpose of conducting the demonstration projects required under this section. (4) Within 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall convene an advisory panel which may include representatives from the Office of Management and Budget, the Congressional Budget Office, the Congressional Research Service, and the General Accounting Office, and such other individuals and organizations as the Secretary may determine. The panel shall meet periodically to design, implement, and monitor a series of implementation and evaluation studies to assess the methods and effects of the programs initiated under this Act. Insofar as possible, the panel shall work in a collegial fashion; but if consensus cannot be reached among panel members on particular decisions the Secretary of Health and Human Services is authorized to make all final decisions about program design, use of contractors, conduct of particular studies, and any other matters which may come before the panel. (d) STUDY ON APPLICATION OF JOBS PROGRAMS TO INDIANS.—The

Secretary of Health and Human Services, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall conduct a study of— (1) the effectiveness of such employment, training, and education programs for low-income individuals as are specifically

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