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 120 STAT. 2556

PUBLIC LAW 109–365—OCT. 17, 2006

manner, and accompanied by such information as the Assistant Secretary may reasonably require. ‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—Organizations eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract under subsection (a)— ‘‘(1) to carry out activities described in subsection (a)(1), shall be organizations that provide opportunities for older individuals to participate in activities described in subsection (a)(1); and ‘‘(2) to carry out activities described in subsection (a)(2), shall be organizations with the capacity to conduct the coordination, promotion, and facilitation described in subsection (a)(2), through the use of multigenerational coordinators. ‘‘(f) LOCAL EVALUATION AND REPORT.— ‘‘(1) EVALUATION.—Each organization receiving a grant or a contract under subsection (a) to carry out a project described in subsection (a) shall evaluate the multigenerational activities or civic engagement activities carried out under the project to determine— ‘‘(A) the effectiveness of the activities involved; ‘‘(B) the impact of such activities on the community being served and the organization providing the activities; and ‘‘(C) the impact of such activities on older individuals involved in such project. ‘‘(2) REPORT.—The organization shall submit a report to the Assistant Secretary containing the evaluation not later than 6 months after the expiration of the period for which the grant or contract is in effect. ‘‘(g) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 months after the Assistant Secretary receives the reports described in subsection (f)(2), the Assistant Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate a report that assesses the evaluations and includes, at a minimum— ‘‘(1) the names or descriptive titles of the projects funded under subsection (a); ‘‘(2) a description of the nature and operation of the projects; ‘‘(3) the names and addresses of organizations that conducted the projects; ‘‘(4) in the case of projects carried out under subsection (a)(1), a description of the methods and success of the projects in recruiting older individuals as employees and as volunteers to participate in the projects; ‘‘(5) in the case of projects carried out under subsection (a)(1), a description of the success of the projects in retaining older individuals participating in the projects as employees and as volunteers; ‘‘(6) in the case of projects carried out under subsection (a)(1), the rate of turnover of older individual employees and volunteers in the projects; ‘‘(7) a strategy for disseminating the findings resulting from the projects described in paragraph (1); and ‘‘(8) any policy change recommendations relating to the projects. ‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:

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