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 124 STAT. 340 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 under subsection (g)(2) and other research and evaluation activities carried out under subsection (h)(3). ‘‘(9) A description of other State programs that include home visitation services, including, if applicable to the State, other programs carried out under this title with funds made available from allotments under section 502(c), programs funded under title IV, title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (relating to community-based grants for the prevention of child abuse and neglect), and section 645A of the Head Start Act (relating to Early Head Start programs). ‘‘(10) Other information as required by the Secretary. ‘‘(f) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—Funds provided to an eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall supplement, and not supplant, funds from other sources for early childhood home visitation programs or initiatives. ‘‘(g) EVALUATION.— ‘‘(1) INDEPENDENT, EXPERT ADVISORY PANEL.—The Sec- retary, in accordance with subsection (h)(1)(A), shall appoint an independent advisory panel consisting of experts in program evaluation and research, education, and early childhood development— ‘‘(A) to review, and make recommendations on, the design and plan for the evaluation required under para- graph (2) within 1 year after the date of enactment of this section; ‘‘(B) to maintain and advise the Secretary regarding the progress of the evaluation; and ‘‘(C) to comment, if the panel so desires, on the report submitted under paragraph (3). ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT EVALUATION.—On the basis of the recommendations of the advisory panel under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, by grant, contract, or interagency agree- ment, conduct an evaluation of the statewide needs assessments submitted under subsection (b) and the grants made under subsections (c) and (h)(3)(B). The evaluation shall include— ‘‘(A) an analysis, on a State-by-State basis, of the results of such assessments, including indicators of maternal and prenatal health and infant health and mor- tality, and State actions in response to the assessments; and ‘‘(B) an assessment of— ‘‘(i) the effect of early childhood home visitation programs on child and parent outcomes, including with respect to each of the benchmark areas specified in subsection (d)(1)(A) and the participant outcomes described in subsection (d)(2)(B); ‘‘(ii) the effectiveness of such programs on different populations, including the extent to which the ability of programs to improve participant outcomes varies across programs and populations; and ‘‘(iii) the potential for the activities conducted under such programs, if scaled broadly, to improve health care practices, eliminate health disparities, and improve health care system quality, efficiencies, and reduce costs. Assessment. Grants. Contracts. Establishment.