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PUBLIC LAW 92-424-SEPT. 19, 1972

[86 STAT.

Comma and the following: "and such programs shall include any program, project, or activity otherwise authorized under the provisions of this title for which academic credit is granted to volunteer participants in connection with their volunteer service (not including time devoted to training)". EVALUATION"

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^"SEC. 27. (>) The Economic Opportunity Act of 19t>4 is further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new title: "TITLE IX—EVALI^ATKJX " C O M P K E H E X S IV E E V A L U A T I O N OF PR(JRAMS

"SEC. 901. (a) The Director shall provide for the continuing evaluation of programs under this Act and of programs authoiized undeirelated Acts, including evaluations that describe and measure, with appropriate means and to the extent feasible, the impact of such programs, their effectiveness in achieving stated goals, their impact on related programs, and their structure and mechanisms for delivery of services, and including, where appropriate, comparisons with appropriate control groups composed of persons who have not participated in such programs. The Director may, for such purposes, contract or make other arrangements for independent evaluations of those programs or individual projects. standards, pub" (i^^ ^ h e DirectoT shall to the extent feasible develop and publish standards for evaluation of program effectiveness in achieving the objectives of this Act. He shall consider the extent to which such standards haA'e been met in deciding whether to renew or supplement financial assistance authorized under any section of this Act. "(c) I n carrying out this title, the Director may require community action agencies to provide independent evaluations. "COOPERATION or OTHER AGENCIES

902. Federal agencies administering programs related to this Act shall— " (1) cooperate with the Director in the discharge of his respon sibility to plan and conduct evaluations of such poverty-related programs as he deems appropriate, to the fullest extent permitted by other applicable law; and "(2) provide the Director on a cooperative basis with such. agency, with such statistical data, program reports, and other materials, as they collect and compile on program operations. I>eneficiaries, and effectiveness. •*SEC.

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"SEC. 903. (a) I n carrying out evaluations under this title, the Director shall, whenever possible, arrange to obtain the opinions of program participants about the strengths and weaknesses of programs. "(b) The Director shall consult, when appropriate, with State agencies, in order to provide for jointly sponsored objective evaluation studies of programs on a State basis.


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