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PUBLIC LAW 93-380-AUG. 21, 1974

[88 STAT.

authorized under any applicable program not to exceed $25,000,000 which shall be available to the Secretary, in accordance with regulations prescribed by him, for expenses, including grants, contracts, or other payments, for (1) planning for the succeeding year for any such program, and (2) evaluation of such programs. ((A N N U A L Transmittal to congressional committees. 20 USC 1226c.

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p. 4f

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p. 490.

"Educationally disadvantaged children."

EVALUATION REPORTS

"SEC. 417. (a)(1) Not later than November 1 of each year, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare of the Senate an annual evaluation report which evaluates the effectiveness of applicable programs in achieving their legislated purposes together with recommendations relating to such programs for the improvement of such programs which will result in greater effectiveness in achieving such purposes. I n the case of any evaluation report evaluating specific programs and projects, such report shall— " (A) set forth goals and specific objectives in qualitative and quantitative terms for all programs and projects assisted under the applicable program concerned and relate those goals and objectives to the purposes of such program; ^'(B) contain information on the progress being made during the previous fiscal year toward the achievement of such goals and objectives; (C) describe the cost and benefits of the applicable program being evaluated during the previous fiscal year and identify which sectors of the public receive the benefits of such program and bear the costs of such program; " (D) contain plans for implementing corrective action and recommendations for new or amended legislation where warranted; " (E) contain a listing identifying the principal analyses and studies supporting the major conclusions and recommendations in the report; and " (F) be prepared in concise summary form with necessary detailed data and appendices. "(2) In the case of programs and projects assisted under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the report under this subsection shall include a survey of how many of the children counted under section 103(c) of such Act participate in such programs and projects, and how many of such children do not, and a survey of how many educationally disadvantaged children participate in such programs and projects, and how many educationally disadvantaged children do not. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 'educationally disadvantaged children' refers to children who are achieving one or more years behind the achievement expected at the appropriate grade level for such children. "(b) Each evaluation report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall contain: (1) a brief description of each contract or grant for evaluation of any program (whether or not such contract or grant was made under section 416) any part of the performance of which occurred during the preceding year, (2) the name of the firm or individual who is to carry out the evaluation, and (3) the amount to be paid under the contract or grant. u RENEWAL EVALUATION

20 USC 1226d.

REPORTS

"SEC. 418. (a) I n the case of any applicable program for which"(1) the authorization of appropriations expires; or

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