Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 3.djvu/354

 92 STAT. 2986

PUBLIC LAW 95-602—NOV. 6, 1978 on the activities carried out under this Act. Such annual reports shall include statistical data reflecting services and activities provided individuals during the preceding fiscal year. EVALUATION ((.

29 USC 713.

Evaluation results, annual publication and availability.

Appropriation authorization.

"SEC. 14. (a) The Secretary shall evaluate the impact of all programs authorized by this Act, their general effectiveness in achieving stated goals, and their effectiveness in relation to their cost, their impact on related programs, and their structure and mechanisms for delivery of services, including, where appropriate, comparisons with appropriate control groups composed of persons who have not participated in such programs. Evaluations shalj be conducted by persons not immediately involved in the administration of the program or project evaluated. "(b) In carrying out evaluations under this section, the Secretary shall, whenever possible, arrange to obtain the opinions of program and project participants about the strengths and weaknesses of the programs and projects. "(c) The Secretary shall annually publish summaries of the results of evaluative research and evaluation of program and project impact and effectiveness, the full contents of which shall be available to the Congress and the public. "(d) The Secretary shall take the necessary action to assure that all studies, evaluations, proposals, and data produced or developed with Federal funds shall become the property of the United States. "(e) Such information as the Secretary may deem necessary for purposes of the evaluations conducted under this section shall be made available to him, upon request, by the departments and agencies of the executive branch. "(f) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary. <INFORMATION (

29 USC 714.

Information and data retrieval system.

Appropriation authorization.

CLEARINGHOUSE

"SEC. 15. (a) The Secretary may establish a central clearinghouse for information and resource availability for handicapped individuals which shall provide information and data regarding (1) the location, provision, and availability of services and programs for handicapped individuals, (2) research and recent medical and scientific developments bearing on handicapping conditions (and their prevention, amelioration, causes, and cures), and (3) the current numbers of handicapped individuals and their needs. The clearinghouse shall also provide any other relevant information and data which the Secretary considers appropriate. " (b) The Commissioner may assist the Secretary to develop within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare a coordinated system of information and data retrieval, which will have the capacity and responsibility to provide information regarding the information and data referred to in subsection (a) of this section to the Congress, public and private agencies and organizations, handicapped individuals and their families, professionals in fields serving such individuals, and the general public. "(c) Any office established to carry out the provisions of this section shall be known as the "Office of Information and Resources for the Handicapped". "(d) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.

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