Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 93.djvu/1233

 PUBLIC LAW 96-157—DEC. 27, 1979

93 STAT. 1201

"PART H—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS "ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE, RESEARCH, AND STATISTICS

"SEC. 801. (a) There is established within the Department of 42 USC 3781. Justice, under the general authority and policy control of the Attorney General, an Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics. The chief officer of the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics shall be a Director appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. "(b) The Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics shall directly provide staff support to, and coordinate the activities of, the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. "CONSULTATION; ESTABLISHMENT OF RULES AND REGULATIONS

"SEC. 802. (a) The Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the National Institute of Justice are authorized, after appropriate consultation with representatives of States and units of local government, to establish such rules, regulations, and procedures as are necessary to the exercise of their functions, and as are consistent with the stated purpose of this title. "0^) The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration shall, after consultation with the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, State and local governments, and the appropriate public and private agencies, establish such rules and regulations as are necessary to assure the continuing evaluation of selected programs or projects conducted pursuant to parts D, E, and F, in order to determine— "(1) whether such programs or projects have achieved the performance goals stated in the original application, are of proven effectiveness, have a record of proven success, or offer a high probability of improving the criminal justice system; "(2) whether such programs or projects have contributed or are likely to contribute to the improvement of the criminal justice system and the reduction and prevention of crime; "(3) their cost in relation to their effectiveness in achieving stated goals; "(4) their impact on communities and participants; and "(5) their implication for related programs. Evaluations shall be in addition to the requirements of sections 403 and 404. In conducting the evaluations called for by this subsection, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration shall, when practical, compare the effectiveness of programs conducted by similar applicants and different applicants, and shall compare the effectiveness of programs or projects conducted by States and units of local government pursuant to part D of this title with similar programs carried out pursuant to parts E and F. The law Enforcement Assistance Administration shall also require applicants under part D to submit an annual performance report concerning activities carried out pursuant to part D together with an assessment by the applicant of the effectiveness of those activities in achieving the objectives of section 401 of this title and the relationships of those activities to the needs and objectives specified by the applicant in the application submitted pursuant to section 403 of this title. The administration shall suspend funding for an approved application

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42 USC 3782.

Ante, pp. 1179, ^^^2, 1195.

Ante, p. 1179. Annual performance ^^^° ' Ante, p. 1179.

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