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 PUBLIC LAW 98-221—FEB. 22, 1984

98 STAT. 29

PART F—EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PILOT PROGRAMS

SEC. 161. Section 617 of the Act is amended to read as follows:

29 USC 795f.

"AUTHORIZATION O F APPROPRIATIONS

"SEC. 617. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the provisions of this part such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1984, 1985, and 1986.". PROJECTS WITH INDUSTRY

SEC. 162. (a) The matter preceding clause (A) of section 621(a)(1) of the Act is amended by inserting after "employers" a comma and the 29 USC 795g. following: "designated State units". (b) Section 621(a) of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "(3) Any agreement developed under this subsection shall include a description of an evaluation plan which at the end of each year of a funding cycle reflects at a minimum the following— "(A) the numbers and types of handicapped individuals assisted; "(B) the types of assistance provided; "(C) the sources of funding; "(D) the percentage of resources committed to each type of assistance provided; "(E) the extent to which the employment status and earning power of handicapped individuals changed following assistance; "(F) the extent of capacity building activities, including collaboration with other organizations, agencies, and institutions; and "(G) a comparison, when appropriate, of activities in prior years with activities in the most recent year.". (c) Section 621 of the Act is amended by adding after subsection (c) the following new subsections: "(d)(1) The Commissioner shall, not later than February 1, 1985, develop and publish standards for evaluation consistent with the provisions in section (a)(3) to assist each recipient under the Projects With Industry Program receiving assistance under this title to review and evaluate the operatidh of its project. "(2) The Commissioner shall, pursuant to section 14 of this Act, Report, conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the Projects With Industry Program and submit a report on February 1, 1986, to Congress on the evaluation, including recommendations for the improvement and continuation of each recipient and for the support of new Projects With Industry recipients. In conducting the comprehensive evaluation, the Commissioner shall apply standards for evaluation criteria which are consistent with those required in section (a)(3). "(3) In developing standards for evaluation to be used by the Projects With Industry recipients, and in developing the standards for evaluation to be used in the comprehensive evaluation, the Commissioner shall obtain and consider recommendations for such standards from State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies, current Projects With Industry recipients, professional organizations repre-

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