U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024
§ 1397n–4.
Evaluations
(a)
Authority to enter into agreements
(b)
Evaluator qualifications
(c)
Methodologies to be used
(d)
Progress report
(1)
Submission of report
The independent evaluator shall—
(A)
not later than 2 years after a project has been approved by the Secretary and biannually thereafter until the project is concluded, submit to the head of the relevant agency and the Federal Interagency Council on Social Impact Partnerships a written report summarizing the progress that has been made in achieving each outcome specified in the agreement; and
(B)
before the scheduled time of the first outcome payment and before the scheduled time of each subsequent payment, submit to the head of the relevant agency and the Federal Interagency Council on Social Impact Partnerships a written report that includes the results of the evaluation conducted to determine whether an outcome payment should be made along with information on the unique factors that contributed to achieving or failing to achieve the outcome, the challenges faced in attempting to achieve the outcome, and information on the improved future delivery of this or similar interventions.
(2)
Submission to the Secretary and Congress
(e)
Final report
(1)
Submission of report
Within 6 months after the social impact partnership project is completed, the independent evaluator shall—
(A)
evaluate the effects of the activities undertaken pursuant to the agreement with regard to each outcome specified in the agreement; and
(B)
submit to the head of the relevant agency and the Federal Interagency Council on Social Impact Partnerships a written report that includes the results of the evaluation and the conclusion of the evaluator as to whether the State or local government has fulfilled each obligation of the agreement, along with information on the unique factors that contributed to the success or failure of the project, the challenges faced in attempting to achieve the outcome, and information on the improved future delivery of this or similar interventions.
(2)
Submission to the Secretary and Congress
(f)
Limitation on cost of evaluations
(g)
Delegation of authority
(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XX, § 2055, as added Pub. L. 115–123, div. E, title VIII, § 50802(2), Feb. 9, 2018, 132 Stat. 276.)
cite as: 42 USC 1397n-4