§300n–4. Evaluations and reports

(a) Evaluations

The Secretary shall, directly or through contracts with public or private entities, provide for annual evaluations of programs carried out pursuant to section 300k of this title. Such evaluations shall include evaluations of the extent to which States carrying out such programs are in compliance with section 300k(a)(2) of this title and with section 300n(c) of this title.

(b) Report to Congress

The Secretary shall, not later than 1 year after the date on which amounts are first appropriated pursuant to section 300n–5(a) ¹ of this title, and annually thereafter, submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a report summarizing evaluations carried out pursuant to subsection (a) of this section during the preceding fiscal year and making such recommendations for administrative and legislative initiatives with respect to this subchapter as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, including recommendations regarding compliance by the States with section 300k(a)(2) of this title and with section 300n(c) of this title.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XV, §1508, as added Pub. L. 101–354, §2, Aug. 10, 1990, 104 Stat. 415 ; amended Pub. L. 103–183, title I, §101(e), Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2228 .)

References in Text

Section 300n–5(a) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original a reference to section 1509(a), meaning section 1509(a) of act July 1, 1944. Section 1509 was renumbered section 1510 by Pub. L. 103–183, title I, §102(a)(1), Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2229 .

Prior Provisions

A prior section 300n–4, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XV, §1535, as added Jan. 4, 1975, Pub. L. 93–641, §3, 88 Stat. 2256 , provided for review by Secretary of operations of designated health systems agencies and State agencies, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–660, title VII, §701(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3799 , effective Jan. 1, 1987.

Amendments

1993-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–183, §101(e)(1), inserted at end "Such evaluations shall include evaluations of the extent to which States carrying out such programs are in compliance with section 300k(a)(2) of this title and with section 300n(c) of this title."

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–183, §101(e)(2), inserted before period at end ", including recommendations regarding compliance by the States with section 300k(a)(2) of this title and with section 300n(c) of this title".

Change of Name

Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.

¹ See References in Text note below.