§3037b. Responsibilities of Assistant Secretary

(a) Grants and contracts; nondelegation of authority

The Assistant Secretary shall be responsible for the administration, implementation, and making of grants and contracts under this subchapter and shall not delegate authority under this subchapter to any other individual, agency, or organization.

(b) Annual report to Congress

(1) Not later than January 1 following each fiscal year, the Assistant Secretary shall submit, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, a report for such fiscal year that describes each project and each program-

(A) for which funds were provided under this subchapter; and

(B) that was completed in the fiscal year for which such report is prepared.

(2) Such report shall contain-

(A) the name or descriptive title of each project or program;

(B) the name and address of the individual or governmental entity that conducted such project or program;

(C) a specification of the period throughout which such project or program was conducted;

(D) the identity of each source of funds expended to carry out such project or program and the amount of funds provided by each such source;

(E) an abstract describing the nature and operation of such project or program; and

(F) a bibliography identifying all published information relating to such project or program.

(c) Evaluation of programs

(1) The Assistant Secretary shall establish by regulation and implement a process to evaluate the results of projects and programs carried out under this subchapter.

(2) The Assistant Secretary shall-

(A) make available to the public each evaluation carried out under paragraph (1); and

(B) use such evaluation to improve services delivered, or the operation of projects and programs carried out, under this chapter.

(Pub. L. 89–73, title IV, §433, as added Pub. L. 98–459, title IV, §413, Oct. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 1785 ; amended Pub. L. 102–375, title IV, §422, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1265 ; Pub. L. 103–171, §3(a)(12), (13), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1990 .)

Amendments

1993-Pub. L. 103–171 substituted "Assistant Secretary" for "Commissioner" in section catchline and wherever appearing in text.

1992-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–375, §422(1), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "The Commissioner shall prepare and publish annually as part of the report provided for in section 3018 of this title a detailed description of all grants, contracts, and activities for which funds are paid under this subchapter. Such report shall include the name of the recipient of each such grant or contract, the amount of funds provided for such grant or contract, and a justification of how the funded activity or project will achieve the purpose of this subchapter."

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–375, §422(2), added subsec. (c).

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 9, 1984, see section 803(a) of Pub. L. 98–459, set out as an Effective Date of 1984 Amendment note under section 3001 of this title.