§1235d. Reports and evaluation

(a) Annual report to Secretary

An entity receiving funds under section 1235 of this title shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual report which contains such information as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, the report shall describe the program activities undertaken with funds received under this section, including-

(1) the programming that has been developed directly or indirectly by the entity, and the target population of the programs developed;

(2) the support materials that have been developed to accompany the programming, and the method by which such materials are distributed to consumers and users of the programming;

(3) the means by which programming developed under this section has been distributed, including the distance learning technologies that have been utilized to make programming available and the geographic distribution achieved through such technologies; and

(4) the initiatives undertaken by the entity to develop public-private partnerships to secure non-Federal support for the development and distribution and broadcast of educational and instructional programming.

(b) Report to Congress

The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the relevant committees of Congress a biannual report which includes-

(1) a summary of the information made available under section 1235a(a) of this title;

(2) a description of the training materials made available under section 1235b(3) of this title, the manner in which outreach has been conducted to inform parents and child care providers of the availability of such materials, and the manner in which such materials have been distributed in accordance with such section.

(Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, §475, formerly Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, §4705, as added Pub. L. 102–545, §3, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3588 ; renumbered §475 of Pub. L. 90–247 and amended Pub. L. 103–252, title I, §121(a)(1), (2)(C), May 18, 1994, 108 Stat. 649 .)

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 3161d of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 103–252.

Amendments

1994-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–252, §121(a)(2)(C)(i), substituted "1235" for "3161".

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103–252, §121(a)(2)(C)(ii)(I), substituted "1235a(a)" for "3161a(a)".

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103–252, §121(a)(2)(C)(ii)(II), which directed the substitution of "1235b(3)" for "3161b(3)" in par. (1), was executed by making the substitution in par. (2) to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 103–252 effective May 18, 1994, but not applicable to Head Start agencies and other recipients of financial assistance under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) until Oct. 1, 1994, see section 127 of Pub. L. 103–252, set out as a note under section 9832 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.