US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

20 U.S.C. § 1226c

Biennial evaluation report

Not later than , and every two years after such date, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate an evaluation report on the effectiveness of applicable programs in achieving such programs’ legislated intent and purposes during the two preceding fiscal years. Such report shall—
(1)
contain program profiles that include legislative citations, multiyear funding histories, and legislated purposes;
(2)
contain recent information on the progress being made toward the achievement of program objectives, including listings of program performance indicators, data from performance measurement based on the indicators, and information on the costs and benefits of the applicable programs being evaluated;
(3)
address significant program activities, such as initiatives for program improvement, regulations, and program monitoring and evaluation;
(4)
list the principal analyses and studies supporting the major conclusions in such report;
(5)
be prepared in concise summary form with necessary detailed data and appendixes, including available data to indicate the effectiveness of the programs and projects by the race, sex, disability and age of beneficiaries of such programs and projects; and
(6)
section 7981 of this title include the results of the program evaluations conducted in accordance with .

Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 425Pub. L. 93–380, title V, § 506(a)(3)(C)88 Stat. 564Pub. L. 95–561, title XII, § 1246(a)92 Stat. 2354Pub. L. 96–46, § 4(b)93 Stat. 342Pub. L. 96–374, title XIII, § 130594 Stat. 1497Pub. L. 98–511, title VII, § 70598 Stat. 2406Pub. L. 103–382, title II108 Stat. 3913Pub. L. 103–437, § 7(a)(2)108 Stat. 4587Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1076(h)115 Stat. 2091Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(mm)(1)129 Stat. 2176(, formerly § 417, as added , , ; amended , (b), , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; renumbered § 425 and amended , §§ 212(b)(1), 235, , , 3916; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

section 425 of Pub. L. 90–247section 1231b–2 of this titleA prior was renumbered section 432, and is classified to .

section 425 of Pub. L. 90–247section 1231d of this titleAnother prior was renumbered section 434, and is classified to .

section 425 of Pub. L. 90–247section 1226a–1 of this titleAnother prior was renumbered section 423, and is classified to .

Amendments

Pub. L. 114–95section 7981 of this titlesection 7941 of this title2015—Par. (6). substituted “” for “”.

Pub. L. 107–1102002—Par. (6). substituted “7941” for “8941”.

Pub. L. 103–437section 417(a) of Pub. L. 90–247section 417 of Pub. L. 90–247Pub. L. 103–3821994—, which directed that be amended by substituting “Labor and Human Resources” for “Human Resources”, could not be executed because this section, which was , was renumbered section 425 and amended generally by .

Pub. L. 103–382, § 235, amended section generally, substituting single undesignated par. relating to biennial evaluation reports for former subsecs. (a) and (b) relating to annual evaluation reports and including requirement for information on contracts and grants for evaluations of programs.

Pub. L. 98–5111984—Subsec. (a). substituted “December 31” for “November 1”.

Pub. L. 96–3741980—Subsec. (a)(F). inserted “, including tabulations of available data to indicate the effectiveness of the programs and projects by the sex, race, and age of its beneficiaries” after “detailed data and appendices”.

Pub. L. 96–461979—Subsec. (a). substituted “(a) Not later than” for “(a)(1) Not later than” and struck out par. (2) which provided that, in the case of programs and projects assisted under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the report include a survey of how many children counted under section 103(c) of such Act do or do not participate in such programs and projects and how many disadvantaged children do or do not participate in such programs and projects.

Pub. L. 95–5611978—Subsec. (a)(1). inserted “(including compliance with provisions of law requiring the maintenance of non-Federal expenditures for the purposes of such applicable programs)” after “effectiveness of applicable programs” and substituted “Committee on Human Resources” for “Committee on Labor and Public Welfare” in provisions preceding subpar. (A).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Education and the Workforce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, .

Committee on Labor and Human Resources of Senate changed to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of Senate by Senate Resolution No. 20, One Hundred Sixth Congress, .

Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Pub. L. 114–95section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95section 6301 of this titleAmendment by effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–110section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110section 6301 of this titleAmendment by effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Pub. L. 98–511, title VII, § 71198 Stat. 2408

“(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act [see Tables for classification] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [] or , whichever occurs later.
“(b)
The amendments made by title I of this Act [see Tables for classification] shall take effect on .”
, , , provided that:

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Pub. L. 96–374section 1393(a) of Pub. L. 96–374section 1001 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

Pub. L. 96–46section 8 of Pub. L. 96–46section 930 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Pub. L. 95–561section 1530(a) of Pub. L. 95–561section 1221e–3 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .