 
      CHAPTER 28--HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE
 
                    SUBCHAPTER IV--STUDENT ASSISTANCE
 
   Part A--Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher 
                                Education
 
     subpart 2--federal early outreach and student services programs
 
  Division 2--Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate 
                                Programs
 
Sec. 1070a-27. Evaluation and report


(a) Evaluation

    Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this division shall 
biennially evaluate the activities assisted under this division in 
accordance with the standards described in subsection (b) of this 
section and shall submit to the Secretary a copy of such evaluation. The 
evaluation shall permit service providers to track eligible student 
progress during the period such students are participating in the 
activities and shall be consistent with the standards developed by the 
Secretary pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

(b) Evaluation standards

    The Secretary shall prescribe standards for the evaluation described 
in subsection (a) of this section. Such standards shall--
        (1) provide for input from eligible entities and service 
    providers; and
        (2) ensure that data protocols and procedures are consistent and 
    uniform.

(c) Federal evaluation

    In order to evaluate and improve the impact of the activities 
assisted under this division, the Secretary shall, from not more than 
0.75 percent of the funds appropriated under section 1070a-28 of this 
title for a fiscal year, award one or more grants, contracts, or 
cooperative agreements to or with public and private institutions and 
organizations, to enable the institutions and organizations to evaluate 
the effectiveness of the program and, as appropriate, disseminate the 
results of the evaluation.

(d) Report

    The Secretary shall biennially report to Congress regarding the 
activities assisted under this division and the evaluations conducted 
pursuant to this section.

(Pub. L. 89-329, title IV, Sec. 404G, as added Pub. L. 105-244, title 
IV, Sec. 403, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1662.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 1070a-27, Pub. L. 89-329, title IV, Sec. 404G, as 
added Pub. L. 102-325, title IV, Sec. 402(a)(4), July 23, 1992, 106 
Stat. 496; amended Pub. L. 103-208, Sec. 2(b)(23), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 
Stat. 2459; Pub. L. 103-382, title III, Sec. 354, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 
Stat. 3967, authorized appropriations for grants under this division, 
prior to the general amendment of this division by Pub. L. 105-244. See 
section 1070a-28 of this title.
