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[CITE: 42USC238j]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 6A--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 
        SUBCHAPTER I--ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
                    Part B--Miscellaneous Provisions
 
Sec. 238j. Evaluation of programs


(a) In general

    Such portion as the Secretary shall determine, but not less than 0.2 
percent nor more than 1 percent, of any amounts appropriated for 
programs authorized under this chapter shall be made available for the 
evaluation (directly, or by grants of contracts) of the implementation 
and effectiveness of such programs.

(b) Report on evaluations

    Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary shall prepare 
and submit to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate 
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
a report summarizing the findings of the evaluations conducted under 
subsection (a) of this section.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title II, Sec. 241, formerly title V, Sec. 513, 
as added Pub. L. 91-296, title IV, Sec. 401(a), June 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 
351; amended Pub. L. 96-398, title VIII, Sec. 804(c), Oct. 7, 1980, 94 
Stat. 1608; Pub. L. 97-35, title IX, Sec. 902(g)(3), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 
Stat. 560; renumbered title XXI, Sec. 2113, Pub. L. 98-24, Sec. 2(a)(1), 
Apr. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 176; renumbered title XXIII, Sec. 2313, Pub. L. 
99-660, title III, Sec. 311(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3755; 
renumbered title XXV, Sec. 2511, Pub. L. 100-607, title II, Sec. 201(1), 
(3), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3062, 3063; renumbered title XXVI, 
Sec. 2611, Pub. L. 100-690, title II, Sec. 2620(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 
Stat. 4244; renumbered title XXVII, Sec. 2711, Pub. L. 101-381, title I, 
Sec. 101(1), (2), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 576; renumbered title II, 
Sec. 241, Pub. L. 103-43, title XX, Sec. 2010(a)(1)-(3), June 10, 1993, 
107 Stat. 213; Pub. L. 103-183, title VII, Sec. 701, Dec. 14, 1993, 107 
Stat. 2239.)

                          Codification

    Section was formerly classified to section 300aaa-10 of this title 
prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 103-43, to section 300cc-12 of this 
title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 100-607, to section 300aa-12 of 
this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 99-660, and to section 229b 
of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 98-24.


                               Amendments

    1993--Pub. L. 103-183 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, 
section read as follows: ``Such portion as the Secretary may determine, 
but not more than 1 per centum, of any appropriation for grants, 
contracts, or other payments under any provision of this chapter, the 
Mental Health Systems Act, the Act of August 5, 1954 (Public Law 568, 
Eighty-third Congress), or the Act of August 16, 1957 (Public Law 85-
151), for any fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1970, shall be 
available for evaluation (directly, or by grants or contracts) of any 
program authorized by this chapter or any of such other Acts, and, in 
the case of allotments from any such appropriation, the amount available 
for allotment shall be reduced accordingly.''
    1981--Pub. L. 97-35 struck out references to Mental Retardation 
Facilities Construction Act and Community Mental Health Centers Act.
    1980--Pub. L. 96-398 inserted reference to Mental Health Systems 
Act.

                         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.


                    Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

    Section 701 of Pub. L. 103-183 provided that the amendment made by 
that section is effective Oct. 1, 1994.


                    Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 97-35 effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 
902(h) of Pub. L. 97-35, set out as a note under section 238l of this 
title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 299c-6, 300ff-74 of this 
title.
