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[Document affected by Public Law 106-501 Section 401]
[CITE: 42USC3037b]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 35--PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS
 
   SUBCHAPTER IV--TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND DISCRETIONARY PROJECTS AND 
                                PROGRAMS
 
                       Part C--General Provisions
 
Sec. 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, Sec. 433, as added Pub. L. 98-459, title IV, 
Sec. 413, Oct. 9, 1984, 98 Stat. 1785; amended Pub. L. 102-375, title 
IV, Sec. 422, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1265; Pub. L. 103-171, 
Sec. 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, Sec. 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, Sec. 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.
