Appendix A--29 U.S.C. 2917, Evaluations Under Workforce Investment Act

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§ 2918

TITLE 29—LABOR

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2004 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 108–447 effective 90 days after
Dec. 8, 2004, see section 430(a) of Pub. L. 108–447, set out
as a note under section 1182 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.

§ 2917. Evaluations
(a) Programs and activities carried out under
this chapter
For the purpose of improving the management
and effectiveness of programs and activities carried out under this chapter, the Secretary shall
provide for the continuing evaluation of the programs and activities, including those programs
and activities carried out under section 2916 of
this title. Such evaluations shall address—
(1) the general effectiveness of such programs and activities in relation to their cost,
including the extent to which the programs
and activities—
(A) improve the employment competencies
of participants in comparison to comparably-situated individuals who did not
participate in such programs and activities;
and
(B) to the extent feasible, increase the
level of total employment over the level
that would have existed in the absence of
such programs and activities;
(2) the effectiveness of the performance
measures relating to such programs and activities;
(3) the effectiveness of the structure and
mechanisms for delivery of services through
such programs and activities;
(4) the impact of the programs and activities
on the community and participants involved;
(5) the impact of such programs and activities on related programs and activities;
(6) the extent to which such programs and
activities meet the needs of various demographic groups; and
(7) such other factors as may be appropriate.
(b) Other programs and activities
The Secretary may conduct evaluations of
other federally funded employment-related programs and activities under other provisions of
law.
(c) Techniques
Evaluations conducted under this section shall
utilize appropriate methodology and research
designs, including the use of control groups chosen by scientific random assignment methodologies. The Secretary shall conduct as least 1
multisite control group evaluation under this
section by the end of fiscal year 2005.
(d) Reports
The entity carrying out an evaluation described in subsection (a) or (b) of this section
shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a
draft report and a final report containing the results of the evaluation.
(e) Reports to Congress
Not later than 30 days after the completion of
such a draft report, the Secretary shall transmit
the draft report to the Committee on Education
and the Workforce of the House of Representa-

tives and the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate. Not later than 60 days
after the completion of such a final report, the
Secretary shall transmit the final report to such
committees of the Congress.
(f) Coordination
The Secretary shall ensure the coordination of
evaluations carried out by States pursuant to
section 2871(e) of this title with the evaluations
carried out under this section.
(Pub. L. 105–220, title I, § 172, Aug. 7, 1998, 112
Stat. 1034.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the
original ‘‘this title’’ meaning title I of Pub. L. 105–220,
Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 939, which enacted this chapter,
repealed sections 1501 to 1505, 1511 to 1583, 1592 to 1735,
1737 to 1791h, 1792 to 1792b, 2301 to 2314 of this title, section 211 of former Title 40, Appendix, Public Buildings,
Property, and Works, sections 11421, 11441 to 11447,
11449, 11450, 11461 to 11466, 11471, and 11472 of Title 42,
The Public Health and Welfare, and sections 42101 to
42106 of Title 49, Transportation, enacted provisions set
out as notes under sections 1501, 2301, and 2940 of this
title and section 11421 of Title 42, and repealed provisions set out as notes under sections 801 and 2301 of this
title and section 1255a of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality. For complete classification of title I to the Code,
see Tables.
CHANGE OF NAME
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, Jan. 19, 1999.

§ 2918. National emergency grants
(a) In general
The Secretary is authorized to award national
emergency grants in a timely manner—
(1) to an entity described in subsection (c) of
this section to provide employment and training assistance to workers affected by major
economic dislocations, such as plant closures,
mass layoffs, or closures and realignments of
military installations;
(2) to provide assistance to the Governor of
any State within the boundaries of which is an
area that has suffered an emergency or a
major disaster as defined in paragraphs (1) and
(2), respectively, of section 5122 of title 42 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘disaster area’’)
to provide disaster relief employment in the
area;
(3) to provide additional assistance to a
State or local board for eligible dislocated
workers in a case in which the State or local
board has expended the funds provided under
this section to carry out activities described
in paragraphs (1) and (2) and can demonstrate
the need for additional funds to provide appropriate services for such workers, in accordance
with requirements prescribed by the Secretary; and
(4) from funds appropriated under section
2919(c) of this title—
(A) to a State or entity (as defined in subsection (c)(1)(B) of this section) to carry out
subsection (f) of this section, including providing assistance to eligible individuals; and