Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§1226c Biennial evaluation report
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 31— - GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - APPROPRIATIONS AND EVALUATIONS › Part Part 2— - Planning and Evaluation of Federal Education Activities › § 1226c
Summary
By March 31, 1995, and every two years after, the Secretary must send to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate a report showing how programs met their legal goals during the two preceding fiscal years. The report must include short program profiles (legal citations, funding history, purposes); progress using performance indicators and cost/benefit data; major activities and improvements like regulations and monitoring; the studies that support the conclusions; a concise summary with appendices and data by race, sex, disability, and age; and the results of evaluations under section 7981 of this title.
Full Legal Text
Title 20, §1226c
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Not later than March 31, 1995, 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)include the results of the program evaluations conducted in accordance with section 7981 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 425 of Pub. L. 90–247 was renumbered section 432, and is classified to section 1231b–2 of this title. Another prior section 425 of Pub. L. 90–247 was renumbered section 434, and is classified to section 1231d of this title. Another prior section 425 of Pub. L. 90–247 was renumbered section 423, and is classified to section 1226a–1 of this title.
Amendments
2015—Par. (6). Pub. L. 114–95 substituted “section 7981 of this title” for “section 7941 of this title”. 2002—Par. (6). Pub. L. 107–110 substituted “7941” for “8941”. 1994—Pub. L. 103–437, which directed that section 417(a) of Pub. L. 90–247 be amended by substituting “Labor and Human Resources” for “Human Resources”, could not be executed because this section, which was section 417 of Pub. L. 90–247, was renumbered section 425 and amended generally by Pub. L. 103–382. 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. 1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–511 substituted “December 31” for “November 1”. 1980—Subsec. (a)(F). Pub. L. 96–374 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”. 1979—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–46 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. 1978—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 95–561 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, Jan. 9, 2023. 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.
Effective Date
of 2015 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.
Effective Date
of 2002 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107–110 effective Jan. 8, 2002, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110, set out as an
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note under section 6301 of this title.
Effective Date
of 1984 Amendment Pub. L. 98–511, title VII, § 711, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2408, provided that: “(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 [Oct. 19, 1984] or October 1, 1984, whichever occurs later. “(b) The
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made by title I of this Act [see Tables for classification] shall take effect on July 1, 1985.”
Effective Date
of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–374 effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section 1393(a) of Pub. L. 96–374, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
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of 1979 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–46 effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 8 of Pub. L. 96–46, set out as a note under section 930 of this title.
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of 1978 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95–561 effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 1530(a) of Pub. L. 95–561, set out as a note under section 1221e–3 of this title.
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 1226c
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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