42 USC 3033a – Responsibilities of Assistant Secretary
(a) In general
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) Report
(1) In general
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) Contents
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) Evaluations
(1) In general
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) Results
The Assistant Secretary shall—
(A) make available to the public the results of 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, including preparing an analysis of such services, projects, and programs, and of how the evaluation relates to improvements in such services, projects, and programs and in the strategic plan of the Administration.
Terms Used In 42 USC 3033a
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
- President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.