# § 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).
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**Source Credit**: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title II, § 241, formerly title V, § 513, as added Pub. L. 91–296, title IV, § 401(a), June 30, 1970, 84 Stat. 351; amended Pub. L. 96–398, title VIII, § 804(c), Oct. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1608; Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 902(g)(3), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 560; renumbered title XXI, § 2113, Pub. L. 98–24, § 2(a)(1), Apr. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 176; renumbered title XXIII, § 2313, Pub. L. 99–660, title III, § 311(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3755; renumbered title XXV, § 2511, Pub. L. 100–607, title II, § 201(1), (3), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3062, 3063; renumbered title XXVI, § 2611, Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2620(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4244; renumbered title XXVII, § 2711, Pub. L. 101–381, title I, § 101(1), (2), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 576; renumbered title II, § 241, Pub. L. 103–43, title XX, § 2010(a)(1)–(3), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 213; Pub. L. 103–183, title VII, § 701, Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2239.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
Section was formerly classified to prior to renumbering by , to prior to renumbering by , to prior to renumbering by , and to prior to renumbering by .
### Amendments
1993— 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 (Public Law 568, Eighty–third Congress), or the Act of (), for any fiscal year beginning after , 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— struck out references to Mental Retardation Facilities Construction Act and Community Mental Health Centers Act.
1980— inserted reference to Mental Health Systems Act.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### 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, .
Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives by , set out as a note preceding , The Congress. Committee on Commerce of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Energy and Commerce of House of Representatives, and jurisdiction over matters relating to securities and exchanges and insurance generally transferred to Committee on Financial Services of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Seventh Congress, .
### Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
, , , provided that the amendment made by that section is effective .
### Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under section 238 of this title.