§ 10221.
(b)
Continuing evaluation of selected programs or projects; cost, effectiveness, impact value, and comparative considerations; annual performance report; assessment of activity effectiveness; suspension of funds for nonsubmission of report
The Bureau of Justice Assistance shall, after consultation with the National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, State and local governments, and the appropriate public and private agencies, establish such rules and regulations as are necessary to assure the continuing evaluation of selected programs or projects conducted pursuant to subchapters V, XII, XIII, XIV, and XX, in order to determine—
(1)
whether such programs or projects have achieved the performance goals stated in the original application, are of proven effectiveness, have a record of proven success, or offer a high probability of improving the criminal justice system;
(2)
whether such programs or projects have contributed or are likely to contribute to the improvement of the criminal justice system and the reduction and prevention of crime;
(3)
their cost in relation to their effectiveness in achieving stated goals;
(4)
their impact on communities and participants; and
(5)
their implication for related programs.
In conducting evaluations described in this subsection, the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall, when practical, compare the effectiveness of programs conducted by similar applicants and different applicants. The Bureau of Justice Assistance shall also require applicants under part A of subchapter V to submit an annual performance report concerning activities carried out pursuant to part A of subchapter V together with an assessment by the applicant of the effectiveness of those activities in achieving the purposes of such part A and the relationships of those activities to the needs and objectives specified by the applicant in the application submitted pursuant to
section 10153 of this title. Such report shall include details identifying each applicant that used any funds to purchase any cruiser, boat, or helicopter and, with respect to such applicant, specifying both the amount of funds used by such applicant for each purchase of any cruiser, boat, or helicopter and a justification of each such purchase (and the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall submit to the Committee of the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee of the Judiciary of the Senate, promptly after preparation of such report a written copy of the portion of such report containing the information required by this sentence). The Bureau shall suspend funding for an approved application under part A of subchapter V if an applicant fails to submit such an annual performance report.
([Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 801], formerly § 802, as added [Pub. L. 96–157, § 2], Dec. 27, 1979, [93 Stat. 1201]; renumbered § 801 and amended [Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 609B(b)], Oct. 12, 1984, [98 Stat. 2091]; [Pub. L. 99–570, title I, § 1552(b)(2)], Oct. 27, 1986, [100 Stat. 3207–46]; [Pub. L. 101–647, title II, § 241(b)(2)], title VIII, § 801(c)(1), Nov. 29, 1990, [104 Stat. 4813], 4826; [Pub. L. 103–322, title IV, § 40231(d)(1)], title XXXIII, § 330001(h)(7), Sept. 13, 1994, [108 Stat. 1934], 2139; [Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1111(c)(2)(D)], Jan. 5, 2006, [119 Stat. 3102].)