123STA T . 1 5 51 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 2 0 0 9(E)an a lter nat iv e sy ste m t h r oug h w hi c hanin d ivid - ual ’ s com p liance with section 146 (a)( 3 )o f such A ct may b e verified , should such an e x panded or comparable system fail to verify the individual’s declaration of compliance
and ( F ) recommendations for implementation of such an expanded or comparable system . (b) CONSULTA T I ON. —T he Corporation shall carry out the study in consultation with the S ecretary of Education, the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, the Secretary of H omeland Security, and other Federal agencies, entities, and individuals that the Corporation considers appropriate. (c) REP O R T.— N ot later than 9 months after the effective date of this Act, the Corporation shall submit to the authori z ing commit- tees a report on the results of the study re q uired by subsection (a) and a plan for implementation of a pilot data matching program using promising strategies and approaches identified in such study, if the Corporation determines such program to be feasible. (d) P ILOT PRO G RA M .—From amounts made available to carry out this section, the Corporation may develop and carry out a pilot data matching program based on the report submitted under subsection (c). (e) D E F INITIONS.— I n this section, the terms ‘ ‘Corporation’’, ‘‘authorizing committees’’, and ‘‘national service laws’’ have the meanings given the terms in section 1 0 1 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (4 2U .S.C. 12 5 11). SEC.17 1 2 .S TUDYOFPR O G R AM EFFECT IV E N ESS. (a) IN G ENERAL.—Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall develop performance measures for each program receiving Federal assistance under the national service laws. (b) CONTENTS.—The performance measures developed under subsection (a) shall— (1) to the maximum extent practicable draw on research- based, quantitative data; (2) ta k e into account program purpose and program design; (3) include criteria to evaluate the cost effectiveness of programs receiving assistance under the national service laws; (4) include criteria to evaluate the administration and management of programs receiving Federal assistance under the national service laws; and (5) include criteria to evaluate oversight and accountability of recipients of assistance through such programs under the national service laws. (c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the development of the performance measures under subsection (a), and every 5 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit to the authorizing committees and the Corporation’s B oard of Directors a report containing an assessment of each such program with respect to the performance measures developed under subsection (a). (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section
(1) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘authorizing committees’’, ‘‘Corporation’’, and ‘‘national service laws’’ have the meanings given the terms in section 101 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511). Deadlin e .P e rfo r m an c e mea su res. 42USC1 2 5 1 3 .
