Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/367

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124 STAT. 341 PUBLIC LAW 111–148—MAR. 23, 2010 ‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2015, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the results of the evalua- tion conducted under paragraph (2) and shall make the report publicly available. ‘‘(h) OTHER PROVISIONS.— ‘‘(1) INTRA-AGENCY COLLABORATION.—The Secretary shall ensure that the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the Administration for Children and Families collaborate with respect to carrying out this section, including with respect to— ‘‘(A) reviewing and analyzing the statewide needs assessments required under subsection (b), the awarding and oversight of grants awarded under this section, the establishment of the advisory panels required under sub- sections (d)(1)(B)(iii)(II) and (g)(1), and the evaluation and report required under subsection (g); and ‘‘(B) consulting with other Federal agencies with responsibility for administering or evaluating programs that serve eligible families to coordinate and collaborate with respect to research related to such programs and families, including the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice, and the Institute of Education Sciences of the Department of Education. ‘‘(2) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES THAT ARE NOT STATES.— ‘‘(A) INDIAN TRIBES, TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, OR URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary shall specify requirements for eligible entities that are Indian Tribes (or a consortium of Indian Tribes), Tribal Organizations, or Urban Indian Organizations to apply for and conduct an early childhood home visitation program with a grant under this section. Such requirements shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be consistent with the requirements applicable to eligible entities that are States and shall require an Indian Tribe (or consortium), Tribal Organiza- tion, or Urban Indian Organization to— ‘‘(i) conduct a needs assessment similar to the assessment required for all States under subsection (b); and ‘‘(ii) establish quantifiable, measurable 3- and 5- year benchmarks consistent with subsection (d)(1)(A). ‘‘(B) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.—If, as of the begin- ning of fiscal year 2012, a State has not applied or been approved for a grant under this section, the Secretary may use amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) of subsection (j) that are available for expenditure under para- graph (3) of that subsection to make a grant to an eligible entity that is a nonprofit organization described in sub- section (k)(1)(B) to conduct an early childhood home visita- tion program in the State. The Secretary shall specify the requirements for such an organization to apply for and conduct the program which shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be consistent with the requirements applicable Requirements.