Pub. L. 93-508, tit. II, sec. 213

Sec. 213. (a) Subchapter II of chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: “§ 219. Evaluation and data collection “(a) The Administrator, pursuant to general standards which he shall prescribe in regulations, shall measure and evaluate on a continuing basis the impact of all programs authorized under this title, in order to determine their effectiveness in achieving stated goals in general, and in achieving such goals in relation to their cost, their impact on related programs, and their structure and mechanisms for delivery of services. Such information as the Administrator may deem necessary for purposes of such evaluations shall be made available to him, upon request, by all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the executive branch. “(b) In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall collect, collate, and analyze on a continuing basis full statistical data regarding participation (including the duration thereof), provision of services, categories of beneficiaries, planning and construction of facilities, acquisition of real property, proposed excessing of land, accretion and attrition of personnel, and categorized expenditures attributable thereto, under all programs carried out under this title. “(c) The Administrator shall make available to the public and on a regular basis provide to the appropriate committees of the Congress copies of all completed evaluative research studies and summaries of evaluations of program impact and effectiveness carried out, and tabulations and analyses of all data collected, under this section. 88 Stat. 1587 “§ 220. Coordination of other Federal programs affecting veterans and their dependents “The Administrator shall seek to achieve the maximum feasible effectiveness, coordination, and interrelationship of services among all programs and activities affecting veterans and their dependents carried out by and under all other departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the executive branch and shall seek to achieve the maximum feasible coordination of such programs with programs carried out under this title.”. (b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by adding “219. Evaluation and data collection. “220. Coordination of other Federal programs affecting veterans and their dependents.” below “218. Standards of conduct and arrests for crimes at hospitals, domiciliaries, cemeteries, and other Veterans’ Administration reservations.”.