PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA.

SEC. 218. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA. (a) Considerations.—Section 224(a)(1) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: “or in a severely and persistently distressed county or area”. (b) Outcome Measurements.—Section 224(a) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (2) by adding at the end the following:112 STAT. 3623 “(6) the extent to which the project design provides for detailed outcome measurements by which grant expenditures may be evaluated.”. (c) Removal of Limitations.—Section 224 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: “(b) Limitation.—Financial assistance made available under this Act shall not be used to assist establishments relocating from one area to another.”. (d) Conforming Amendment.—Section 302(b)(1) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended in the first sentence by striking “Notwithstanding” and all that follows through “the Commission” and inserting “The Commission”.