EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS.

SEC. 722. EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS. Part C of title VIII (42 U.S.C. 298 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “evaluations “Sec. 859. (a) The Secretary shall, directly or through contracts with public and private entities, provide for evaluations of projects carried out pursuant to this title and for the dissemination of information developed as result of such projects. Such evaluations shall include an evaluation of the effectiveness of such projects in increasing the recruitment and retention of nurses. “(b)(1) The Secretary shall, not later than January 10, 1989, submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Labor and Human 102 STAT. 3166Resources of the Senate, a report describing the manner in which the Secretary intends to carry out subsection (a). “(2) The Secretary shall, not later than January 10, 1991, and biannually thereafter, submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, a report summarizing evaluations carried out pursuant to subsection (a) during the preceding two fiscal years. “(c) Of the amounts appropriated each fiscal year to carry out this title, the Secretary shall make available one percent to carry out this section.”.