EVALUATION.

SEC. 736. EVALUATION. (a) Demonstration Project Responsibility.— The Secretary shall evaluate each project assisted under this subtitle at the end of the first fiscal year for which funds are appropriated under this subtitle. The Secretary shall submit the findings of the evaluations to the Interagency Council. Not later than 6 months before the termination date specified in section 741, the Secretary shall prepare and submit a final report of the evaluations required by this subsection to the President, to the Congress, and to the Interagency Council. (b) Contents of Evaluations.— Each evaluation required by this section shall include— (1) the number of homeless individuals served; (2) the number of homeless individuals placed in jobs; (3) the average length of training time under the project; (4) the average training cost under the project; and (5) the average retention rate of placements of homeless individuals after training with assistance made under this subtitle. (c) Evaluation by Interagency Council.— (1) The Interagency Council shall evaluate each project receiving assistance under this subtitle. (2) The Interagency Council shall prepare and publish a report of its findings in the annual report of the Council. The evaluation of the demonstration projects authorized by this subtitle shall include a determination of the relative effectiveness of programs assisted under this subtitle together with recommendations, including recommendations for legislation, to the Congress on job training programs for homeless individuals to be established on a national basis.