106 STAT. 432 PUBLIC LAW 102-321—JULY 10, 1992 "(B) representatives of relevant Federal agencies, including the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, the U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect, and the National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality, "(p) EVALUATIONS. — "(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, directly or through • contracts with public or private entities— "(A) conduct evaluations to determine the effectiveness of projects under subsection (a) in reducing the incidence of children born with health or developmental complications, the incidence among children less than 3 years of age of such complications, and the incidence of child abuse and neglect; and "(B) not less than once during each 3-year period, prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report concerning the results of such evaluations. "(2) CONTENTS. —Ttie evaluations conducted under paragraph (1) shall— "(A) include a summary of the data contained in the annual reports submitted under subsection (m); "(B) assess the relative effectiveness of projects under subsection (a) in urban and rural areas, and among programs utilizing differing combinations of professionals and trained home visitors recruited from the community to meet the needs of defined target service populations; and "(C) make further recommendations necessary or desirable to increase the effectiveness of such projects, " (q) DEFINITIONS. — For purposes of this section: "(1) The term 'eligible entity* includes public and nonprofit private entities that provide health or related social services, including community-based organizations, visiting nurse organizations, hospitals, local hesQth departments, community health centers. Native Hawaiian health centers, nurse managed clinics, family service agencies, child welfare agencies, developmental service providers, family resource and support programs, and resource mothers projects. "(2) The term 'eligible famil/ means a family described in subsection (a). "(3) The term health or developmental comphcation', with respect to a child, means— "(A) being born in an unhealthy or potentially unhealthy condition, including premature birth, low birthweight, and prenatal exposure to maternal substance abuse; "(B) a condition arising from a condition described in subparagraph (A); "(C) a physical disability or delay; and "(D) a developmental disability or delay. "(4) The term 'home visiting services' means the services specified in subsection (b), provided at the residence of the eligible family involved or provided pursuant to arrangements made for the family (including arrangements for services in community settings). "(5) The term 'home visitors' means providers of home visiting services.
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