(c) Evaluations and reports by Secretary
(1) In general The Secretary shall, directly or through contracts with public or private entities, provide for annual evaluations of programs carried out pursuant to section
290ff (a) of this title. The evaluations shall assess the effectiveness of the systems of care operated pursuant to such section, including longitudinal studies of outcomes of services provided by such systems, other studies regarding such outcomes, the effect of activities under this part on the utilization of hospital and other institutional settings, the barriers to and achievements resulting from interagency collaboration in providing community-based services to children with a serious emotional disturbance, and assessments by parents of the effectiveness of the systems of care.
(2) Report to Congress
The Secretary shall, not later than 1 year after the date on which amounts are first appropriated under subsection (c) of this section, and annually thereafter, submit to the Congress a report summarizing evaluations carried out pursuant to paragraph (1) during the preceding fiscal year and making such recommendations for administrative and legislative initiatives with respect to this section as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(d) Definitions For purposes of this part:
(1) The term child means an individual not more than 21 years of age.
(2) The term family, with respect to a child provided access to a system of care under section
290ff–1 (a) of this title, means
(A) the legal guardian of the child; and
(B) as appropriate regarding mental health services for the child, the parents of the child (biological or adoptive, as the case may be) and any foster parents of the child.
(3) The term funding agreement, with respect to a grant under section
290ff (a) of this title to a public entity, means that the Secretary may make such a grant only if the public entity makes the agreement involved.
(4) The term serious emotional disturbance includes, with respect to a child, any child who has a serious emotional disorder, a serious behavioral disorder, or a serious mental disorder.
(f) Funding
(1) Authorization of appropriations
For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002 and 2003.
(2) Limitation regarding technical assistance
Not more than 10 percent of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year may be expended for carrying out subsection (b) of this section.