§ 3317. — Program evaluation studies.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC3317]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 64--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
SUBCHAPTER X--FUNDING AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 3317. Program evaluation studies
(a) The Secretary shall regularly conduct program evaluations to
meet the purposes of this chapter and the responsibilities assigned to
the Secretary and the Department of Agriculture in this chapter. Such
evaluations shall be designed to provide information that may be used to
improve the administration and effectiveness of agricultural research,
extension, and teaching programs in achieving their stated objectives.
(b) The Secretary is authorized to encourage and foster the regular
evaluation of agricultural research, extension, and teaching programs
within the State agricultural experiment stations, cooperative extension
services, and colleges and universities, through the development and
support of cooperative evaluation programs and program evaluation
centers and institutes.
(Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, Sec. 1471, as added Pub. L. 97-98, title
XIV, Sec. 1439(a), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1314.)
References in Text
For definition of ``this chapter'', referred to in subsec. (a), see
note set out under section 3102 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97-98,
set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.
