Amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 111-39 to require all authorized programs to be reviewed by the OMB's Program Assessment Rating Tool; require GAO to do a study on the National Civilian Community Corps program; and, amend the underlying legislation to continue the annual evaluation requirement for the National Civilian Community Corps, not a single evaluation by 2014.

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   Change 1: Strikes section 1513(1)(2)

   Strikes

   Removes section 1513(1)(2).

   Original wording

   In section 1513 of the bill, strike paragraphs (1) and (2)

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   Change 2: Renumbers paragraphs (3) and (4) as (1) and (2)

   RenumbersSection 1513(1)(2)
   Original wording

   redesignate paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.

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   Change 3: Rewrites section 1601

   Replaces

   Removes section 1601.

   Inserted: SEC. 1601. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE AND REPORTS.

   Inserted: (a) Family and Medical Leave.--Section 171(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 12631(a)(1)) is amended by striking "with respect to a project" and inserting "with respect to a project authorized under the national service laws".

   Inserted: (b) Reports.--Section 172 (42 U.S.C. 12632) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(d) Evaluation Using Program Assessment Rating Tool.--

   Inserted: "(1) Study.--The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall conduct a study to evaluate the programs authorized by this Act, including the amendments made by this Act, under the Program Assessment Rating Tool or a successor performance assessment tool that is developed by the Office of Management and Budget.

   Inserted: "(2) Report.--The Director shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1) within 1 year of the date of enactment of this subsection.

   Inserted: "(e) GAO Study.--

   Inserted: "(1) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the National Civilian Community Corps program authorized under subtitle E of title I.

   Inserted: "(2) Components of study.--The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall consist of--

   Inserted: "(A) a comprehensive examination of the program;

   Inserted: "(B) an examination of the programs cost-effectiveness, particularly in relation to other comparable AmeriCorps service programs;

   Inserted: "(C) whether the program has data and quantifiable measures to adequately assess the program's progress toward achieving its strategic goals;

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   Inserted: "(D) a review of the Office of Management and Budget's 2005 Program Assessment Rating Tool assessment of the program; and

   Inserted: "(E) recommendations for future Congressional treatment of the program, particularly assessing whether the program is duplicative or could be more efficiently managed.

   Inserted: "(3) Submission.--The results of the study conducted under paragraph (1) shall be submitted within 6 months of the date of enactment of this subsection.".

   Original wording

   Amend section 1601 of the bill to read as follows:

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As printed