Impact evaluation and reporting

(a) In general Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with a nonprofit entity with experience in conducting evaluations of program and systems change efforts to— (1) conduct a multi-year evaluation on the impact of this Act, including the amendments made by this Act, with respect to individuals with disabilities (including such individuals receiving a wage rate under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)), as amended by title II); and (2) prepare the reports described in subsection (c). (b) Evaluation In carrying out subsection (a)(1), the nonprofit entity awarded a contract under this section shall evaluate— (1) changes in wages and employment for individuals described in subsection (a)(1); and (2) actions taken by employers and States to comply with the amendments made by title II and, in the case of an employer or State receiving funds under title I, to comply with the transformation requirements under such title. (c) Reports The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives, the following reports on the evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1): (1) An interim report on the evaluation, not later than 3 years after the evaluation commences under subsection (a)(1). (2) A final report on such evaluation, not later than 18 months after the date on which the legal effect of special certificates expire pursuant to paragraph (7) of section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 214(c)), as added by title II.