Evaluation

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct an evaluation and submit to the appropriate congressional committees, and make publicly available, a report on grant allocation amounts, matching requirements, and funding under the Emergency Solutions Grants program and the Continuum of Care program under subtitles B and C, respectively, of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371 et seq., 11381 et seq.), which shall include surveys of the field, unmet need (on a relative and absolute basis), and local program availability compared to community needs in small States, small communities, and Tribal and rural communities, as it relates to program funding levels.