Reports and evaluation

(a) Report to Congress (1) In general Not later than 2 years after the first award of a grant under this title, and annually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the projects carried out with grant funds awarded under this title. (2) Elements The report required under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) with respect to projects carried out by eligible entities with grant funds awarded under this title, an assessment of— (i) the types of such projects; (ii) the total cost of each such project; (iii) the geographic distribution of such projects; and (iv) the demographic and socioeconomic composition of the student population served by such projects; (B) an evaluation of a sample of grant recipients, selected by the Assistant Secretary taking into account size and geographic location of each grantee, to determine how such recipients are using the grant and the effectiveness of the activities carried out with the grant in improving student achievement; (C) with respect to projects described in paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 303(a), the number of intercollegiate athletic events and other campus media productions produced, transmitted, or distributed using facilities or equipment funded under this title, disaggregated by sport and including events in women’s sports and Olympic sports; and (D) the number of students receiving training in journalism, broadcasting, or media production supported under this title. (b) Grantee reporting requirements Not later than 90 days after the end of the grant period for a grant awarded under this title, the grantee shall submit to the Assistant Secretary a final report that— (1) describes the use of grant funds, the status of each funded asset, and the grantee's performance against each target submitted under section 302(b)(7)(B); and (2) meets any additional requirements established by the Assistant Secretary in accordance with part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations. (c) Measures of usage and engagement Device utilization, log-in counts, bandwidth consumed, platform hours, or any other measure of usage or engagement may not be— (1) used to fully satisfy any performance metric under this title; or (2) reported as evidence of the effectiveness of a program carried out using grant funds awarded under this title.