,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bh1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,braun introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,work=ce          
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act to      
prioritize programs t provide evid5ce ( 
p]=mance4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,prioritiz+ ,evid5ce =     
,work=ce ,developm5t ,act4  #b4         
,prioritiz+ programs t provide evid5ce (
 p]=mance ,section #ajb ( ! ,work=ce    
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #caab7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 
7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ & aft] 
! semicolon2  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,e71  
by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 
&  7iii7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7,f7 a description ( h[ ! ,/ate plans to
 prioritize ! fund+ ( evid5ce-bas$      
programs = :i* evid5ce f a rigor\s      
evaluation ( ! programs %[s a positive  

effect on ! t>get population = !        
programs1 ) highe/ priority giv5 to     
programs t are high-evid5ce int]v5tions1
 next priority giv5 to programs t are   
mod]ate-evid5ce int]v5tions1 & next     
priority giv5 to programs t are         
l[-evid5ce int]v5tions4  2 &  7,b7 9    
p>agraph 7#b77;,c7-- 7i7 9 clause 7vii71
 by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7ii7 9   
clause 7viii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end
 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7iii7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7ix7 h[ ! ,/ate w prioritize
 ! fund+ ( evid5ce-bas$ programs = :i*  
evid5ce f a rigor\s evaluation ( !      
programs %[s a positive effect on !     
t>get population = ! programs4  2 &     
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7d7    
,def9itions ,9 subsection 7b73 7#a7     
,evid5ce-bas$ ,! t]m evid5ce-bas$1 us$ )
 respect to an activity1 /rategy1 or o!r
 int]v5tion1 means a high-evid5ce1      
mod]ate-evid5ce1 or l[-evid5ce          
int]v5tion4  7#b7 ,high-evid5ce ,! t]m  
high-evid5ce1 us$ ) respect to an       
int]v5tion1 means an int]v5tion t is %[n

 to produce a sizable1 su/a9$ effect on 
important outcomes1 9-- 7,a7 two or m   
well-conduct$ exp]im5tal /udies c>ri$   
out 9 typical community sett+s &        
conduct$ at diff]5t implem5tation sites2
 or  7,b7 "o l>ge multisite             
well-conduct$ exp]im5tal /udy c>ri$ out 
9 su* a sett+4  7#c7 ,l[-evid5ce ,! t]m 
l[-evid5ce1 us$ ) respect to an         
int]v5tion1 means an int]v5tion t is %[n
 to produce or h ! pot5tial to produce a
 positive effect on important outcomes1 
9 a /udy bas$ on a reasonable hypo!sis &
 ) cr$ible rese>* f9d+s1 su* z a        
correlational /udy ) /ati/ical controls 
= selection bias or descriptive rese>*  
su* z a case /udy4  7#d7                
,mod]ate-evid5ce ,! t]m mod]ate-evid5ce1
 us$ ) respect to an int]v5tion1 means  
an int]v5tion t is %[n to produce a     
positive effect1 t is sizable b n yet   
conclusive1 on important outcomes1 9 at 
lea/ "o well-conduct$ exp]im5tal /udy1  
or 9 a rigor\s quasi-exp]im5tal /udy f  
:i* a rese>*] c draw a causal conclusion

 reg>d+ ! int]v5tion's effectiv5ess4    
7#e7 ,well-conduct$ exp]im5tal /udy ,!  
t]m well-conduct$ exp]im5tal /udy means 
an exp]im5tal /udy su* z a /udy )       
r&omiz$ controll$ trials4  4