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The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), originally passed in 1993 (PL 103–62) and signed into law by President Bill Clinton, was strengthened by the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, signed into law by President Barack Obama. The law’s intent was to provide a framework within which that government plans, implements, and evaluates its programs. In January 2019, the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (PL 115–435) was signed into law. Under this law, federal agencies are expected to expand their capacity for engaging in evaluation, including designating evaluation officers, developing learning agendas, producing annual evaluation plans, and enabling a workforce to conduct evaluations. As the following case study illustrates, there has also been a strengthening of program evaluation at the level of particular various federal agencies.