text: If outcome data are not available ( for example , the agency has not agreed on outcome measures for the program , the agency is unable to collect reliable outcome data or the outcomes will not occur for several years ) , output data that best provide indications of the intended program outcomes shall be used to justify continued treatment of expenses as investments until outcome data are available .
  
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  If outcome data is not available then best indicated data should be used so that decisions can be made .