; and (B) a description of how the State intends to address needs identified by the assessment, particularly with respect to communities identified under paragraph (1)(A), which may include submitting a State plan amendment with respect to an early childhood home visitation program in accordance with the requirements of this section. (e) Payments (1) In general Expenditures made with respect to providing services described in subsection (a) shall be treated as medical assistance for purposes of section 1903(a). (2) Maintenance of effort Amounts received by a State under section 1903(a) for expenditures with respect to providing the services described in subsection (a) shall supplement, and not supplant, funds from other sources for early childhood home visitation programs or initiatives. (f) Evaluation (1) Independent, expert advisory panel The Secretary, in accordance with subsection (g)(1)(A), shall appoint an independent advisory panel consisting of experts in program evaluation and research, education, and early childhood development— (A) to review, and make recommendations on, the design and plan for the evaluation required under paragraph (2) within 1 year after the date of enactment of this section; (B) to maintain and advise the Secretary regarding the progress of the evaluation; and (C) to comment, if the panel so desires, on the report submitted under paragraph (3). (2) Authority to conduct evaluation On the basis of the recommendations of the advisory panel under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, by grant, contract, or interagency agreement, conduct an evaluation of the statewide needs assessments submitted under subsection (d) and the grants made under subsection (h). The evaluation shall include— (A) an analysis, on a State-by-State basis, of the results of such assessments, including indicators of maternal and prenatal health and infant health and mortality, and State actions in response to the assessments