1011 et seq.), as amended by section 4, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 125. Evaluation authority (a) Evaluation reservation (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, may, for each fiscal year, reserve not more than 1 percent of the amount appropriated for each program authorized under this Act (except for the Federal Pell Grant program under section 401) in order to rigorously and independently evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the outcomes of all programs authorized under this Act. (2) Effect on other requirements The amount reserved under paragraph (1) shall be in addition to any other amounts reserved for evaluation under this Act. (b) Evaluation plan On a biennial basis, the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences shall develop, submit to the authorizing committees, and make publicly available on the website of the Department, an evaluation plan for the next 2 fiscal years that— (1) describes the specific activities that will be carried out under subsection (a) for the 2-year period applicable to the plan, and the timelines of such activities