; (M) factors related to the pursuit of education, such as housing attainment; (N) average and projected costs, overall and per student, of the program; (O) student demographic data, including age, gender, race, and security level; and (P) other relevant data. (f) Evaluation (1) In general The Assistant Director, through the National Institute of Corrections, shall conduct an evaluation of the Program that assesses— (A) in-custody outcomes, including impacts on tickets, segregation, program participation outside of education, and continued enrollment in correctional education programs; (B) post-release outcomes, including toward postsecondary enrollment in and degree attainment from an institution of higher education, and progress toward a degree in credits or time; (C) safety in correctional facilities; (D) the demand for participation in correctional education programs, including the size of waiting lists; (E) employment outcomes of participants; (F) impacts on recidivism; and (G) other relevant data. (2) Tracking students The evaluation described in paragraph (1) shall track eligible students while incarcerated and for the 3- and 5-year periods post-release from incarceration. (3) Partnership The evaluation described in paragraph (1) shall be conducted in partnership with one or multiple external evaluators. (g) Matching funds The Federal share of the cost of an academic program carried out under this section may not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the academic program. (h) Allocation of funds For fiscal years 2020 through 2026, of the amounts appropriated to the Bureau of Prisons, $170,000,000 shall be used to carry out subsection (b). . (b) Amendment to duties of the Bureau of Prisons Section 4042(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D)— (A) by striking (D) establish and inserting (6) establish ; and (B) in clause (ii), by striking and at the end