; (4) expanding or adapting program offerings or supports based on an updated comprehensive needs assessment to respond to employers’ and CTE participants’ changing needs as a result of the COVID–19 national emergency; and (5) providing for professional development and training activities for career and technical education teachers, faculty, school leaders, administrators, specialized instructional support personnel, career guidance and academic counselors, and paraprofessionals to support activities carried out under this section. (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000,000 through fiscal year 2022. 204. General provisions (a) Supplement, not supplant Funds made available under this title shall be used only to supplement, and shall not supplant, the funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available from State or local public funds for career and technical education programs or other activities carried out under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). (b) Evaluations Any activity or program carried out with funds received under this title shall be subject to— (1) performance accountability indicators in accordance with section 113 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2323 ); and (2) rigorous evaluation using research approaches appropriate to the level of development and maturity of the activity or program, including random assignment or quasi-experimental impact evaluations, implementation evaluations, pre-experimental studies, and feasibility studies, including studying job quality measures and credential transparency. (c) Uses of funds From the funds appropriated under subsection (d), the Secretary of Education shall— (1) support the administration of the funds for this title and the evaluation of activities described in subsection (b)