of the Rural Development Act of 1972 ( 7 U.S.C. 2204b(b)(4) ) with an eligible technical assistance provider to provide technical assistance to the Secretary and Councils in carrying out the Fund. 385I. Evaluation and reporting (a) Evaluations Not later than the last day of the fourth year of the first rural partnership block grant awarded to a Council, and annually thereafter— (1) the Secretary shall evaluate the performance of the Council in carrying out the Plan of the Council in relation to the benchmarks established under subsection (b)