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 PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 111 STAT. 565 "(2) VIOLATIONS. — The Secretary shall establish a process for enforcing requirements under this title. Such process shall provide for the withholding of funds in the case of substantial noncompliance with such requirements. In the case of an enforcement action against a State under this paragraph, the Secretary shall provide a State with a reasonable opportunity for correction before taking financial sanctions against the State on the basis of such an action. "(e) CONTINUED APPROVAL.—An approved State child health plan shall continue in effect unless and until the State amends the plan under subsection (b) or the Secretary finds, under subsection (d), substantial noncompliance of the plan with the requirements of this title. "SEC. 2107. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE GOALS; PLAN 42 USC 1397gg. ADMINISTRATION. " (a) STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE GOALS. — " (1) DESCRIPTION. —^A State child health plan shall include a description of— "(A) the strategic objectives, "(B) the performance goals, and "(C) the performance measures, the State has established for providing child health assistance to targeted low-income children under the plan and otherwise for maximizing health benefits coverage for other low-income children and children generally in the State. "(2) STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES.— Such plan shall identify specific strategic objectives relating to increasing the extent of creditable health coverage among targeted low-income children and other low-income children. "(3) PERFORMANCE GOALS.— Such plan shall specify one or more performance goals for each such strategic objective so identified. "(4) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— Such plan shall describe how performance under the plan will be— "(A) measured through objective, independently verifiable means, and "(B) compared against performance goals, in order to determine the State's performance under this title. " (b) RECORDS, REPORTS, AUDITS, AND EVALUATION.— "(1) DATA COLLECTION, RECORDS, AND REPORTS.— A State child health plan shall include an assurance that the State will collect the data, maintain the records, and furnish the reports to the Secretary, at the times and in the standardized format the Secretary may require in order to enable the Secretary to monitor State program administration and compliance and to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of State plans under this title. "(2) STATE ASSESSMENT AND STUDY. —A State child health plan shall include a description of the State's plan for the annual assessments and reports under section 2108(a) and the evaluation required by section 2108(b). "(3) AUDITS.—A State child health plan shall include an assurance that the State will afford the Secretary access to any records or information relating to the plan for the purposes of review or audit.

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