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 Ill STAT. 586 PUBLIC LAW 105-33—AUG. 5, 1997 term) for purposes of the Job Training Partnership Act. "(E) SET-ASIDE FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE BONUS.— "(i) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary of Labor shall make a grant in accordance with this subparagraph to each successful performance State in fiscal year 2000. "(ii) AMOUNT OF GRANT.— The Secretary of Labor shall determine the amount of the grant payable under this subparagraph to a successful performance State, which shall be based on the score assigned to the State under clause (iv)(IXaa) for such prior period as the Secretary of Labor deems appropriate. "(iii) FORMULA FOR MEASURING STATE PERFORM- ANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the National Grovernors' Association, and the American Public Welfare Association, shall develop a formula for measuring— "(I) the success of States in placing individuals in private sector emplojmtient or in any kind of employment, through programs operated with funds provided under subparagraph (A); "(II) the duration of such placements; "(III) any increase in the earnings of such individuals; and "(IV) such other factors as the Secretary of Labor deems appropriate concerning the activities of the States with respect to such individuals. The formula may take into account general economic conditions on a State-by-State basis. "(iv) SCORING OF STATE PERFORMANCE; SETTING OF PERFORMANCE THRESHOLDS.— "(I) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary of Labor shall— "(aa) use the formula developed under clause (iii) to assign a score to each State that was a welfare-to-work State for fiscal years 1998 and 1999; and "(bb) prescribe a performance threshold in such a manner so as to ensure that the total amount of grants to be made under this paragraph equals $100,000,000. "(II) AVAILABILITY OF WELFARE-TO-WORK DATA SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF HHS. —The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide the Secretary of Labor with the data reported by States under this part with respect to programs operated with funds provided under subparagraph (A). "(v) SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE STATE DEFINED.— As used in this subparagraph, the term 'successful performance State' means a State whose score assigned pursuant to clause (iv)(I)(aa) equals or exceeds the

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