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 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 1085 emplo3niient statistics systems that comprise the nationwide system. The plan shall— "(1) describe the steps the Secretary has taken in the preceding year and will take in the following 5 years to carry out the duties described in subsection (b)(2); "(2) include a report on the results of an annual consumer Reports, satisfaction review concerning the performance of the system, including the performance of the system in addressing the needs of Congress, States, localities, employers, jobseekers, and other consumers; "(3) evaluate the performance of the system and recommend needed improvements, taking into consideration the results of the consumer satisfaction review, with particular attention to the improvements needed at the State and local levels; "(4) justify the budget request for annual appropriations by describing priorities for the fiscal year succeeding the fiscal year in which the plan is developed and priorities for the 5 subsequent fiscal years for the system; "(5) describe current (as of the date of the submission of the plan) spending and spending needs to carry out activities under this section, including the costs to States and localities of meeting the requirements of subsection (e)(2); and "(6) describe the involvement of States in the development of the plan, through formal consultations conducted by the Secretary in cooperation with representatives of the Governors of every State, and with representatives of local workforce investment boards, pursuant to a process established by the Secretary in cooperation with the States. "(d) COORDINATION WITH THE STATES. —The Secretary, working through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and in cooperation with the States, shall— "(1) develop the annual plan described in subsection (c) and address other employment statistics issues by holding formal consultations, at least once each quarter (beginning with the calendar quarter in which the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is enacted) on the products and administration of the nationwide employment statistics system; and "(2) hold the consultations with representatives from each of the 10 Federal regions of the Department of Labor, elected (pursuant to a process established by the Secretary) by and from the State employment statistics directors afiiliated with the State agencies that perform the duties described in subsection (e)(2). " (e) STATE RESPONSIBILITIES.— "(1) DESIGNATION OF STATE AGENCY.—In order to receive Federal financial assistance under this section, the Grovernor of a State shall— "(A) designate a single State agency to be responsible for the management of the portions of the employment statistics system described in subsection (a) that comprise a statewide employment statistics system and for the State's participation in the development of the annual plan; and "(B) establish a process for the oversight of such system. "(2) DUTIES. — In order to receive Federal financial assistance under this section, the State agency shall—

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