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 112 STAT. 1244 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 (A) a description of the methods used for joint planning and coordination of the programs and activities included in the unified plan; and (B) an assurance that the methods included an opportunity for the entities responsible for planning or administering such programs and activities to review and comment on all portions of the unified plan. (d) APPROVAL BY THE APPROPRIATE SECRETARIES.— (1) JURISDICTION. — The appropriate Secretary shall have the authority to approve the portion of the State unified plan relating to the activity or program over which the appropriate Secretary exercises administrative authority. On the approval of the appropriate Secretary, the portion of the plan relating to the activity or program shall be implemented by the State pursuant to the applicable portion of the State unified plan. (2) APPROVAL.— (A) IN GENERAL. — A portion of the State unified plan covering an activity or program described in subsection (b) that is submitted to the appropriate Secretary under ' this section shall be considered to be approved by the appropriate Secretary at the end of the 90-day period beginning on the day the appropriate Secretary receives the portion, unless the appropriate Secretary makes a written determination, during the 90-day period, that the portion is not consistent with the requirements of the Federal statute authorizing the activity or program including the criteria for approval of a plan or application, if any, under such statute or the plan is not consistent with the requirements of subsection (c)(3). (B) SPECIAL RULE. —In subparagraph (A), the term "criteria for approval of a State plan', relating to activities carried out under title I or II or under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), includes a requirement for agreement between the State and the appropriate Secretary regarding State performance measures, including levels of perform- £Lnce. 20 USC 9272. SEC. 502. PEFXNITIONS FOR INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE. (a) IN GENERAL. —In order to ensure nationwide comparability of performance data, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, after consultation with the representatives described in subsection (b), shall issue definitions for indicators of performance and levels of performance established under titles I and II. (b) REPRESENTATIVES. — The representatives referred to in subsection (a) are representatives of States (as defined in section 101) and political subdivisions, business and industry, employees, eligible providers of employment and training activities (as defined in section 101), educators, participants in activities carried out under this Act, State Directors of adult education, providers of adult education, providers of literacy services, individuals with expertise in serving the employment and training needs of eligible youth (as defined in section 101), parents, and other interested parties, with expertise regarding activities authorized under this Act. 20 USC 9273. SEC. 503. INCENTIVE GRANTS. Effective date. (a) IN GENERAL. —Beginning on July 1, 2000, the Secretary shall award a grant to each State that exceeds the State adjusted

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