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 PUBLIC LAW 106-501—NOV. 13, 2000 114 STAT. 2281 " SEC. 513. PERFORMANCE. 42 USC 3056k. " (a) MEASURES. — "(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF MEASURES.—The Secretary shall establish, in consultation with grantees, subgrantees±, and host agencies under this title. States, older individuals, area agencies on aging, and other organizations serving older individuals, performance measures for each grantee for projects and services carried out under this title. "(2) CONTENT. — "(A) COMPOSITION OF MEASURES.— The performance measures as established by the Secretary and described in paragraph (1) shall consist of indicators of performance and levels of performance applicable to each indicator. The measures shall be designed to promote continuous improvement in performance. "(B) ADJUSTMENT. —The levels of performance described in subparagraph (A) applicable to a grantee shall be adjusted only with respect to the following factors: "(i) High rates of unemployment, poverty, or welfare recipiency in the areas served by a grantee, relative to other areas of the State or Nation. "(ii) Significant downturns in the areas served by the grantee or in the national economy. "(iii) Significant numbers or proportions of enrollees with one or more barriers to employment served by a grantee relative to grantees serving other areas of the State or Nation. "(C) PLACEMENT. — For all grantees, the Secretary shall establish a measure of performance of not less than 20 percent (adjusted in accordance with subparagraph (B)) for placement of enrollees into unsubsidized public or private employment as defined in subsection (c)(2). "(3) PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NON- PROFIT AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.— The Secretary shall annually establish national performance measures for each public or private nonprofit agency or organization that is a grantee under this title, which shall be applicable to the grantee without regard to whether such grantee operates the program directly or through contracts, grants, or agreements with other entities. The performance of the grantees with respect to such measures shall be evaluated in accordance with section 514(e)(1) regarding performance of the grantees on a national basis, and in accordance with section 514(e)(3) regarding the performance of the grantees in each State. "(4) PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF STATES. —The Secretary shall annually establish performance measures for each State that is a grantee under this title, which shall be applicable to the State grantee without regard to whether such grantee operates the program directly or through contracts, grants, or agreements with other entities. The performance of the State grantees with respect to such measures shall be evaluated in accordance with section 514(f). "(5) LIMITATION.—An agreement to be evaluated on the performance measures shall be a requirement for application for, and a condition of, all grants authorized by this title. "(b) REQUIRED INDICATORS. — The indicators described in subsection (a) shall include—

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