‘‘(E) providing technical assistance. 
‘‘(4) If the amount allocated for any fiscal year 
under paragraph (2) shall be less than the amount 
allocated under such paragraph for fiscal year 2005, 
additional amounts may be made available from the 
amount allocated under paragraph (1) for the pur-
poses described in paragraph (2). If such additional 
amounts are made available under this paragraph, 
the percentage of the total amount allotted under 
section 111 that is allocated for the purposes de-
scribed in paragraph (2) shall not exceed the per-
centage of the total amount allotted under section 
111 for fiscal year 2005 that was allocated under 
paragraph (2) for fiscal year 2005.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the semicolon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (D); 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘through 
(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘through (C)’’.
SEC. 8. ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) PURPOSE.—Section 113(a) (20 U.S.C. 2323(a)) 
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘establish a State’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘support a State and local’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and its eligible recipients’’ 
after ‘‘effectiveness of the State’’. 
(b) STATE
PERFORMANCE
MEASURES.—Section 
113(b) (20 U.S.C. 2323(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
through (D) as subparagraphs (C) through (E), 
respectively; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) in the subparagraph heading, by 
inserting ‘‘FOR
SECONDARY
STUDENTS’’ 
after ‘‘PERFORMANCE’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘of secondary stu-
dents that are, to the extent practicable, 
valid and reliable and’’ after ‘‘indicators of 
performance’’; 
(iii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘State 
established academic,’’ and inserting ‘‘aca-
demic content and achievement standards, 
as established by the State under section 
1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311(b)(1)),’’; 
(iv) in clause (ii)—
(I) by inserting ‘‘under State law 
(including 
recognized 
alternative 
standards for individuals with disabil-
ities)’’ after ‘‘recognized equivalent’’ ; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘, or a postsec-
ondary degree or credential’’; 
(v) by amending clause (iii) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(iii) Student graduation rates (as de-
scribed in section 111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)(vi))).’’; 
(vi) by redesignating clause (iv) as 
clause (v) and inserting after clause (iii) 
the following: 
‘‘(iv) Placement in postsecondary edu-
cation or advanced training, placement in 
military service, or placement in employ-
ment.’’; and
(vii) in clause (v) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘training and employment’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fields’’; 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) CORE INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE 
FOR POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS.—Each eligi-
ble agency shall identify in the State plan core 
indicators of performance of postsecondary stu-
dents that are, to the extent practicable, valid 
and reliable, and that include, at a minimum, 
measures of each of the following: 
‘‘(i) Student attainment of challenging 
academic and vocational and technical skill 
proficiencies. 
‘‘(ii) Student retention in postsec-
ondary education, attainment of an asso-
ciate degree or postsecondary credential, or 
transfer to a baccalaureate degree pro-
gram. 
‘‘(iii) Placement in military service or 
placement or retention in employment. 
‘‘(iv) Student participation in and 
completion of vocational and technical edu-
cation programs in nontraditional fields.’’;