; (2) provide technical assistance to States for designing State programs and implementing approved State programs; (3) disseminate information relating to best practices with respect to the design and implementation described in paragraph (2); (4) perform any managerial or administrative function that is necessary to maintain the integrity of the Program; and (5) provide oversight of the Program, including by reviewing whether each approved State program is in compliance with the requirements of the Program. (c) Approval criteria (1) Participating States A State may become a participating State if— (A) the State— (i) designates a specific department or agency of the State, or an entity supported by the State, to implement and administer a State program of the State; or (ii) has a contractual arrangement— (I) with a participating State that has an approved State program; and (II) through which the participating State described in subclause (I) will implement and administer the State program of the State; (B) the State takes all legal actions necessary to enable the entity that, under subparagraph (A), will implement the State program of the State to carry out that implementation; (C) the State submits to the Secretary an application described in paragraph (2)(B) during a time period to be established by the Secretary; and (D) the State and the Secretary enter into an allocation agreement that— (i) satisfies the requirements of this Act, including the requirement under section 5(a)(2)(A); (ii) provides that the State program established by the State will comply with any standards established by the Secretary in carrying out this Act; (iii) establishes internal control, compliance, and reporting requirements established by the Secretary and any other terms and conditions that are necessary to carry out the Program, including an agreement by the State to permit the Secretary to audit the State program established by the State