requirements for credit hours or clock hours, or other measures of student learning, in lieu of the requirements described under section 481(b). (c) Review and approval Not later than 30 days after the Secretary receives a plan from a State regarding an alternative accreditation system, the Secretary shall submit to the State and Congress, and make publicly available, a response to the State’s plan. The Secretary shall approve the plan and allow the State to establish the alternative accreditation system if the plan meets the requirements described in subsection (b). (d) Time limit Each plan approved under subsection (c) shall allow a State to carry out an alternative accreditation system in the State for a period of 5 years. (e) Reporting requirements States that establish an alternative accreditation system shall submit a report to the Secretary every 3 years following the implementation of the alternative accreditation system. The report shall include— (1) in the case of a postsecondary education course or program that is accredited through the State alternative accreditation system— (A) the number and percentage of students who successfully complete each such postsecondary education course or program