20 USC § 6395 - Secretarial approval; peer review

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title: "20 USC § 6395 - Secretarial approval; peer review"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "6395"
section_name: "Secretarial approval; peer review"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Education of Migratory Children"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1305, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1576; amended Pub. L. 114–95, title I, § 1301(d), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1897.)"
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# § 6395. Secretarial approval; peer review

The Secretary shall approve each State application that meets the requirements of this part, and may review any such application with the assistance and advice of State officials and other officials with relevant expertise.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1305, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1576; amended Pub. L. 114–95, title I, § 1301(d), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1897.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 6395, , as added , , , related to Secretarial approval and peer review, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

### Amendments

2015— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section consisted of subsecs. (a) and (b) relating to Secretarial approval and peer review, respectively.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see , set out as a note under .