20 USC § 6572 - Agreements and records

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identifier: "/us/usc/t20/s6572"
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title: "20 USC § 6572 - Agreements and records"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "6572"
section_name: "Agreements and records"
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: "F"
part_name: "General Provisions"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1602, formerly § 1902, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1618; renumbered § 1602 and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title I, §§ 1501(a)(4), 1601(b), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1906, 1912.)"
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# § 6572. Agreements and records

**(a)** **Agreements** section 6571(b) of this titlesection 6571 of this title

In any case in which a negotiated rulemaking process is established under , all published proposed regulations shall conform to agreements that result from the rulemaking described in  unless the Secretary reopens the negotiated rulemaking process.

**(b)** **Records** The Secretary shall ensure that an accurate and reliable record of agreements reached during the negotiations process is maintained.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title I, § 1602, formerly § 1902, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title I, § 101, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1618; renumbered § 1602 and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title I, §§ 1501(a)(4), 1601(b), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1906, 1912.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was classified to , prior to repeal by .

Another prior  was classified to , prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

### Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a). , amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “All published proposed regulations shall conform to agreements that result from negotiated rulemaking described in  unless the Secretary reopens the negotiated rulemaking process or provides a written explanation to the participants involved in the process explaining why the Secretary decided to depart from, and not adhere to, such agreements.”

## 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 .