20 USC § 7929 - Analysis and periodic review of departmental guidance

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title: "20 USC § 7929 - Analysis and periodic review of departmental guidance"
title_number: 20
title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "7929"
section_name: "Analysis and periodic review of departmental guidance"
chapter_number: 70
chapter_name: "STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "F"
part_name: "Uniform Provisions"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8549, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8041, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2121.)"
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# § 7929. Analysis and periodic review of departmental guidance

The Secretary shall develop procedures for the approval and periodic review of significant guidance documents that include—

**(1)** appropriate approval processes within the Department;

**(2)** appropriate identification of the agency or office issuing the documents, the activities to which and the persons to whom the documents apply, and the date of issuance;

**(3)** a publicly available list to identify those significant guidance documents that were issued, revised, or withdrawn within the past year; and

**(4)** an opportunity for the public to request that an agency modify or rescind an existing significant guidance document.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–10, title VIII, § 8549, as added Pub. L. 114–95, title VIII, § 8041, Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2121.)

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