Title 20, EducationRelease 119-102
§1011g Application of Peer Review Process
Title 20 › CHAPTER 28 — HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part B — Additional General Provisions › § 1011g
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The Secretary must pick a panel to read applications that need peer review. The panel must include outside readers who are not federal employees, and the Secretary must make sure no reviewer has a conflict of interest that would affect their fairness.
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Title 20, §1011g
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All applications submitted under the provisions of this chapter which require peer review shall be read by a panel of readers composed of individuals selected by the Secretary, which shall include outside readers who are not employees of the Federal Government. The Secretary shall ensure that no individual assigned under this section to review any application has any conflict of interest with regard to that application which might impair the impartiality with which that individual conducts the review under this section.
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Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1145d–1 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–244. A prior section 1011g, Pub. L. 89–329, title I, § 128, as added Pub. L. 102–325, title I, § 101, July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 464, related to reports and evaluation of programs, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 105–244.
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20 U.S.C. § 1011g
Title 20, Education
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102