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objection is verifiable through the corporate or other orga-
nizational documents or materials of that school. 
‘‘SEC. 6542. RULEMAKING. 
‘‘The Secretary shall issue regulations under this Act 
as prescribed under section 1401 only to the extent that 
such regulations are necessary to ensure that there is com-
pliance with the specific requirements and assurances re-
quired by this Act. 
‘‘SEC. 6543. PEER REVIEW. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary uses a peer re-
view panel to evaluate an application for any program re-
quired under this Act, the Secretary shall conduct the 
panel in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) MAKEUP.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) solicit nominations for peers to serve on 
the panel from States that are— 
‘‘(A) practitioners in the subject matter; or 
‘‘(B) experts in the subject matter; and 
‘‘(2) select the peers from such nominees, ex-
cept that there shall be at least 75 percent practi-
tioners on each panel and in each group formed 
from the panel. 
‘‘(c) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall issue the peer 
review guidance concurrently with the notice of the grant. 
‘‘(d) REPORTING.—The Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(1) make the names of the peer reviewers 
available to the public before the final deadline for 
the application of the grant; 
‘‘(2) make the peer review notes publically 
available once the review has concluded; and 
‘‘(3) make any deviations from the peer review-
ers’ recommendations available to the public with an 
explanation of the deviation. 
‘‘(e) APPLICANT REVIEWS.—An applicant shall have 
an opportunity within 30 days to review the peer review 
notes and appeal the score to the Secretary prior to the 
Secretary making any final determination. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary, and the Sec-
retary’s staff, may not attempt to participate in, or influ-
ence, the peer review process. No Federal employee may 
participate in, or attempt to influence the peer review 
process, except to respond to questions of a technical na-
ture, which shall be publicly reported. 
‘‘SEC. 6544. PARENTAL CONSENT. 
‘‘Upon receipt of written notification from the par-
ents or legal guardians of a student, the local educational 
agency shall withdraw such student from any program 
funded under part B of title III. The local educational 
agency shall make reasonable efforts to inform parents or 
legal guardians of the content of such programs or activi-
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ties funded under this Act, other than classroom instruc-
tion. 
‘‘SEC. 6548. SEVERABILITY. 
‘‘If any provision of this Act is held invalid, the re-
mainder of this Act shall be unaffected thereby. 
‘‘SEC. 6549. DEPARTMENT STAFF. 
‘‘The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of the Student Success Act, identify 
the number of Department employees who worked 
on or administered each education program and 
project authorized under this Act, as such program 
or project was in effect on the day before such en-
actment date, and publish such information on the 
Department’s website; 
‘‘(2) not later than 60 days after such enact-
ment date, identify the number of full-time equiva-
lent employees who work on or administer programs 
or projects authorized under this Act, as in effect on 
the day before such enactment date, that have been 
eliminated or consolidated since such date; 
‘‘(3) not later than 1 year after such enactment 
date, reduce the workforce of the Department by the 
number of full-time equivalent employees the De-
partment calculated under paragraph (2); and 
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‘‘(4) not later than 1 year after such enactment 
date, report to the Congress on— 
‘‘(A) the number of employees associated 
with each program or project authorized under 
this Act administered by the Department; 
‘‘(B) the number of full-time equivalent 
employees who were determined to be associated 
with eliminated or consolidated programs or 
projects under paragraph (2); 
‘‘(C) how the Secretary reduced the num-
ber of employees at the Department under 
paragraph (3); 
‘‘(D) the average salary of the employees 
described in subparagraph (B) whose positions 
were eliminated; and 
‘‘(E) the average salary of the full-time 
equivalent employees who work on or admin-
ister a program or project authorized under this 
Act by the Department, disaggregated by em-
ployee function with each such program or 
project. 
‘‘SEC. 6550. REDUCTION IN FEDERAL SPENDING. 
‘‘To ensure the reduced Federal role established 
under this Act is recognized when allocating spending 
amounts and appropriations for the programs under this 
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Act, the Secretary, through the director of the Institute 
for Education Sciences, shall— 
‘‘(1) not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of the Student Success Act, contract 
with an economist with an expertise in workforce 
and government efficiency; 
‘‘(2) not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of the Student Success Act and before 
the Administration’s annual budget request for a fis-
cal year is submitted to Congress annually there-
after, require the economist to issue a report that— 
‘‘(A) examines the annual cost savings 
from the reduced Federal requirements under 
this Act, as amended by the Student Success 
Act, as compared to the requirements under 
this Act as in effect after fiscal year 2002 and 
prior to the date of the enactment of the Stu-
dent Success Act and each year thereafter; 
‘‘(B) determines the reduced need for Fed-
eral funds to meet the Federal requirements 
under this Act, as amended by the Student 
Success Act, as compared to the requirements 
under this Act as in effect after fiscal year 
2002 and prior to the date of the enactment of 
the Student Success Act; and 
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‘‘(C) includes the specific reduced Federal 
funding amounts and reduced number of em-
ployees at the Department necessary for compli-
ance with the provisions of this Act, as amend-
ed by the Student Success Act; and 
‘‘(3) not later than one week after Administra-
tion’s budget request is submitted to Congress for 
each fiscal year, submit the report to the Commit-
tees on Budget and the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate, and the Committee on Education and the Work-
force of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
of the Senate. 
‘‘SEC. 6551. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PROTECTING STU-
DENT PRIVACY. 
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows: 
‘‘(1) Students’ personally identifiable informa-
tion is important to protect. 
‘‘(2) Students’ information should not be 
shared with individuals other than school officials in 
charge of educating those students without clear no-
tice to parents. 
‘‘(3) With the use of more technology, and more 
research about student learning, the responsibility to 
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