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‘‘(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. 5528. 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-
ties funded under this Act, other than classroom instruc-
tion. 
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‘‘SEC. 5529. PROHIBITED USES OF FUNDS. 
‘‘No funds under this Act may be used for— 
‘‘(1) construction, renovation, or repair of any 
school facility (except for minor remodeling needed 
to accomplish the purposes of this Act and except 
for those activities under subpart 1 of part A of title 
III and title IV); or 
‘‘(2) medical services, drug treatment or reha-
bilitation, except for specialized instructional support 
services or referral to treatment for students who 
are victims of, or witnesses to, crime or who illegally 
use drugs. 
‘‘SEC. 5539. SEVERABILITY. 
‘‘If any provision of this Act is held invalid, the re-
mainder of this Act shall be unaffected thereby. 
‘‘PART F—EVALUATIONS 
‘‘SEC. 5601. EVALUATIONS. 
‘‘(a) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—Except as provided 
in subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary may reserve not 
more than 0.5 percent of the amount appropriated to 
carry out each categorical program and demonstration 
project authorized under this Act— 
‘‘(1) to conduct— 
‘‘(A) comprehensive evaluations of the pro-
gram or project; and 
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‘‘(B) studies of the effectiveness of the pro-
gram or project and its administrative impact 
on schools and local educational agencies; 
‘‘(2) to evaluate the aggregate short- and long- 
term effects and cost efficiencies across Federal pro-
grams assisted or authorized under this Act and re-
lated Federal preschool, elementary, and secondary 
programs under any other Federal law; and 
‘‘(3) to increase the usefulness of evaluations of 
grant recipients in order to ensure the continuous 
progress of the program or project by improving the 
quality, timeliness, efficiency, and use of information 
relating to performance under the program or 
project. 
‘‘(b) TITLE I EXCLUDED.—The Secretary may not 
reserve under subsection (a) funds appropriated to carry 
out any program authorized under title I. 
‘‘(c) EVALUATION ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED ELSE-
WHERE.—If, under any other provision of this Act (other 
than title I), funds are authorized to be reserved or used 
for evaluation activities with respect to a program or 
project, the Secretary may not reserve additional funds 
under this section for the evaluation of that program or 
project.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) TITLE IX.— 
(A) SUBPART 1 OF PART E OF TITLE V.— 
(i) 
TRANSFER
AND
REDESIGNA-
TION.—Sections 9504 through 9506 (20 
U.S.C. 7884; 7885; 7886) are— 
(I) transferred to title V, as 
amended by subsection (a) of this sec-
tion; 
(II) inserted after section 5503 
of such title; and 
(III) redesignated as sections 
5504 through 5506, respectively. 
(ii) AMENDMENTS.—Section 5504 (as 
so redesignated) is amended— 
(I) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by 
striking ‘‘section 9502’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 5502’’; 
(II) in subsection (b), by striking 
‘‘section 9501’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
5501’’; and 
(III) in subsection (d), by strik-
ing ‘‘No Child Left Behind Act of 
2001’’ and inserting ‘‘Student Success 
Act’’. 
(B) SUBPART 2 OF PART E OF TITLE V.— 
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(i) 
TRANSFER
AND
REDESIGNA-
TION.—Sections 9522, 9523, 9524, 9525, 
9531, 9533, and 9534 (20 U.S.C. 7902; 
7903; 7904; 7905; 7911; 7913; 7914) 
are— 
(I) transferred to title V, as 
amended by subparagraph (A) of this 
paragraph; 
(II) inserted after section 5529 
of such title; and 
(III) redesignated as sections 
5530 through 5536, respectively. 
(ii) AMENDMENT.—Section 5536 (as 
so redesignated) is amended by striking 
subsection (b). 
(2) TITLE IV.—Sections 4141 and 4155 (20 
U.S.C. 7151; 7161) are— 
(A) transferred to title V, as amended by 
paragraph (1) of this subsection; 
(B) inserted after section 5536 (as so re-
designated by paragraph (1)(B) of this sub-
section); and 
(C) redesignated as sections 5537 and 
5538, respectively. 
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SEC. 202. REPEAL. 
Title IX (20 U.S.C. 7801 et seq.), as amended by 
section 201(b)(1) of this title, is repealed. 
SEC. 203. AMENDMENT TO IDEA. 
Section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1401) is amended by striking para-
graph (10). 
Æ 
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