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 12 2 STA T .3 1 9 3 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 31 5— AU G .1 4, 200 8proces ses es tabli s h e d b y the S ecretary un der the authority o f the G eneral E ducation P ro v isions A ct ‘ ( ii ) steps the Secretary w ill ta k e to ensure that the m aterials submitted by applicants are processed in a proper and timely manner; ‘‘(iii) steps the Secretary will take to ensure that prior e x perience points for hi g h q uality service delivery are awarded in an accurate and transparent manner; ‘‘(iv) steps the Secretary will take to ensure the quality and integrity of the peer review process , including assurances that peer reviewers will consider applications for grants under this chapter in a thorough and complete manner consistent with applicable F ed - eral law; and ‘‘(v) steps the Secretary will take to ensure that the final score of an application, including prior experi- ence points for high quality service delivery and points awarded through the peer review process, is deter- mined in an accurate and transparent manner . ‘‘( B ) UPDATE D GUI DA NC E. —N ot later than 45 days before the date of the commencement of each competition for a grant under this chapter that is held after the expira- tion of the 180 -day period described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall update and publish the guidance described in such subparagraph. ‘‘( C ) R E V IE W .— ‘‘(i) I N GENE R A L .— W ith respect to any competition for a grant under this chapter, an applicant may request a review by the Secretary if the applicant— ‘‘(I) has evidence of a specific technical, administrative, or scoring error made by the D epartment, an agent of the Department, or a peer reviewer, with respect to the scoring or proc- essing of a submitted application; and ‘‘(II) has otherwise met all of the requirements for submission of the application. ‘‘(ii) T EC H NICAL O RAD M INI S TRATIVE ERROR.—In the case of evidence of a technical or administrative error listed in clause (i)(I), the Secretary shall review such evidence and provide a timely response to the applicant. If the Secretary determines that a technical or administrative error was made by the Department or an agent of the Department, the application of the applicant shall be reconsidered in the peer review process for the applicable grant competition. ‘‘(iii) SCORING ERROR.—In the case of evidence of a scoring error listed in clause (i)(I), when the error relates to either prior experience points for high quality service delivery or to the final score of an application, the Secretary shall— ‘‘(I) review such evidence and provide a timely response to the applicant; and ‘‘(II) if the Secretary determines that a scoring error was made by the Department or a peer reviewer, ad j ust the prior experience points or final score of the application appropriately and quickly, Deadlin e .Pub li c a t i o n.

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