---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 U.S.C. § 7472"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Education"
number: "7472"
heading: "Peer review"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/20/7472"
units:
  - "Chapter 70 — Strengthening and Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Schools"
  - "Subchapter VI — Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education"
  - "Part A — Indian Education"
  - "Subpart 4 — federal administration"
---

# §7472. Peer review


The [Secretary](/usc/20/7801.md?p=46) may use a peer review process to review applications submitted to the [Secretary](/usc/20/7801.md?p=46) under subpart 2 or subpart 3 of this part.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–10, title VI, § 6142, formerly title VII, § 7142, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title VII, § 701, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1931; renumbered title VI, § 6142, Pub. L. 114–95, title VI, § 6001(a), (b)(1), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2046.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 7472, Pub. L. 89–10, title VII, § 7142, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, § 101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3732, related to training for all teachers program, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter VII of this chapter by Pub. L. 107–110.

A prior section 6142 of Pub. L. 89–10 was classified to section 7315a of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–95.