 
      CHAPTER 28--HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE
 
                  SUBCHAPTER V--DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS
 
                       Part B--General Provisions
 
Sec. 1103b. Application review process


(a) Review panel

    All applications submitted under this subchapter by Hispanic-serving 
institutions shall be read by a panel of readers composed of individuals 
who are selected by the Secretary and who include individuals 
representing Hispanic-serving institutions. The Secretary shall ensure 
that no individual assigned under this section to review any application 
has any conflict of interest with regard to the application that might 
impair the impartiality with which the individual conducts the review 
under this section.

(b) Instruction

    All readers selected by the Secretary shall receive thorough 
instruction from the Secretary regarding the evaluation process for 
applications submitted under this subchapter that are consistent with 
the provisions of this subchapter, including--
        (1) an enumeration of the factors to be used to determine the 
    quality of applications submitted under this subchapter; and
        (2) an enumeration of the factors to be used to determine 
    whether a grant should be awarded for a project under this 
    subchapter, the amount of any such grant, and the duration of any 
    such grant.

(c) Recommendations of panel

    In awarding grants under this subchapter, the Secretary shall take 
into consideration the recommendations of the panel made under 
subsection (a) of this section.

(d) Notification

    Not later than June 30 of each year, the Secretary shall notify each 
Hispanic-serving institution making an application under this subchapter 
of--
        (1) the scores given the institution by the panel pursuant to 
    this section;
        (2) the recommendations of the panel with respect to such 
    application; and
        (3) the reasons for the decision of the Secretary in awarding or 
    refusing to award a grant under this subchapter, and any 
    modifications, if any, in the recommendations of the panel made by 
    the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 89-329, title V, Sec. 513, as added Pub. L. 105-244, title V, 
Sec. 501, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1772.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 1103b, Pub. L. 89-329, title V, Sec. 513, as added 
Pub. L. 102-325, title V, Sec. 501(a), July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 674, 
related to use of funds, prior to the general amendment of this 
subchapter by Pub. L. 105-244.
    Another prior section 1103b, Pub. L. 89-329, title V, Sec. 513, as 
added Pub. L. 99-498, title V, Sec. 501(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 
1497, related to review of applications for grants, prior to the general 
amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102-325.
    A prior section 513 of Pub. L. 89-329 was classified to section 1103 
of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97-35.
