(a) The Secretary evaluates an application submitted under this part on the basis of the requirements in Sec. 271.20.
(b) The Secretary identifies those applications that satisfactorily address each of the factors included in Sec. 271.20.
(c) The Secretary notifies an SEA whose application does not satisfactorily address each of the requirements in Sec. 271.20 and permits the SEA to amend its application. If the amended application meets each of the requirements of Sec. 271.20, the Secretary approves it for funding. (Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2000c-2)