20 U.S.C. § 6572
Section 6572 · Agreements and records
Current version, with additions and removals from the January 8, 2002 version.
All published proposed regulations shall conform to agreements that result from negotiated rulemaking described in section 6571 of this title unless the Secretary reopens the negotiated rulemaking process or provides a written explanation to the participants involved in the process explaining why the Secretary decided to depart from, and not adhere to, such agreements.
The Secretary shall ensure that an accurate and reliable record of agreements reached during the negotiations process is maintained.
In any case in which a negotiated rulemaking process is established under section 6571(b) of this title, all published proposed regulations shall conform to agreements that result from the rulemaking described in section 6571 of this title unless the Secretary reopens the negotiated rulemaking process.
The Secretary shall ensure that an accurate and reliable record of agreements reached during the negotiations process is maintained.