A State educational agency that desires to receive a grant under this part shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and including such information as the Secretary may require.
The State application shall contain an assurance that the State educational agency will carry out each of the strategies described in subsection (b)(4).
The Secretary shall use a panel of experts who are competent, by virtue of their training, expertise, or experience, to evaluate applications for grants under section 1451(c)(1) of this title.
A majority of a panel described in paragraph (1) shall be composed of individuals who are not employees of the Federal Government.
The Secretary may use available funds appropriated to carry out this part to pay the expenses and fees of panel members who are not employees of the Federal Government.