20 U.S.C. § 1232: Regulations

is prescribed by the Secretary or the Department; and has legally binding effect in connection with, or affecting, the provision of financial assistance under any applicable program. Regulations shall contain, immediately following each substantive provision of such regulations, citations to the particular section or sections of statutory law or other legal authority on which such provision is based. All regulations shall be uniformly applied and enforced throughout the 50 States. that govern the first grant competition under a new or substantially revised program authority as determined by the Secretary; or where the Secretary determines that the requirements of this subsection will cause extreme hardship to the intended beneficiaries of the program affected by such regulations. Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of any Act, or any portion of any Act, affecting the administration of any applicable program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate a schedule in accordance with which the Secretary plans to promulgate final regulations that the Secretary determines are necessary to implement such Act or portion of such Act. Such schedule shall provide that all such final regulations shall be promulgated within 360 days after the date of enactment of such Act or portion of such Act. Concurrently with the publication of any final regulations, the Secretary shall transmit a copy of such final regulations to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amendments made by sections 2(a), 2(b), and 2(c) [amending sections 1411 and 1412 of this title as in effect through Sept. 30, 1977 , and amending provisions set out as notes under sections 1411 to 1413 of this title] shall take effect on July 1, 1975 . The amendments made by sections 2(d), 2(e), 3, 6, and 7 [enacting sections 1405 and 1406 of this title, amending this section and sections 1412 and 1453 of this title, enacting provisions set out as a note under section 1411 of this title , and amending provisions set out as a note under section 1401 of this title ] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [ Nov. 29, 1975 ]. The amendments made by sections 4 and 5(a) [enacting sections 1415 to 1420 of this title and amending sections 1401, 1411, 1412, 1413, and 1414 of this title] shall take effect on October 1, 1977 , except that the provisions of clauses (A), (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (2) of section 612 of the Act [ section 1412 of this title ], as amended by this Act, section 617(a)(1)(D) of the Act [ section 1417(a)(1)(D) of this title ], as amended by this Act, section 617(b) of the Act [ section 1417(b) of this title ], as amended by this Act, and section 618(a) of the Act [ section 1418(a) of this title ], as amended by this Act, shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [ Nov. 29, 1975 ]. The provisions of section 5(b) [amending section 1411 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 1411 of this title ] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [ Nov. 29, 1975 ].”