20 U.S.C. § 9606
Priorities
The Secretary shall establish priorities for the regional educational laboratories (established under section 9564 of this title ) and comprehensive centers (established under section 9602 of this title ) to address, taking onto account the regional assessments conducted under section 9605 of this title and other relevant regional surveys of educational needs, to the extent the Secretary deems appropriate.
( Pub. L. 107–279, title II, § 207 , Nov. 5, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1981 .)