United States Code

29 U.S.C. § 49a

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Bills that would change it 5

  • HR 8210 A Stronger Workforce for America Act of 2026 Amends 49a(5) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 1797 Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act Amends 49a(5) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 6655 A Stronger Workforce for America Act Amends 49a(5) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 3193 Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 7309 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 Amends its part 49a(b)(1)(C), 49a(b)(2) · introduced · 117th Congress

The law today

From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-124.

For purposes of this chapter— (1) the terms “chief elected official”, “institution of higher education”, “one-stop center”, “one-stop partner”, “training services”, “workforce development activity”, and “workplace learning advisor”, have the meaning given the terms in section 3102 of this title; (2) the term “local workforce development board” means a local workforce development board established under section 3122 of this title; (3) the term “one-stop delivery system” means a one-stop delivery system described in section 3151(e) of this title; (4) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor; (5) the term “State” means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands; and (6) the term “employment service office” means a local office of a State agency; and (7) except in section 49l–2 of this title, the term “State agency”, used without further description, means an agency designated or authorized under section 49c of this title.
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