2012 U.S. Code
Title 29 - Labor

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• Chapter 1 - LABOR STATISTICS (§§ 1 - 9b)
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  • Subchapter I - BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS (§§ 1 - 8)
  • Subchapter II - SPECIAL STATISTICS (§§ 9 - 9b)
• Chapter 2 - WOMEN'S BUREAU (§§ 11 - 16)
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  • Section 11 - Bureau established
  • Section 12 - Director of bureau; appointment
  • Section 13 - Powers and duties of bureau
  • Section 14 - Assistant director of bureau; appointment; duties
  • Section 15 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 644
  • Section 16 - Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(54), 65 Stat. 703
• Chapter 2A - CHILDREN'S BUREAU (§§ 18 - 18c)
  • Section 18 to 18c - Transferred
• Chapter 3 - NATIONAL TRADE UNIONS (§§ 21 - 25)
  • Section 21 to 25 - Repealed. July 22, 1932, ch. 524, 47 Stat. 741
• Chapter 4 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION OF PERSONS INJURED IN INDUSTRY (§§ 31 - 45b)
  • Section 31 to 41c - Repealed. Pub. L. 93-112, title V, §500(a), Sept. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 390
  • Section 41d, 42 - Repealed. Pub. L. 90-391, §13, July 7, 1968, 82 Stat. 304
  • Section 42-1 to 42b - Repealed. Pub. L. 93-112, title V, §500(a), Sept. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 390
  • Section 43 to 45b - Omitted
• Chapter 4A - EMPLOYMENT STABILIZATION (§§ 48 - 48g)
  • Section 48, 48a - Omitted
  • Section 48b - Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 648
  • Section 48c to 48g - Omitted
• Chapter 4B - FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (§§ 49 - 49n)
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  • Section 49 - United States Employment Service established
  • Section 49a - Definitions
  • Section 49b - Duties of Secretary
  • Section 49c - Acceptance by States; creation of State agencies
  • Section 49c-1 - Transfer to States of property used by United States Employment Service
  • Section 49c-2 - Omitted
  • Section 49c-3 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 653
  • Section 49c-4 - Transferred
  • Section 49c-5 - Omitted
  • Section 49d - Appropriations; certification for payment to States
  • Section 49d-1 - Omitted
  • Section 49e - Allotment of funds
  • Section 49f - Percentage disposition of allotted funds
  • Section 49g - State plans
  • Section 49h - Fiscal controls and accounting procedures
  • Section 49i - Recordkeeping and accountability
  • Section 49j - Notice of strikes and lockouts to applicants
  • Section 49k - Rules and regulations
  • Section 49l - Miscellaneous operating authorities
  • Section 49l-1 - Authorization of appropriations
  • Section 49l-2 - Employment statistics
  • Section 49m, 49n - Omitted
• Chapter 4C - APPRENTICE LABOR (§§ 50 - 50b)
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  • Section 50 - Promotion of labor standards of apprenticeship
  • Section 50a - Publication of information; national advisory committees
  • Section 50b - Appointment of employees
• Chapter 5 - LABOR DISPUTES; MEDIATION AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF (§§ 51 - 53)
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  • Section 51 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 642
  • Section 52 - Statutory restriction of injunctive relief
  • Section 53 - “Person” or “persons” defined
• Chapter 6 - JURISDICTION OF COURTS IN MATTERS AFFECTING EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE (§§ 101 - 115)
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  • Section 101 - Issuance of restraining orders and injunctions; limitation; public policy
  • Section 102 - Public policy in labor matters declared
  • Section 103 - Nonenforceability of undertakings in conflict with public policy; “yellow dog” contracts
  • Section 104 - Enumeration of specific acts not subject to restraining orders or injunctions
  • Section 105 - Doing in concert of certain acts as constituting unlawful combination or conspiracy subjecting person to injunctive remedies
  • Section 106 - Responsibility of officers and members of associations or their organizations for unlawful acts of individual officers, members, and agents
  • Section 107 - Issuance of injunctions in labor disputes; hearing; findings of court; notice to affected persons; temporary restraining order; undertakings
  • Section 108 - Noncompliance with obligations involved in labor disputes or failure to settle by negotiation or arbitration as preventing injunctive relief
  • Section 109 - Granting of restraining order or injunction as dependent on previous findings of fact; limitation on prohibitions included in restraining orders and injunctions
  • Section 110 - Review by court of appeals of issuance or denial of temporary injunctions; record
  • Section 111, 112 - Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 645, §21, 62 Stat. 862, eff. Sept. 1, 1948
  • Section 113 - Definitions of terms and words used in chapter
  • Section 114 - Separability
  • Section 115 - Repeal of conflicting acts
• Chapter 7 - LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS (§§ 141 - 197)
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  • Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 141 - 144)
  • Subchapter II - NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS (§§ 151 - 169)
  • Subchapter III - CONCILIATION OF LABOR DISPUTES; NATIONAL EMERGENCIES (§§ 171 - 183)
  • Subchapter IV - LIABILITIES OF AND RESTRICTIONS ON LABOR AND MANAGEMENT (§§ 185 - 188)
  • Subchapter V - CONGRESSIONAL JOINT COMMITTEE ON LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS (§§ 191 - 197)
• Chapter 8 - FAIR LABOR STANDARDS (§§ 201 - 219)
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  • Section 201 - Short title
  • Section 202 - Congressional finding and declaration of policy
  • Section 203 - Definitions
  • Section 204 - Administration
  • Section 205 - Repealed. Pub. L. 110-28, title VIII, §8103(c)(1)(A), May 25, 2007, 121 Stat. 189
  • Section 206 - Minimum wage
  • Section 207 - Maximum hours
  • Section 208 - Repealed. Pub. L. 110-28, title VIII, §8103(c)(1)(A), May 25, 2007, 121 Stat. 189
  • Section 209 - Attendance of witnesses
  • Section 210 - Court review of wage orders in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
  • Section 211 - Collection of data
  • Section 212 - Child labor provisions
  • Section 213 - Exemptions
  • Section 214 - Employment under special certificates
  • Section 215 - Prohibited acts; prima facie evidence
  • Section 216 - Penalties
  • Section 216a - Repealed. Oct. 26, 1949, ch. 736, §16(f), 63 Stat. 920
  • Section 216b - Liability for overtime work performed prior to July 20, 1949
  • Section 217 - Injunction proceedings
  • Section 218 - Relation to other laws
  • Section 218a - Automatic enrollment for employees of large employers
  • Section 218b - Notice to employees
  • Section 218c - Protections for employees
  • Section 219 - Separability
• Chapter 9 - PORTAL-TO-PORTAL PAY (§§ 251 - 262)
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  • Section 251 - Congressional findings and declaration of policy
  • Section 252 - Relief from certain existing claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, the Walsh-Healey Act, and the Bacon-Davis Act
  • Section 253 - Compromise and waiver
  • Section 254 - Relief from liability and punishment under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Walsh-Healey Act, and the Bacon-Davis Act for failure to pay minimum wage or overtime compensation
  • Section 255 - Statute of limitations
  • Section 256 - Determination of commencement of future actions
  • Section 257 - Pending collective and representative actions
  • Section 258 - Reliance on past administrative rulings, etc.
  • Section 259 - Reliance in future on administrative rulings, etc.
  • Section 260 - Liquidated damages
  • Section 261 - Applicability of “area of production” regulations
  • Section 262 - Definitions
• Chapter 10 - DISCLOSURE OF WELFARE AND PENSION PLANS (§§ 301 - 309)
  • Section 301 to 309 - Repealed. Pub. L. 93-406, title I, §111(a)(1), Sept. 2, 1974, 88 Stat. 851
• Chapter 11 - LABOR-MANAGEMENT REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE PROCEDURE (§§ 401 - 531)
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  • Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 401 - 402)
  • Subchapter II - BILL OF RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS (§§ 411 - 415)
  • Subchapter III - REPORTING BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, AND EMPLOYERS (§§ 431 - 441)
  • Subchapter IV - TRUSTEESHIPS (§§ 461 - 466)
  • Subchapter V - ELECTIONS (§§ 481 - 483)
  • Subchapter VI - SAFEGUARDS FOR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS (§§ 501 - 504)
  • Subchapter VII - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 521 - 531)
• Chapter 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (§§ 551 - 568)
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  • Section 551 - Establishment of Department; Secretary; seal
  • Section 552 - Deputy Secretary; appointment; duties
  • Section 553 - Assistant Secretaries; appointment; duties
  • Section 554 - Assistants to Secretary
  • Section 555 - Solicitor
  • Section 556 - Chief clerk; other employees
  • Section 557 - Bureaus and offices in Department
  • Section 557a - Mine Safety and Health Administration
  • Section 557b - Office of disability employment policy
  • Section 558 - Library, records, etc., of Department
  • Section 559 - Rented quarters
  • Section 560 - Reports and investigations
  • Section 561 - Records and papers and furniture transferred to Department
  • Section 562 - Laws operative
  • Section 563 - Working capital fund; establishment; availability; capitalization; reimbursement
  • Section 563a - Working capital fund; comprehensive program of centralized services
  • Section 564 - Working capital fund; availability for personnel functions in regional administrative offices
  • Section 565 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-382, title III, §391(i), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4023
  • Section 566 - Employee drug and alcohol abuse assistance programs
  • Section 567 - Labor-management dispute settlement expenses
  • Section 568 - Acceptance of donations by Secretary
• Chapter 13 - EXEMPLARY REHABILITATION CERTIFICATES (§§ 601 - 607)
  • Section 601 to 605 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-306, title III, §311, Oct. 14, 1982, 96 Stat. 1442
  • Section 606 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-306, title III, §311, Oct. 14, 1982, 96 Stat. 1442; Pub. L. 97-375, title I, §110(a), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1820
  • Section 607 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-306, title III, §311, Oct. 14, 1982, 96 Stat. 1442
• Chapter 14 - AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT (§§ 621 - 634)
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  • Section 621 - Congressional statement of findings and purpose
  • Section 622 - Education and research program; recommendation to Congress
  • Section 623 - Prohibition of age discrimination
  • Section 624 - Study by Secretary of Labor; reports to President and Congress; scope of study; implementation of study; transmittal date of reports
  • Section 625 - Administration
  • Section 626 - Recordkeeping, investigation, and enforcement
  • Section 627 - Notices to be posted
  • Section 628 - Rules and regulations; exemptions
  • Section 629 - Criminal penalties
  • Section 630 - Definitions
  • Section 631 - Age limits
  • Section 632 - Omitted
  • Section 633 - Federal-State relationship
  • Section 633a - Nondiscrimination on account of age in Federal Government employment
  • Section 634 - Authorization of appropriations
• Chapter 15 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (§§ 651 - 678)
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  • Section 651 - Congressional statement of findings and declaration of purpose and policy
  • Section 652 - Definitions
  • Section 653 - Geographic applicability; judicial enforcement; applicability to existing standards; report to Congress on duplication and coordination of Federal laws; workmen's compensation law or common law or statutory rights, duties, or liabilities of employers and employees unaffected
  • Section 654 - Duties of employers and employees
  • Section 655 - Standards
  • Section 656 - Administration
  • Section 657 - Inspections, investigations, and recordkeeping
  • Section 658 - Citations
  • Section 659 - Enforcement procedures
  • Section 660 - Judicial review
  • Section 661 - Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
  • Section 662 - Injunction proceedings
  • Section 663 - Representation in civil litigation
  • Section 664 - Disclosure of trade secrets; protective orders
  • Section 665 - Variations, tolerances, and exemptions from required provisions; procedure; duration
  • Section 666 - Civil and criminal penalties
  • Section 667 - State jurisdiction and plans
  • Section 668 - Programs of Federal agencies
  • Section 669 - Research and related activities
  • Section 669a - Expanded research on worker health and safety
  • Section 670 - Training and employee education
  • Section 671 - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  • Section 671a - Workers’ family protection
  • Section 672 - Grants to States
  • Section 673 - Statistics
  • Section 674 - Audit of grant recipient; maintenance of records; contents of records; access to books, etc.
  • Section 675 - Annual reports by Secretary of Labor and Secretary of Health and Human Services; contents
  • Section 676 - Omitted
  • Section 677 - Separability
  • Section 678 - Authorization of appropriations
• Chapter 16 - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND OTHER REHABILITATION SERVICES (§§ 701 - 797b)
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  • Front Matter
  • GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 701 - 718)
  • Subchapter I - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES (§§ 720 - 751)
  • Subchapter II - RESEARCH AND TRAINING (§§ 760 - 765)
  • Subchapter III - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL PROJECTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS (§§ 771 - 776)
  • Subchapter IV - NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY (§§ 780 - 785)
  • Subchapter V - RIGHTS AND ADVOCACY (§§ 790 - 794f)
  • Subchapter VI - EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 795 - 795n)
  • Subchapter VII - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (§§ 796 - 796l)
  • Subchapter VIII - SPECIAL DEMONSTRATIONS AND TRAINING PROJECTS (§§ 797 - 797b)
• Chapter 17 - COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS (§§ 801 - 999)
  • Section 801, 802 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-300, title I, §184(a)(1), Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1357
  • Subchapter I - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 811 - 837)
  • Subchapter II - COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES (§§ 841 - 859)
  • Subchapter III - SPECIAL FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES (§§ 871 - 886)
  • Subchapter IV - YOUTH PROGRAMS (§§ 891 - 945)
  • Subchapter V - NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR EMPLOYMENT POLICY (§§ 951 - 955)
  • Subchapter VI - COUNTERCYCLICAL PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (§§ 961 - 970)
  • Subchapter VII - PRIVATE SECTOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (§§ 981 - 986)
  • Subchapter VIII - YOUNG ADULT CONSERVATION CORPS (§§ 991 - 999)
• Chapter 18 - EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY PROGRAM (§§ 1001 - 1461)
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  • Front Matter
  • Subchapter I - PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RIGHTS (§§ 1001 - 1191c)
  • Subchapter II - JURISDICTION, ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT; JOINT PENSION TASK FORCE, ETC. (§§ 1201 - 1242)
  • Subchapter III - PLAN TERMINATION INSURANCE (§§ 1301 - 1461)
• Chapter 19 - JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP (§§ 1501 - 1792b)
  • Section 1501 to 1505 - Repealed. Pub. L. 105-220, title I, §199(b)(2), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1059
  • Section 1506 - Transferred
  • Subchapter I - JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE SYSTEM (§§ 1511 - 1592)
  • Subchapter II - TRAINING SERVICES FOR THE DISADVANTAGED (§§ 1601 - 1646)
  • Subchapter III - EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS (§§ 1651 - 1662e)
  • Subchapter IV - FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS (§§ 1671 - 1784b)
  • Subchapter V - JOBS FOR EMPLOYABLE DEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS INCENTIVE BONUS PROGRAM (§§ 1791 - 1791j)
  • Subchapter VI - STATE HUMAN RESOURCE INVESTMENT COUNCIL (§§ 1792 - 1792b)
• Chapter 20 - MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION (§§ 1801 - 1872)
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  • Front Matter
  • Section 1801 - Congressional statement of purpose
  • Section 1802 - Definitions
  • Section 1803 - Applicability of chapter
  • Subchapter I - FARM LABOR CONTRACTORS (§§ 1811 - 1816)
  • Subchapter II - MIGRANT AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTIONS (§§ 1821 - 1823)
  • Subchapter III - SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTIONS (§§ 1831 - 1832)
  • Subchapter IV - FURTHER PROTECTIONS FOR MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKERS (§§ 1841 - 1844)
  • Subchapter V - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 1851 - 1872)
• Chapter 21 - HELEN KELLER NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTHS AND ADULTS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND (§§ 1901 - 1908)
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  • Section 1901 - Congressional findings
  • Section 1902 - Continued operation of Center
  • Section 1903 - Audit; monitoring and evaluation
  • Section 1904 - Authorization of appropriations
  • Section 1905 - Definitions
  • Section 1906 - Construction; effect on agreements
  • Section 1907 - Helen Keller National Center Federal Endowment Fund
  • Section 1908 - Registry
• Chapter 22 - EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION (§§ 2001 - 2009)
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  • Section 2001 - Definitions
  • Section 2002 - Prohibitions on lie detector use
  • Section 2003 - Notice of protection
  • Section 2004 - Authority of Secretary
  • Section 2005 - Enforcement provisions
  • Section 2006 - Exemptions
  • Section 2007 - Restrictions on use of exemptions
  • Section 2008 - Disclosure of information
  • Section 2009 - Effect on other law and agreements
• Chapter 23 - WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTIFICATION (§§ 2101 - 2109)
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  • Section 2101 - Definitions; exclusions from definition of loss of employment
  • Section 2102 - Notice required before plant closings and mass layoffs
  • Section 2103 - Exemptions
  • Section 2104 - Administration and enforcement of requirements
  • Section 2105 - Procedures in addition to other rights of employees
  • Section 2106 - Procedures encouraged where not required
  • Section 2107 - Authority to prescribe regulations
  • Section 2108 - Effect on other laws
  • Section 2109 - Report on employment and international competitiveness
• Chapter 24 - TECHNOLOGY RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 2201 - 2288)
  • Section 2201, 2202 - Repealed. Pub. L. 105-394, title IV, §401, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3661
  • Subchapter I - GRANTS TO STATES (§§ 2211 - 2217)
  • Subchapter II - PROGRAMS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE (§§ 2231 - 2251)
  • Subchapter III - ALTERNATIVE FINANCING MECHANISMS (§§ 2281 - 2288)
• Chapter 25 - DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS SELF-SUFFICIENCY ASSISTANCE (§§ 2301 - 2314)
  • Section 2301 to 2314 - Repealed. Pub. L. 105-220, title I, §199(a)(3), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1059
• Chapter 26 - NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE WORKPLACE (§§ 2401 - 2405)
  • Section 2401 to 2405 - Repealed. Pub. L. 105-332, §6(b)(3), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3128
• Chapter 27 - WOMEN IN APPRENTICESHIP AND NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS (§§ 2501 - 2509)
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  • Section 2501 - Findings; statement of purpose
  • Section 2502 - Outreach to employers and labor unions
  • Section 2503 - Technical assistance
  • Section 2504 - Competitive grants
  • Section 2505 - Applications
  • Section 2506 - Liaison role of Department of Labor
  • Section 2507 - Study of barriers to participation of women in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations
  • Section 2508 - Definitions
  • Section 2509 - Technical assistance program authorization
• Chapter 28 - FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE (§§ 2601 - 2654)
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  • Section 2601 - Findings and purposes
  • Subchapter I - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LEAVE (§§ 2611 - 2619)
  • Subchapter II - COMMISSION ON LEAVE (§§ 2631 - 2636)
  • Subchapter III - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 2651 - 2654)
• Chapter 29 - WORKERS TECHNOLOGY SKILL DEVELOPMENT (§§ 2701 - 2706)
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  • Section 2701 - Findings
  • Section 2702 - Purposes
  • Section 2703 - Definitions
  • Section 2704 - Grants
  • Section 2705 - Identification and dissemination of best practices
  • Section 2706 - Authorization of appropriations
• Chapter 30 - WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 2801 - 2945)
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  • Front Matter
  • Subchapter I - WORKFORCE INVESTMENT DEFINITIONS (§§ 2801)
  • Subchapter II - STATEWIDE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS (§§ 2811 - 2872)
  • Subchapter III - JOB CORPS (§§ 2881 - 2901)
  • Subchapter IV - NATIONAL PROGRAMS (§§ 2911 - 2920)
  • Subchapter V - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 2931 - 2945)
• Chapter 31 - ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (§§ 3001 - 3058)
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  • Section 3001 - Findings and purposes
  • Section 3002 - Definitions
  • Section 3003 - State grants for assistive technology
  • Section 3004 - State grants for protection and advocacy services related to assistive technology
  • Section 3005 - National activities
  • Section 3006 - Administrative provisions
  • Section 3007 - Authorization of appropriations
  • Section 3011 to 3015 - Omitted
  • Section 3031 to 3037 - Omitted
  • Section 3051 to 3058 - Omitted