2014 US Code
Title 29 - Labor (Sections 1 - 3361)
Chapter 4B - Federal Employment Service (Sections 49 - 49n)
Sec. 49a - Definitions

For purposes of this chapter—

(1) the term "chief elected official" has the same meaning given that term under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998;

(2) the term "local workforce investment board" means a local workforce investment board established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 [29 U.S.C. 2832];

(3) the term "one-stop delivery system" means a one-stop delivery system described in section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 [29 U.S.C. 2864(c)];

(4) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Labor; and

(5) the term "State" means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

(June 6, 1933, ch. 49, §2, 48 Stat. 114; Pub. L. 97–300, title VI, §601(a), formerly title V, §501(a), Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1392; renumbered title VI, §601(a), Pub. L. 100–628, title VII, §712(a)(1), (2), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3248; Pub. L. 105–220, title III, §301, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1080; Pub. L. 113–128, title III, §302, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1624.)

Pub. L. 113–128, title III, §302, title V, §506, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1624, 1703, provided that, effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 [probably July 1, 2015], this section is amended as follows:

(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

"(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) in paragraph (2), by striking "investment board" each place it appears and inserting "development board" and by striking "section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998" and inserting "section 3122 of this title";

(3) in paragraph (3), by striking "134(c)" and inserting "3151(e)" and by striking "the Workforce Investment Act of 1998" and inserting "this title"; and

(4) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (4), substituting "; and" for the period at the end of paragraph (5), and adding at the end the following:

(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.

See 2014 Amendment notes below.

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning act June 6, 1933, ch. 49, 48 Stat. 113, as amended, which was classified to this chapter and section 338 of former Title 39, The Postal Service. Section 338 of former title 39 was repealed and reenacted as section 4152 of former Title 39, The Postal Service, by Pub. L. 86–682, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 578. Section 4152 of former title 39 was repealed and reenacted as section 3202 of Title 39, Postal Service, by Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 719.

The Workforce Investment Act of 1998, referred to in par. (1), is Pub. L. 105–220, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 936, as amended. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9201 of Title 20, Education, and Tables.

2014—Par. (1). Pub. L. 113–128, §302(1), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: "the term 'chief elected official' has the same meaning given that term under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998;".

Par. (2). Pub. L. 113–128, §302(2), substituted "development board" for "investment board" in two places and substituted "section 3122 of this title" for "section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998".

Par. (3). Pub. L. 113–128, §302(3), substituted "section 3151(e) of this title" for "section 134(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998".

Pars. (6), (7). Pub. L. 113–128, §302(4)–(6), added pars. (6) and (7).

1998—Par. (1). Pub. L. 105–220, §301(1), struck out "or officials" after "elected official" and substituted "Workforce Investment Act of 1998" for "Job Training Partnership Act".

Par. (2). Pub. L. 105–220, §301(2), (4), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: "the term 'private industry council' has the same meaning given that term under the Job Training Partnership Act;".

Par. (3). Pub. L. 105–220, §301(4), added par. (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4).

Par. (4). Pub. L. 105–220, §301(2), (3), (5), redesignated par. (3) as (4), substituted "Labor; and" for "Labor;", and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: "the term 'service delivery area' has the same meaning given that term under the Job Training Partnership Act; and".

1982—Pub. L. 97–300 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to definitions for provisions which authorized appointment of personnel and payment of office expenses.

Amendment by Pub. L. 113–128 effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 [probably July 1, 2015], see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3101 of this title.

Pub. L. 105–220, title III, §311, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1086, provided that: "The amendments made by this subtitle [subtitle A (§§301–311) of title III of Pub. L. 105–220, enacting section 49l–2 of this title and amending this section, sections 49b, 49c, 49d, 49e to 49g, 49j, and 49k of this title, and section 655a of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare] shall take effect on July 1, 1999."

[Pub. L. 113–128, title V, §§506, 511(a), July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1703, 1705, provided that, effective on the first day of the first full program year after July 22, 2014 [probably July 1, 2015], section 311 of Pub. L. 105–220, set out above, is repealed.]

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–300 effective Oct. 1, 1983, but with Secretary authorized to use funds appropriated for fiscal 1983 to plan for orderly implementation of amendment, see section 181(i) of Pub. L. 97–300, which was formerly classified to section 1591(i) of this title.