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29 U.S.C. 49b: Duties of Secretary
Created in 1960 by Public Law 86-624. Changed by 10 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 2022, 29 U.S.C. 49f, 29 U.S.C. 3151, 42 U.S.C. 655a.
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2014
- Pub. L. 113–128, §303(a), substituted "service offices" for "services". (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 113–128, §303(b)(1), substituted ", and identify and disseminate information on best practices for such system; and" for semicolon. (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 113–128, §303(b)(2), added par. (4). (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 113–128, §303(c), added subsecs. (d) and (e). (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) Law text · (d), (e)
2008
- Pub. L. 110–246, §4002(b)(1)(A), (B), (2)(Q), which directed amendment of the "Wagner-Peysner Act" by substituting "supplemental nutrition assistance program" for "food stamp program" wherever appearing and "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008" for "Food Stamp Act of 1977" wherever appearin… (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (b)
1998
1996
- Pub. L. 104–193 substituted "State program funded under part A of title IV" for "State plan approved under part A of title IV". (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (b)
1985
- Pub. L. 99–198 inserted reference to a State agency charged with the administration of the food stamp program in a State under the Food Stamp Act. · (b)
1982
- Pub. L. 97–300, amended section generally, substituting provisions which set out functions of the Service and duties of the Secretary of Labor for provisions which had stated the purposes of the Service, including services to veterans and supplying of data for the administration of programs in aid …
1976
- Pub. L. 94–566 provided that the bureau has a further duty to assure that the employment offices in each State, upon request of a public agency administering or supervising the administration of a State plan approved under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act or of a public ag… · (a)
1973
- Pub. L. 93–198, §204(c)(1), struck out function of maintaining a public employment service for the District of Columbia from the functions of the bureau. · (a)
- Pub. L. 93–198, §204(c)(2), included District of Columbia in definition of "State" or "States". · (b)
1960
- Pub. L. 86–624 struck out "Hawaii, Alaska," before "Puerto Rico". · (b)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.