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42 U.S.C. 503: State laws

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-249. Changed by 24 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

12 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 8506, 7 U.S.C. 2020, 15 U.S.C. 9028, 19 U.S.C. 2291, 29 U.S.C. 49d.

4 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor (4).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2013

    • Pub. L. 113–67 added subsec. (m). Law text · (m)

    2012

    • Pub. L. 112–96, §2161(b)(2), substituted "the payment of short-time compensation under a short-time compensation program (as defined in section 3306(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)" for "the payment of short-time compensation under a plan approved by the Secretary of Labor". (Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 112–96, §2101(a), added par. (12). (Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 112–96, §2103(a), substituted "shall deduct" for "may deduct". (Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012) Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 112–96, §2103(b), inserted "Federal additional compensation," after "trade adjustment allowances,". (Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012) Law text · (g)
    • Pub. L. 112–96, §2105, added subsec. (l). (Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012) Law text · (l)

    2011

    • Pub. L. 112–40 added par. (11). Law text · (a)

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–246, §4002(b)(1)(D), (2)(V), substituted "supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits" for "food stamp" in introductory provisions. (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–246, §4002(b)(1)(A), (B), (2)(V), substituted "supplemental nutrition assistance program" for "food stamp program" and "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008" for "Food Stamp Act of 1977". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–246, §4002(b)(1)(B), (D), (2)(V), substituted "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008" for "Food Stamp Act of 1977" in two places and "supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits" for "food stamp" wherever appearing. (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–246, §4115(c)(1)(A)(i), (B)(iii), substituted "benefits" for "coupons" before comma at end. (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–246, §4002(b)(1)(D), (2)(V), substituted "supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits" for "food stamp" wherever appearing. (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (d), (D)
    • Pub. L. 110–246, §4115(c)(2)(F), substituted "section 3(t)(1)" for "section 3(n)(1)". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 110–246, §4002(b)(1)(A), (B), (D), (2)(V), substituted "supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits agency" for "food stamp agency", "Food and Nutrition Act of 2008" for "Food Stamp Act of 1977", and "supplemental nutrition assistance program established" for "food stamp program esta… (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (d)

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–295 added subsec. (k). Law text · (k)

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–147 substituted "section 1103(c)(2) or 1103(d)(4) of this title" for "section 1103(c)(2) of this title". (Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002) Law text · (a)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–33 substituted "subsections (i)(1), (i)(3), and (j) of section 653 of this title" for "section 653(i)(1) of this title in carrying out the child support enforcement program under subchapter IV of this chapter". (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (h)
    • Pub. L. 105–65 struck out par. (5) which read as follows: "The provisions of this subsection shall cease to be effective beginning on October 1, 1994." (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998) Law text · (i)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–193, §313(d), added par. (5). (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 104–193, §316(g)(3), amended subsec. (h) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (h) read as follows: (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (h)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–465 inserted ", or the withholding of Federal, State, or local individual income tax," after "health insurance". · (a)

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–182 substituted ": Provided further, That amounts may be withdrawn for the payment of allowances under a self-employment assistance program (as defined in section 3306(t) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); and" for "; and" at end. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–152, §4(b), added par. (10). · (a)
    • Pub. L. 103–152, §4(a)(1), added subsec. (j). · (j)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–318 inserted ": Provided further, That amounts may be withdrawn for the payment of short-time compensation under a plan approved by the Secretary of Labor" before "; and" at end. · (a)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–485 added subsec. (h). · (h)
    • Pub. L. 100–628 added subsec. (i). · (i)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–272, §12401(a)(1), inserted provision at end that amounts may be deducted from unemployment benefits and used to repay overpayments as provided in subsection (g) of this section. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 99–272, §12401(a)(2), added subsec. (g). · (g)

    1985

    • Pub. L. 99–198 added par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively. · (d)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–369, §2663(b)(2), substituted "section 3305(b)" for "section 1606(b)". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–369, §2663(b)(3), substituted "section 3305(b)" for "section 1606(b)" and before last proviso substituted a colon for erroneous punctuation. · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–369, §2663(b)(4), substituted "that" for "That". · (c), (2)
    • Pub. L. 98–369, §2663(b)(5), substituted "child support obligations" for "child support obligatons". · (e)
    • Pub. L. 98–369, §2651(d), added subsec. (f). · (f)

    1983

    • Pub. L. 98–21, §523(b), inserted provision that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit deducting an amount from unemployment compensation otherwise payable to an individual and using the amount so deducted to pay for health insurance if the individual elected to ha… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–21, §515(a), added par. (3). · (c)

    1982

    • Pub. L. 97–248, §175(a)(2), substituted "of paragraph (1)" for "of this subsection". · (e)
    • Pub. L. 97–248, §171(b)(3), substituted "(19)" for "(20)". · (e)

    1981

    • Pub. L. 97–35, §2335(b)(3), in provision following subpar. (B) substituted "this subsection" for "the preceding sentence". · (e)
    • Pub. L. 97–35, §2335(b)(1), added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3). · (e)
    • Pub. L. 97–35, §2335(b)(1), (2), redesignated former par. (2) as (3) and substituted "paragraph (1) or (2)" for "paragraph (1)". Former par. (3) redesignated (4). · (e), (4)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–249 added subsec. (d). Another subsec. (d), as added by Pub. L. 96–265, was redesignated (e) by Pub. L. 96–473. · (d)
    • Pub. L. 96–473 redesignated former subsec. (d) as added by Pub. L. 96–265 as subsec. (e). · (e)

    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.