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01/19/04


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.

AMENDMENTS
1998 - Par. (1). Pub. L. 105-220, Sec. 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, Sec. 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, Sec. 301(4), added par. (3). Former
par. (3) redesignated (4).
Par. (4). Pub. L. 105-220, Sec. 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.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 105-220, title III, Sec. 311, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat.
1086, provided that: "The amendments made by this subtitle
[subtitle A (Secs. 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."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1982 AMENDMENT
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.

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