Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73
§3243 Monitoring
Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 32— - WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES › Part Part E— - Administration › § 3243
Summary
The Secretary can monitor and investigate anyone who gets money under this part to see if they follow the rules. Investigations can include looking at and copying records, asking employees questions, and entering places where the program runs or records are kept. For these actions, the Secretary may use the powers in section 49 of title 15 to require witnesses and documents, like the Federal Trade Commission.
Full Legal Text
Title 29, §3243
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(a)The Secretary is authorized to monitor all recipients of financial assistance under this subchapter to determine whether the recipients are complying with the provisions of this subchapter, including the regulations issued under this subchapter.
(b)The Secretary may investigate any matter the Secretary determines to be necessary to determine the compliance of the recipients with this subchapter, including the regulations issued under this subchapter. The investigations authorized by this subsection may include examining records (including making certified copies of the records), questioning employees, and entering any premises or onto any site in which any part of a program or activity of such a recipient is conducted or in which any of the records of the recipient are kept.
(c)For the purpose of any investigation or hearing conducted under this subchapter by the Secretary, the provisions of section 49 of title 15 (relating to the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents) apply to the Secretary, in the same manner and to the same extent as the provisions apply to the Federal Trade Commission.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective on the first day of the first full program year after
July 22, 2014 (
July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
29 U.S.C. § 3243
Title 29 — Labor
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73