Title 29 — LaborRelease 119-73
§708 Application of other laws
Title 29 › Chapter CHAPTER 16— - VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND OTHER REHABILITATION SERVICES › § 708
Summary
Chapter 71 of Title 31 and Title V of the law from October 15, 1977 (Public Law 95–134) do not apply to how this chapter or any program or activity under it is run. Section 501 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3341) does apply, in the way it says, to the changes that Act made to this chapter.
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Title 29, §708
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(a)The provisions of chapter 71 of title 31 and of title V of the Act of October 15, 1977 (Public Law 95–134) shall not apply to the administration of the provisions of this chapter or to the administration of any program or activity under this chapter.
(b)section 501 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act [29 U.S.C. 3341] shall apply, as specified in that section, to amendments to this chapter that were made by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
Legislative History
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Act of
October 15, 1977, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 95–134, Oct. 15, 1977, 91 Stat. 1159, popularly known as the Omnibus Territories Act of 1977. Title V of the Act enacted section 4368b of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and section 1469a of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 113–128,
July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1425, which enacted chapter 32 (§ 3101 et seq.) of this title, repealed chapter 30 (§ 2801 et seq.) of this title and chapter 73 (§ 9201 et seq.) of Title 20, Education, and made
Amendments
to numerous other sections and notes in the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 3101 of this title and Tables. Codification “Chapter 71 of title 31” substituted in text for “the Act of December 5, 1974 (Public Law 93–510) on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 710 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–220. A prior section 708, Pub. L. 93–112, § 9, Sept. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 362, related to audit and examination of records, scope of disclosure, and access to representatives, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–382, title II, § 272, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3931. A prior section 11 of Pub. L. 93–112 was renumbered section 13 and is classified to section 710 of this title. Another prior section 11 of Pub. L. 93–112 was classified to section 710 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–220.
Amendments
2014—Pub. L. 113–128 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
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29 U.S.C. § 708
Title 29 — Labor
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Apr 6, 2026
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