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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§12655m Joint programs

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 129— - NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM › § 12655m

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Corporation must make rules with other federal agencies that allow joint programs when appropriate. These rules can let activities paid for under this division be coordinated with activities paid for by programs run by those agencies, including title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The rules must set approval standards so a joint program meets the goals of both this subchapter and the other funding laws. Program agencies may hire local governments or nonprofits to run projects or facilities. The Corporation and those agencies must also work with related federal, state, local, and private efforts.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §12655m

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Corporation may develop, in cooperation with the heads of other Federal agencies, regulations designed to permit, where appropriate, joint programs in which activities supported with assistance made available under this division are coordinated with activities supported with assistance made available under programs administered by the heads of such agencies (including title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act [29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.]).
(b)Regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall establish standards for the approval of joint programs that meet both the purposes of this subchapter and the purposes of such statutes under which assistance is made available to support such projects.
(c)Program agencies may enter into contracts and other appropriate arrangements with local government agencies and nonprofit organizations for the operation or management of any projects or facilities under the program.
(d)The Corporation and program agencies carrying out programs under this division shall coordinate the programs with related Federal, State, local, and private activities.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 113–128, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1425. Title I of the Act is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 3111 et seq.) of chapter 32 of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 3101 of Title 29 and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 12554 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 103–82, § 101(a).

Prior Provisions

A prior section 199L of Pub. L. 101–610 was classified to section 12655k of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–82, § 101(e)(8)(A).

Amendments

2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–128 substituted “coordinated with activities supported with assistance made available under programs administered by the heads of such agencies (including title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)” for “coordinated with activities supported with assistance made available under programs administered by the heads of such agencies (including title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998)”. 1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 405(f)(33)(B)], struck out “the Job Training Partnership Act and” after “(including”. Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 405(d)(42)(C)], substituted “the Job Training Partnership Act and title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998” for “the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)”. 1993—Subsecs. (a), (d). Pub. L. 103–82, § 101(e)(1), substituted “Corporation” for “Commission”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2014 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 113–128 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 an

Effective Date

note under section 3101 of Title 29, Labor.

Effective Date

of 1998 AmendmentAmendment by section 101(f) [title VIII, § 405(d)(42)(C)] of Pub. L. 105–277 effective Oct. 21, 1998, and amendment by section 101(f) [title VIII, § 405(f)(33)(B)] of Pub. L. 105–277 effective July 1, 2000, see section 101(f) [title VIII, § 405(g)(1), (2)(B)] of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as a note under section 3502 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Effective Date

of 1993 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 1701 of Title 16, Conservation.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 12655m

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73