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Title 29 — Labor

Chapter 27 — Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations

§ 2508. Definitions

Statutory text

For purposes of this chapter:

(1)

The term “community-based organization” means a community-based organization as defined in section 4(5) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501(5)),1 that has demonstrated experience administering programs that train women for apprenticeable occupations or other nontraditional occupations.

(2)

The term “nontraditional occupation” means jobs in which women make up 25 percent or less of the total number of workers in that occupation.

(3)

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor.

Footnotes

  1. 1 See References in Text note below.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Act

    Pub. L. 102–530 § 9 · 106 Stat. 3465

    Enacted · 29 U.S.C. § 2508

    (Pub. L. 102–530, § 9, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3468.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 102–530, § 9, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3468.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Act: (1) The term “community-based organization” means a community-based organization as defined in section 4(5) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501(5)), that has demonstrated experience administering programs that train women for apprenticeable occupations or other nontraditional occupations. (2) The term “nontraditional occupation” means jobs in which women make up 25 percent or less of the total number of workers in that occupation. (3) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 4(5) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501(5)), referred to in par. (1), was classified to section 1503(5) of this title and was repealed by Pub. L. 105–220, title I, § 199(b)(2), (c)(2)(B), , 112 Stat. 1059, effective . Pursuant to former section 2940(b) of this title, references to a provision of the Job Training Partnership Act, effective , were deemed to refer to that provision or the corresponding provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105–220, , 112 Stat. 936, and, effective , were deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 was repealed by Pub. L. 113–128, title V, §§ 506, 511(a), , 128 Stat. 1703, 1705, effective . Pursuant to section 3361(a) of this title, references to a provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 are deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Pub. L. 113–128, , 128 Stat. 1425, effective . For complete classification of the Job Training Partnership Act and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to the Code, see Tables. For complete classification of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of this title and Tables.

Credits

(Pub. L. 102–530, § 9, , 106 Stat. 3468.)

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