Title 29 — Labor
Part E · Chapter 32 — Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
§ 3255. Restrictions on lobbying activities
Statutory text
Publicity restrictions
In general
No funds provided under this Act shall be used for—
publicity or propaganda purposes; or
the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to support or defeat—
the enactment of legislation before Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative body; or
any proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the executive branch of any State or local government.
Exception
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—
normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships;
the preparation, distribution, or use of the materials described in paragraph (1)(B) in presentation to Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative body; or
such preparation, distribution, or use of such materials in presentation to the executive branch of any State or local government.
Salary restrictions
In general
No funds provided under this Act shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment or issuance of legislation, appropriations, regulations, administrative action, or an Executive order proposed or pending before Congress or any State government, or a State or local legislature or legislative body.
Exception
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—
normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships; or
participation by an agency or officer of a State, local, or tribal government in policymaking and administrative processes within the executive branch of that government.
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.
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Pub. L. 113–128 title I § 195 · 128 Stat. 1425
Enacted · 29 U.S.C. § 3255
(Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 195, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1607.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 195, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1607.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 195. RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. (a) Publicity Restrictions.— (1) In general.— No funds provided under this Act shall be used for— (A) publicity or propaganda purposes; or (B) the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to support or defeat— (i) the enactment of legislation before Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative body; or (ii) any proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the executive branch of any State or local government. (2) Exception.— Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— (A) normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships; (B) the preparation, distribution, or use of the materials described in paragraph (1)(B) in presentation to Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative body; or (C) such preparation, distribution, or use of such materials in presentation to the executive branch of any State or local government. (b) Salary Restrictions.— (1) In general.— No funds provided under this Act shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment or issuance of legislation, appropriations, regulations, administrative action, or an Executive order proposed or pending before Congress or any State government, or a State or local legislature or legislative body. (2) Exception.— Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— (A) normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships; or (B) participation by an agency or officer of a State, local, or tribal government in policymaking and administrative processes within the executive branch of that government.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (b)(1), is Pub. L. 113–128, , 128 Stat. 1425, known as the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, which enacted this chapter, 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.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective on the first day of the first full program year after (), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title.