20 USC § 2412 - Prohibition on use of funds to induce out-of-State relocation of businesses

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title: "20 USC § 2412 - Prohibition on use of funds to induce out-of-State relocation of businesses"
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title_name: "EDUCATION"
section_number: "2412"
section_name: "Prohibition on use of funds to induce out-of-State relocation of businesses"
chapter_number: 44
chapter_name: "CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "State Administrative Provisions"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 222, formerly title III, § 322, as added Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 745; renumbered title II, § 222, Pub. L. 115–224, title II, § 201(a)(5), (7), July 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 1621.)"
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# § 2412. Prohibition on use of funds to induce out-of-State relocation of businesses

No funds provided under this chapter shall be used for the purpose of directly providing incentives or inducements to an employer to relocate a business enterprise from one State to another State if such relocation will result in a reduction in the number of jobs available in the State where the business enterprise is located before such incentives or inducements are offered.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 222, formerly title III, § 322, as added Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b), Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 745; renumbered title II, § 222, Pub. L. 115–224, title II, § 201(a)(5), (7), July 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 1621.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 2412, , as added , , , prohibited use of funds to induce out-of-State relocation of businesses, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .

Another prior section 2412, , as added , , , authorized grants for development, production, and distribution of instructional telecommunications materials and services, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .