29 USC § 49l - Miscellaneous operating authorities

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title: "29 USC § 49l - Miscellaneous operating authorities"
title_number: 29
title_name: "LABOR"
section_number: "49l"
section_name: "Miscellaneous operating authorities"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(June 6, 1933, ch. 49, § 13, as added Pub. L. 97–300, title VI, § 601(h), formerly title V, § 501(h), Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1397; renumbered title VI, § 601(h), Pub. L. 100–628, title VII, § 712(a)(1), (2), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3248; amended Pub. L. 97–404, § 5, Dec. 31, 1982, 96 Stat. 2027; Pub. L. 113–128, title III, § 307, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1627.)"
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# § 49l. Miscellaneous operating authorities

**(a)** The activities carried out pursuant to section 49f of this title shall be subject to the performance accountability measures that are based on indicators described in section 3141(b)(2)(A)(i) of this title.

**(b)**

**(1)** Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the referral of any applicant to private agencies as long as the applicant is not charged a fee.

**(2)** No funds paid under this chapter may be used by any State for advertising in newspapers for high paying jobs unless such State submits an annual report to the Secretary beginning in December 1984 concerning such advertising and the justifications therefor, and the justification may include that such jobs are part of a State industrial development effort.

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**Source Credit**: (June 6, 1933, ch. 49, § 13, as added Pub. L. 97–300, title VI, § 601(h), formerly title V, § 501(h), Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1397; renumbered title VI, § 601(h), Pub. L. 100–628, title VII, § 712(a)(1), (2), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3248; amended Pub. L. 97–404, § 5, Dec. 31, 1982, 96 Stat. 2027; Pub. L. 113–128, title III, § 307, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1627.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 49, , , relating to mail franking privileges to employment systems, was transferred to section 338 of former Title 39, The Postal Service. Section 338 of former Title 39 was repealed and reenacted as section 4152 of former Title 39, The Postal Service by , , . Section 4152 of former Title 39 was repealed and reenacted as , Postal Service, by , , .

### Amendments

2014—Subsec. (a).  amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “The Secretary is authorized to establish performance standards for activities under this chapter which shall take into account the differences in priorities reflected in State plans.”

1982—Subsec. (b).  designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2014 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on the first day of the first full program year after  (), see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

### Effective Date

Section effective , but with Secretary authorized to use funds appropriated for fiscal 1983 to plan for orderly implementation of section, see , which was formerly classified to .

### Definitions of Terms in Pub. L. 113–128

Except as otherwise provided, definitions in , which is classified to , apply to this section.