29 USC § 708 - Application of other laws

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title: "29 USC § 708 - Application of other laws"
title_number: 29
title_name: "LABOR"
section_number: "708"
section_name: "Application of other laws"
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chapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–112, § 11, formerly § 9, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 403, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1110; renumbered § 11, Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 402(a)(1)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–412; amended Pub. L. 113–128, title IV, § 405(b), July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1637.)"
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# § 708. Application of other laws

**(a)** The provisions of chapter 71 of title 31 and of title V of the Act of October 15, 1977 (Public Law 95–134) shall not apply to the administration of the provisions of this chapter or to the administration of any program or activity under this chapter.

**(b)** Section 501 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act [29 U.S.C. 3341] shall apply, as specified in that section, to amendments to this chapter that were made by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–112, § 11, formerly § 9, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 403, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1110; renumbered § 11, Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 402(a)(1)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–412; amended Pub. L. 113–128, title IV, § 405(b), July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1637.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Act of , referred to in subsec. (a), is , , , popularly known as the Omnibus Territories Act of 1977. Title V of the Act enacted , The Public Health and Welfare, and , Territories and Insular Possessions. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is , , , which enacted chapter 32 (§ 3101 et seq.) of this title, repealed chapter 30 (§ 2801 et seq.)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  and Tables.

### Codification

“Chapter 71 of title 31” substituted in text for “the Act of  () on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to this section were contained in  prior to repeal by .

A prior section 708, , , , related to audit and examination of records, scope of disclosure, and access to representatives, prior to repeal by , , .

A prior  was renumbered section 13 and is classified to .

Another prior  was classified to  prior to repeal by .

### Amendments

2014— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).