# § 12655m. Joint programs
**(a)** **Development** 29 U.S.C. 3111
The Corporation may develop, in cooperation with the heads of other Federal agencies, regulations designed to permit, where appropriate, joint programs in which activities supported with assistance made available under this division are coordinated with activities supported with assistance made available under programs administered by the heads of such agencies (including title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act [ et seq.]).
**(b)** **Standards** Regulations promulgated under subsection (a) shall establish standards for the approval of joint programs that meet both the purposes of this subchapter and the purposes of such statutes under which assistance is made available to support such projects.
**(c)** **Operation of management agreements** Program agencies may enter into contracts and other appropriate arrangements with local government agencies and nonprofit organizations for the operation or management of any projects or facilities under the program.
**(d)** **Coordination** The Corporation and program agencies carrying out programs under this division shall coordinate the programs with related Federal, State, local, and private activities.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 199L, formerly § 134, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3148; renumbered § 199N, renumbered § 199L, and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 101(a), (e)(1), (8)(B), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 788, 815, 816; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(f) [title VIII, § 405(d)(42)(C), (f)(33)(B)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–428, 2681–434; Pub. L. 113–128, title V, § 512(u)(2), July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1712.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , . Title I of the Act is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 3111 et seq.) of chapter 32 of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
### Codification
Section was formerly classified to prior to renumbering by .
### Prior Provisions
A prior was classified to prior to repeal by .
### Amendments
2014—Subsec. (a). substituted “coordinated with activities supported with assistance made available under programs administered by the heads of such agencies (including title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act)” for “coordinated with activities supported with assistance made available under programs administered by the heads of such agencies (including title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998)”.
1998—Subsec. (a). , struck out “the Job Training Partnership Act and” after “(including”.
, substituted “the Job Training Partnership Act and title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998” for “the Job Training Partnership Act ( et seq.)”.
1993—Subsecs. (a), (d). , substituted “Corporation” for “Commission”.
## 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 , Labor.
### Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by section 101(f) [title VIII, § 405(d)(42)(C)] of effective , and amendment by section 101(f) [title VIII, § 405(f)(33)(B)] of effective , see section 101(f) [title VIII, § 405(g)(1), (2)(B)] of , set out as a note under , Government Organization and Employees.
### Effective Date of 1993 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under , Conservation.