# § 3193. Consultation with other persons and agencies
**(a)** **Consultation on problems relating to employment** The Secretary may consult with any persons, including representatives of labor, management, agriculture, and government, who can assist in addressing the problems of area and regional unemployment or underemployment.
**(b)** **Consultation on administration of chapter** The Secretary may provide for such consultation with interested Federal agencies as the Secretary determines to be appropriate in the performance of the duties of the Secretary under this chapter.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–136, title V, § 503, as added Pub. L. 105–393, title I, § 102(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3610.)
## Editorial Notes
### Prior Provisions
A prior section 3193, , as added , , , provided for the acquisition and disposal of excess property from the Administrator of General Services by the Federal cochairman of each regional action planning commission, prior to repeal by , §§ 6, 9, , , 2457, effective .
A prior was classified to prior to repeal by .
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date
Section effective , see , set out as a note under .