42 USC § 6864e - Hiring

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s6864e"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 6864e - Hiring"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "6864e"
section_name: "Hiring"
chapter_number: 81
chapter_name: "ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE RENEWAL"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE-RESOURCE ASSISTANCE FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–385, title IV, § 414E, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title I, § 1011(f)(1), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2446.)"
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# § 6864e. Hiring

section 6863 of this titlesection 6864 of this titlesection 6864d(a)(5) of this title

The Secretary may, as the Secretary determines appropriate, encourage entities receiving funding from the Federal Government or from a State through a weatherization program under  or , to prioritize the hiring and retention of employees who are individuals described in .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–385, title IV, § 414E, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title I, § 1011(f)(1), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2446.)