29 U.S.C. § 49a

Definitions

For purposes of this chapter—

(1)

the terms “chief elected official”, “institution of higher education”, “one-stop center”, “one-stop partner”, “training services”, “workforce development activity”, and “workplace learning advisor”, have the meaning given the terms in section 3102 of this title ;

(2)

the term “local workforce development board” means a local workforce development board established under section 3122 of this title ;

(3)

the term “one-stop delivery system” means a one-stop delivery system described in section 3151(e) of this title ;

(4)

the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Labor;

(5)

the term “State” means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands; and

(6)

the term “employment service office” means a local office of a State agency; and

(7)

except in section 49 l –2 of this title, the term “State agency”, used without further description, means an agency designated or authorized under section 49c of this title .

( June 6, 1933, ch. 49, § 2 , 48 Stat. 114 ; Pub. L. 97–300, title VI, § 601(a) , formerly title V, § 501(a), Oct. 13, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1392 ; renumbered title VI, § 601(a), Pub. L. 100–628, title VII, § 712(a)(1) , (2), Nov. 7, 1988 , 102 Stat. 3248 ; Pub. L. 105–220, title III, § 301 , Aug. 7, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1080 ; Pub. L. 113–128, title III, § 302 , July 22, 2014 , 128 Stat. 1624 .)