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42 U.S.C. § 6873 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare § 6873. Availability of labor

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

The following actions shall be taken in order to assure that there is a sufficient number of volunteers and training participants and public service employment workers, assisted pursuant to title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act  1 and the Community Service Senior Opportunities Act  2, available to work in support of weatherization programs conducted under part A of the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976  3, section 222(a)(12)  4 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964  5, and section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949  6:

(1) First, the Secretary of Energy (in consultation with the Director of the Community Services Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Labor) shall determine the number of individuals needed to supply sufficient labor to carry out such weatherization programs in the various areas of the country.

(2) After the determination in paragraph (1) is made, the Secretary of Labor shall identify the areas of the country in which there is an insufficient number of such volunteers and training participants and public service employment workers.

(3) After such areas are identified, the Secretary of Labor shall take steps to assure that such weatherization programs are supported to the maximum extent practicable in such areas by such volunteers and training participants and public service employment workers.

1 29 U.S.C.A. § 3111 et seq.
2 42 U.S.C.A. § 3056 et seq.
3 42 U.S.C.A. § 6861 et seq.
4 See References in Text note set out under this section.
5 42 U.S.C.A. § 2809(a)(12).
6 42 U.S.C.A. § 1474.
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