29 U.S.C. § 1753
Section 1753 · Special Federal responsibilities
Amended 5 times on record
The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, through the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee established under section 422 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act [20 U.S.C. 2422], shall—
(1) review the need for and the application of all operating national data collection and processing systems related to labor market information in order to identify gaps, overlap, and duplications, and integrate at the national level currently available data sources in order to improve the management of information systems;
(2) maintain, assure timely review, and implement national standardized definitions with respect to terms, geographic areas, timing of collection, and coding measures related to labor market information, to the maximum extent feasible; and
(3) provide technical assistance to the States in the development, maintenance, and utilization of labor market/occupational supply and demand information systems and projections of supply and demand as described in section 1535 of this title, with special emphasis on assistance in the utilization of cost-efficient automated systems and improving access of individuals to career opportunities information in local and State labor markets.
The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, shall assure the development of an integrated occupational supply and demand information system to be used by States and, in particular, in secondary and postsecondary educational institutions in order to assure young persons adequate information on career opportunities in the Armed Forces.
The Secretary and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall assure that, from the funds reserved for this part, sufficient funds are available to provide staff at the Federal level to assure the coordination functions described in this section.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
References in Text
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act, referred to in subsec. (a), as amended is known as the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act.
Amendments
1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–367 inserted “the Secretary of Health and Human Services,” after “the Secretary of Education,”.
1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–159 repealed Pub. L. 98–524, §4(a)(6)(D). See 1984 Amendment note below.
1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–524, §4(a)(6)(A), substituted “section 422 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act” for “section 161(b) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963”.
Pub. L. 98–524, §4(a)(6)(D), which substituted “section 422 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act” for “section 161(b) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963”, was repealed by Pub. L. 99–159.
1982—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 97–404, §4(d)(1), inserted “related to labor market information” after “processing systems”.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 97–404, §4(d)(2), inserted “related to labor market information” after “coding measures”.
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–367 effective July 1, 1993, see section 701(a) of Pub. L. 102–367, set out as an Effective Date of 1992 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under section 1501 of this title.
Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–159 effective July 1, 1985, see section 714(a) of Pub. L. 99–159, set out as a note under section 2311 of Title 20, Education.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–524 effective for fiscal years beginning on or after Oct. 1, 1984, except as otherwise provided, see section 2 of Pub. L. 98–524, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2301 of Title 20, Education.