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section (a)(2), is amended by striking ‘‘title’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘section’’.
TITLE VIII—AMENDMENTS TO
WAGNER-PEYSER ACT
SEC. 801. DEFINITIONS.
Section 2 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49a)
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Job Training
Partnership Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act’’;
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4);
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively;
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(2) the term ‘local workforce development
area’ means a local workforce development area des-
ignated under section 121 of the Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act;
‘‘(3) the term ‘local workforce development
board’ means a local workforce development board
established under section 122 of the Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act;
‘‘(4) the term ‘full service employment and
training delivery system’ means a system established
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under section 123 of the Employment, Training, and
Literacy Enhancement Act;
(5) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated in para-
graph (3)), by striking the semicolon and inserting
‘‘; and’’.
SEC. 802. FUNCTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wagner-
Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49b(a)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) The Secretary of Labor—
‘‘(1) shall assist in the coordination and devel-
opment of a nationwide system of labor exchange
services for the general public, provided as part of
the full service employment and training delivery
systems of the States;
‘‘(2) shall assist in the development of continu-
ous improvement models for such nationwide system
that ensure private sector satisfaction with the sys-
tem and meet the demands of jobseekers relating to
the system; and
‘‘(3) shall ensure, for individuals otherwise eligi-
ble to receive unemployment compensation, the con-
tinuation of any activities in which the individuals
are required to participate to receive the compensa-
tion.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 508(b) of
the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976
(42 U.S.C. 603a(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the third sentence of section
3(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(b)’’; and
(2) 
by 
striking 
‘‘49b(a)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘49b(b))’’.
SEC. 803. DESIGNATION OF STATE AGENCIES.
Section 4 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49c)
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘, through its legislature,’’ and
inserting ‘‘pursuant to State statute’’;
(2) by inserting after ‘‘the provisions of this Act
and’’ the following: ‘‘, in accordance with such State
statute, the Governor shall’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘United States Employment
Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’.
SEC. 804. APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 5(c) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C.
49d(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
SEC. 805. DISPOSITION OF ALLOTTED FUNDS.
Section 7 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49f)
is amended—
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(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘private in-
dustry council’’ and inserting ‘‘local workforce devel-
opment board’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(B), to read as follows:
‘‘(B) Title III of the Employment, Training,
and Literacy Enhancement Act.’’;
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Job Training
Partnership Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) All job search, placement, recruitment, labor
market information, and other labor exchange services au-
thorized under subsections (a) and (b) shall be provided
as part of the full service employment and training deliv-
ery system established by the State.’’.
SEC. 806. STATE PLANS.
Section 8 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49g)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) to read as follows:
‘‘(a) Any State desiring to receive assistance under
this Act shall submit to the Secretary, as part of the State
plan submitted under section 101 of the Employment,
Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act, detailed plans
for carrying out the provisions of this Act within such
State.’’;
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(2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (e); and
(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (b).
SEC. 807. FEDERAL ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Section 11 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49j)
is hereby repealed.
SEC. 808. REGULATIONS.
Section 12 of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49k)
is amended by striking ‘‘The Director, with the approval
of the Secretary of Labor,’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’.
SEC. 809. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this title shall take effect
on July 1, 1998.
TITLE IX—TECHNICAL AND
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
Subtitle A—Amendments to the Job
Training Partnership Act
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Section 1 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C 1501 note) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Employment, Training, and Literacy Enhancement Act’’.