WIOA Technical Amendments Act
PL 114-18 (S.1124), enacted 05/22/2015

129 STAT. 213 
PUBLIC LAW 114–18—MAY 22, 2015 
Public Law 114–18 
114th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to improve the Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘WIOA Technical Amendments 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPOR-
TUNITY ACT. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF AREAS SERVED BY RURAL CONCENTRATED 
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS AS LOCAL AREAS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 106(b) of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3121(b)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as para-
graphs (6) and (7), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: 
‘‘(5) AREAS SERVED BY RURAL CONCENTRATED EMPLOYMENT 
PROGRAMS.—The Governor may approve, under paragraph (2) 
or (3), a request for designation as a local area from an area 
described in section 107(c)(1)(C).’’. 
(b) 
LOCAL
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
BOARDS.—Section 
107(i)(1)(B) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3122(i)(1)(B)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the day before the date of enactment of this Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the day before the date of enactment of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998’’. 
(c) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.—Section 116 of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 3141) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv), by striking ‘‘clause (i)(IV)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘clause (i)(VI)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘for a program described 
in subsection (d)(2)(A)’’. 
(d) STATE ALLOTMENTS.—Section 132(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
3172(b)) is amended, in paragraphs (1)(B)(iv)(I) and (2)(B)(iii)(I), 
by inserting ‘‘less than’’ after ‘‘fiscal year that is’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 102(b)(2)(D)(i)(III) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
3112(b)(2)(D)(i)(III)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 106(b)(5)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 106(b)(6)’’. 
(2) Section 129(b)(1)(C) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(b)(1)(C)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘subsections (b)(6) and (c)(2) of section 
106’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b)(7) and (c)(2) of section 106’’. 
WIOA Technical 
Amendments 
Act. 
29 USC 3101 
note. 
May 22, 2015 
[S. 1124] 
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129 STAT. 214 
PUBLIC LAW 114–18—MAY 22, 2015 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1124: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015): 
May 6, considered and passed Senate. 
May 12, considered and passed House. 
(3) Section 134(a)(2)(B)(ii) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
3174(a)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 106(b)(6)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 106(b)(7)’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect as if included in the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 400(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 780(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b)(1) Each member of the National Council shall serve for 
a term of 3 years. 
‘‘(2)(A) No member of the National Council may serve more 
than two consecutive full terms beginning on the date of commence-
ment of the first full term on the Council. Members may serve 
after the expiration of their terms until their successors have taken 
office. 
‘‘(B) As used in this paragraph, the term ‘full term’ means 
a term of 3 years. 
‘‘(3) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before 
the expiration of the term for which such member’s predecessor 
was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such 
term.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall take effect as if enacted 1 day after the date of enactment 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 
et seq.). 
Approved May 22, 2015. 
29 USC 780 note. 
Definition. 
29 USC 3112 
note. 
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