§6104. Federal administration

(a) Joint administration

(1) In general

Notwithstanding the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.), the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.), the Act entitled "An Act To Create a Department of Labor", approved March 4, 1913 (29 U.S.C. 551 et seq.), and section 166 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1576),¹ the Secretaries shall jointly provide for, and shall exercise final authority over, the administration of this chapter, and shall have final authority to jointly issue whatever procedures, guidelines, and regulations, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, the Secretaries consider necessary and appropriate to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Submission of plan

Not later than 120 days after May 4, 1994, the Secretaries shall prepare a plan for the joint administration of this chapter and submit such plan to Congress for review and comment.

(b) Acceptance of gifts

The Secretaries are authorized, in carrying out this chapter, to accept, purchase, or lease in the name of the Department of Labor or the Department of Education, and employ or dispose of in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, any money or property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, received by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise.

(c) Use of voluntary and uncompensated services

Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Secretaries are authorized to accept voluntary and uncompensated services in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.

( Pub. L. 103–239, §5, May 4, 1994, 108 Stat. 575 .)

References in Text

The Department of Education Organization Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is Pub. L. 96–88, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 668 , which is classified principally to chapter 48 (§3401 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3401 of this title and Tables.

The General Education Provisions Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is title IV of Pub. L. 90–247, Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 814 , as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 31 (§1221 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1221 of this title and Tables.

The Act entitled "An Act To Create a Department of Labor", approved March 4, 1913, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is act Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, 37 Stat. 736 , as amended, which is classified principally to sections 2, 551, and 555 to 562 of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Section 166 of the Job Training Partnership Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), which was classified to section 1576 of Title 29, Labor, was repealed by Pub. L. 105–220, title I, §199(b)(2), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1059 , effective July 1, 2000. Pursuant to section 2940(b) of Title 29, references to a provision of the Job Training Partnership Act, effective Aug. 7, 1998, are deemed to refer to that provision or the corresponding provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105–220, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 936 , and effective July 1, 2000, are deemed to refer to the corresponding provision of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. For complete classification of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9201 of this title and Tables.

¹ See References in Text note below.