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29 U.S.C. § 3293 — Purpose
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It is the purpose of this subchapter to create a partnership among the Federal Government, States, and localities to provide, on a voluntary basis, adult education and literacy activities, in order to—
(1) assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and economic self-sufficiency;
(2) assist adults who are parents or family members to obtain the education and skills that—
(A) are necessary to becoming full partners in the educational development of their children; and
(B) lead to sustainable improvements in the economic opportunities for their family;
(3) assist adults in attaining a secondary school diploma and in the transition to postsecondary education and training, including through career pathways; and
(4) assist immigrants and other individuals who are English language learners in—
(A) improving their—
(i) reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension skills in English; and
(ii) mathematics skills; and
(B) acquiring an understanding of the American system of Government, individual freedom, and the responsibilities of citizenship.
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It is the purpose of this subchapter to create a partnership among the Federal Government, States, and localities to provide, on a voluntary basis, adult education and literacy activities, in order to—
(1) assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and economic self-sufficiency;
(2) assist adults who are parents or family members to obtain the education and skills that—
(A) are necessary to becoming full partners in the educational development of their children; and
(B) lead to sustainable improvements in the economic opportunities for their family;
(3) assist adults in attaining a secondary school diploma and in the transition to postsecondary education and training, including through career pathways; and
(4) assist immigrants and other individuals who are English language learners in—
(A) improving their—
(i) reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension skills in English; and
(ii) mathematics skills; and
(B) acquiring an understanding of the American system of Government, individual freedom, and the responsibilities of citizenship.
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For the purpose of this title, “Executive agency” means an Executive department, a Government corporation, and an independent establishment.
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In order to simplify reporting requirements and reduce reporting burdens, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish procedures and criteria under which a State board and local board may reduce reporting burdens and requirements under this Act (including the amendments made by this Act).
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, Pub. L. 101–649, title VIII, § 801, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5087, which related to educational assistance and training, was transferred to [section 2920 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section2920&num=0&edition=prelim), and subsequently transferred to [section 3293 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3293&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 101–649, title VIII, § 801, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 5087, which related to educational assistance and training, was transferred to [section 3293 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3293&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 29—LABOR
§ 3292
(c) Allotments
(1) Initial allotments
From the sum appropriated under section
3275 of this title and not reserved under sub-
section (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary
shall allot to each eligible agency having a
unified State plan approved under section 3112
of this title or a combined State plan approved
under section 3113 of this title—
(A) $100,000, in the case of an eligible agen-
cy serving an outlying area; and
(B) $250,000, in the case of any other eligi-
ble agency.
(2) Additional allotments
From the sum appropriated under section
3275 of this title, not reserved under subsection
(a), and not allotted under paragraph (1), for a
fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each
eligible agency that receives an initial allot-
ment
under
paragraph
(1)
an
additional
amount that bears the same relationship to
such sum as the number of qualifying adults in
the State or outlying area served by the eligi-
ble agency bears to the number of such adults
in all States and outlying areas.
(d) Qualifying adult
For the purpose of subsection (c)(2), the term
‘‘qualifying adult’’ means an adult who—
(1) is at least 16 years of age;
(2) is beyond the age of compulsory school
attendance under the law of the State or out-
lying area;
(3) does not have a secondary school diploma
or its recognized equivalent; and
(4) is not enrolled in secondary school.
(e) Special rule
(1) In general
From amounts made available under sub-
section (c) for the Republic of Palau, the Sec-
retary shall award grants to Guam, American
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, or the Republic of Palau to
carry out activities described in this sub-
chapter in accordance with the provisions of
this subchapter, as determined b
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