29 U.S.C. § 3227 — Authorization of appropriations

Page 931 TITLE 29—LABOR § 3227 risdiction, or by operation of law. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinu- ance or modification of any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to the same ex- tent that such proceeding could have been discon- tinued or modified if this section had not been en- acted. ‘‘(3) SUITS NOT AFFECTED.—The provisions of this section shall not affect suits commenced before the effective date of this section, and in all such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judg- ments rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if this section had not been enacted. ‘‘(4) NONABATEMENT OF ACTIONS.—No suit, action, or other proceeding commenced by or against the De- partment of Housing and Urban Development, or by or against any individual in the official capacity of such individual as an officer of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, shall abate by rea- son of the enactment of this section. ‘‘(5) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS RELATING TO PROMUL- GATION OF REGULATIONS.—Any administrative action relating to the preparation or promulgation of a reg- ulation by the Department of Housing and Urban De- velopment relating to a function transferred under this section may be continued by the Department of Labor with the same effect as if this section had not been enacted. ‘‘(k) SEPARABILITY.—If a provision of this section or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, neither the remainder of this section nor the application of the provision to other persons or cir- cumstances shall be affected. ‘‘(l) TRANSITION.—The Secretary of Labor is author- ized to utilize— ‘‘(1) the services of such officers, employees, and other personnel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development with respect to functions trans- ferred to the Department of Labor by this section; and ‘‘(2) funds appropriated to such functions for such period of time, as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly implementation of this section. ‘‘(m) ACCOMPLISHING ORDERLY TRANSFER.—Consistent with the requirements of this section, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Devel- opment shall take such actions as the Secretaries de- termine are appropriate to accomplish the orderly transfer of functions as described in subsection (b). ‘‘(n) ADMINISTRATION OF PRIOR GRANTS.—Notwith- standing any other provision of this Act [See Short Title of 2006 Amendment note set out under section 2801 of this title], grants awarded under subtitle D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Hous- ing Act ([former] 42 U.S.C. 12899 et seq.) with funds ap- propriated for fiscal year 2006 or a preceding fiscal year shall be subject to the continuing authority of the Sec- retary of Housing and Urban Development under the provisions of such subtitle, as in effect on the day be- fore the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 22, 2006], until the authority to expend applicable funds for the grants, as specified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, has expired and the Secretary has completed the administrative responsibilities associ- ated with the grants. ‘‘(o) REFERENCES.—A reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or relating to— ‘‘(1) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop- ment with regard to functions transferred under sub- section (b), shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary of Labor; and ‘‘(2) the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment with regard to functions transferred under sub- section (b), shall be deemed to refer to the Depart- ment of Labor. ‘‘(p) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect on the earlier of— ‘‘(1) the date of enactment of this Act [Sept. 22, 2006]; and ‘‘(2) September 30, 2006.’’ § 3226a. Re-enrollment in alternative school by high-school dropout For program year 2010 and each program year thereafter, the YouthBuild program may serve an individual who has dropped out of high school and re-enrolled in an alternative school, if that re-enrollment is part of a sequential service strategy. (Pub. L. 111–117, div. D, title I, (2)(E), Dec. 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3227.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2010, and also as part of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, and not as part of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act which comprises this subchapter. Section was formerly classified to section 2918b of this title. § 3227. Authorization of appropriations (a) Native American programs There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3221 of this title (not including subsection (k) of such section)— (1) $46,082,000 for fiscal year 2015; (2) $49,641,000 for fiscal year 2016; (3) $50,671,000 for fiscal year 2017; (4) $51,795,000 for fiscal year 2018; (5) $53,013,000 for fiscal year 2019; and (6) $54,137,000 for fiscal year 2020. (b) Migrant and seasonal farmworker programs There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3222 of this title— (1) $81,896,000 for fiscal year 2015; (2) $88,222,000 for fiscal year 2016; (3) $90,052,000 for fiscal year 2017; (4) $92,050,000 for fiscal year 2018; (5) $94,214,000 for fiscal year 2019; and (6) $96,211,000 for fiscal year 2020. (c) Technical assistance There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3223 of this title— (1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; (2) $3,232,000 for fiscal year 2016; (3) $3,299,000 for fiscal year 2017; (4) $3,372,000 for fiscal year 2018; (5) $3,451,000 for fiscal year 2019; and (6) $3,524,000 for fiscal year 2020. (d) Evaluations and research There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 3224 of this title— (1) $91,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; (2) $98,029,000 for fiscal year 2016; (3) $100,063,000 for fiscal year 2017; (4) $102,282,000 for fiscal year 2018; (5) $104,687,000 for fiscal year 2019; and (6) $106,906,000 for fiscal year 2020. (e) Assistance for veterans If, as of July 22, 2014, any unobligated funds appropriated to carry out section 2913 of this title, as in effect on the day before July 22, 2014, Page 932 TITLE 29—LABOR § 3228 remain available, the Secretary of Labor shall continue to use such funds to carry out such sec- tion, as in effect on such day, until all of such funds are expended. (f) Assistance for eligible workers If, as of July 22, 2014, any unobligated funds appropriated to carry out subsections (f) and (g) of section 2918 of this title, as in effect on the day before July 22, 2014, remain available, the Secretary of Labor shall continue to use such funds to carry out such subsections, as in effect on such day, until all of such funds are ex- pended. (Pub. L. 113–128, title I, § 172, July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1585.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Sections 2913 and 2918 of this title, referred to in sub- secs. (e) and (f), were repealed by Pub. L. 113–128, title V, § 511(a), July 22, 2014, 128 Stat. 1705, effective July 1, 2015. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on the first day of the first full pro- gram year after July 22, 2014 (July 1, 2015), see section 506 of Pub. L. 113–128, set out as a note under section 3101 of this title. § 3228. Worker ownership, readiness, and knowl- edge (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Existing program The term ‘‘existing program’’ means a pro- gram, designed to promote employee owner- ship, that exists on the date on which the Sec- retary is carrying out a responsibility author- ized under this section. (2) Initiative The term ‘‘Initiative’’ means the Employee Ownership Initiative established under sub- section (b). (3) New program The term ‘‘new program’’ means a program, designed to promote employee ownership, that does not exist on the date on which the Sec- retary is carrying out a responsibility author- ized under this section. (4) Secretary The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Labor. (5) State The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given the term under section 3102 of this title. (b) Employee Ownership Initiative (1) Establishment The Secretary shall establish within the De- partment of Labor an Employee Ownership Initiative to promote employee ownership. (2) Functions In carrying out the Initiative, the Secretary shall— (A) support within the States existing pro- grams designed to promote employee owner- ship; and (B) facilitate within the States the forma- tion of new programs designed to promote employee ownership. (3) Duties To carry out the functions enumerated in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall support new programs and existing programs by— (A) making Federal grants authorized under subsection (d); and (B)(i) acting as a clearinghouse on tech- niques employed by new programs and exist- ing programs within the States, and dissemi- nating information relating to those tech- niques to the programs; or (ii) funding projects for information gath- ering on those techniques, and dissemina- tion of that information to the programs, by groups outside the Department of Labor. (4) Consultation with Treasury The Secretary shall consult with the Sec- retary of the Treasury, or the Secretary’s del- egate, in the case of any employee ownership arrangements or structures the administra- tion and enforcement of which are within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Treas- ury. (c) Programs regarding employee ownership (1) Establishment of program Not later than 180 days after December 29, 2022, the Secretary shall establish a program to encourage new programs and existing pro- grams within the States to foster employee ownership throughout the United States. (2) Purpose of program The purpose of the program established under paragraph (1) is to encourage new and existing programs within the States that focus on— (A) providing education and outreach to inform employees and employers about the possibilities and benefits of employee owner- ship and business ownership succession plan- ning, including providing information about financial education, employee teams, open- book management, and other tools that en- able employees to share ideas and informa- tion about how their businesses can succeed; (B) providing technical assistance to assist employee efforts to become business owners, to enable employers and employees to ex- plore and assess the feasibility of transfer- ring full or partial ownership to employees, and to encourage employees and employers to start new employee-owned businesses; (C) training employees and employers with respect to methods of employee participa- tion in open-book management, work teams, committees, and other approaches for seek- ing greater employee input; and (D) training other entities to apply for funding under this subsection, to establish new programs, and to carry out program ac- tivities. (3) Program details The Secretary may include, in the program established under paragraph (1), provisions that—