---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 686.565"
title: "20"
number: "686.565"
heading: "Is Job Corps authorized to conduct pilot and demonstration projects?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/686.565"
---

# §686.565. Is Job Corps authorized to conduct pilot and demonstration projects?


Yes, the Secretary may undertake experimental, research and demonstration projects related to the Job Corps program according to WIOA [sec. 156(a)](/cfr/20/156.md?p=a), provided that such projects are developed, approved, and conducted in accordance with policies and procedures developed by the Secretary.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 142, 144, 146, 147, 159, 189, 503, Pub. L. 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014).

### Source

Source: 81 FR 56443, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted.