---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 U.S.C. § 853...859"
title: "29"
title_heading: "Labor"
number: "853...859"
heading: "Repealed. Pub. L. 97–300, title I, § 184(a)(1), Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1357"
status: "repealed"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/29/853...859"
units:
  - "Chapter 17 — Comprehensive Employment and Training Programs"
  - "Subchapter II — Comprehensive Employment and Training Services"
  - "Part D — Transitional Employment Opportunities for the Economically Disadvantaged"
---

# [§853...859. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–300, title I, § 184(a)(1), Oct. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1357 — repealed]



## Notes

Section 853, Pub. L. 93–203, title II, § 231, as added Pub. L. 95–524, § 2, Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 1957, set out the Congressional statement of purpose for transitional employment opportunities for the economically disadvantaged.

Section 854, Pub. L. 93–203, title II, § 232, as added Pub. L. 95–524, § 2, Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 1958, related to financial assistance to prime sponsors for transitional public service employment for economically disadvantaged persons who are unemployed.

Section 855, Pub. L. 93–203, title II, § 233, as added Pub. L. 95–524, § 2, Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 1958; amended Pub. L. 96–583, § 3(b), Dec. 23, 1980, 94 Stat. 3376, related to allocation of funds for carrying out of transitional employment opportunities for the economically disadvantaged.

Section 856, Pub. L. 93–203, title II, § 234, as added Pub. L. 95–524, § 2, Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 1959, related to expenditure of funds by prime sponsors for purposes of transitional employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged.

Section 857, Pub. L. 93–203, title II, § 235, as added Pub. L. 95–524, § 2, Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 1959, related to applicability of section 966 of this title to transitional employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged.

Section 858, Pub. L. 93–203, title II, § 236, as added Pub. L. 95–524, § 2, Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 1959, related to eligibility for transitional employment opportunities for economically disadvantaged.

Section 859, Pub. L. 93–203, title II, § 237, as added Pub. L. 95–524, § 2, Oct. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 1960, related to payment of wages to economically disadvantaged individuals employed in transitional public service employment.