Public Law 105-277 TITLE VIII--READING EXCELLENCE ACT SUBTITLE IV--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS SEC. 401. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998. (1){NOTE: 29 USC 2821.} Section 111(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is amended by striking ``Chairman'' and inserting ``Chairperson''. (2) {NOTE: 29 USC 2822.} Section 112(c)(1) of such Act is amended by striking ``; and'' and inserting ``; or''. (3) {NOTE: 29 USC 2831.} Section 116(a)(3)(D)(ii)(I)(aa) of such Act is amended by striking ``; or'' and inserting ``; and''. {NOTE: 29 USC 2832.} (4) Section 117 of such Act is amended-- (A) in subsection (f)(1)(D), by striking ``State'' and inserting ``Governor''; and (B) in subsection (i)(1)(D)(ii), by striking subclause (II), and inserting the following: ``(II) other representatives of employees in the local area (for a local area in which no employees are represented by such organizations).''. {NOTE: 29 USC 2864.} (5) Section 134(d)(4)(F) of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(iii) Individual training accounts.--An individual who seeks training services and who is eligible pursuant to subparagraph (A), may, in consultation with a case manager, select an eligible provider of training services from the list or identifying information for providers described in clause (ii)(I). Upon such selection, the one-stop operator involved shall, to the extent practicable, refer such individual to the eligible provider of training services, and arrange for payment for such services through an individual training account.''. {NOTE: 29 USC 2899.} (6) Section 159 of such Act is amended-- (A) in subsections (c)(1)(G) and (d)(4), by striking ``post-secondary'' and inserting ``postsecondary''; and (B) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``containing'' and inserting ``containing,''. (7) {NOTE: 29 USC 2911. } Section 166(h)(3)(A) of such Act is amended by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (B)''. {NOTE: 29 USC 2912.} (8) Section 167(d) of such Act is amended by inserting ``and section 127(b)(1)(A)(iii)'' after ``this section''. {NOTE: 29 USC 2915.} (9) Section 170(a)(1) of such Act is amended by striking ``carry out'' and inserting ``carrying out''. (10) Section 170(b)(2) of such Act is amended by striking ``174(b)'' and inserting ``173(b)''. {NOTE: 29 USC 2916.} (11) Section 171(b)(2) of such Act is amended by striking ``only on a competitive'' and all that follows through the period and inserting ``in accordance with generally applicable Federal requirements.''. {NOTE: 29 USC 2918.} (12) Section 173(a)(2) of such Act is amended by striking ``the Robert'' and inserting ``The Robert''. {NOTE: 29 USC 2939.} (13) Section 189(i)(1) of such Act is amended by striking ``1997 (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-234)'' and inserting ``1998 (Public Law 105-78; 111 Stat. 1467). {NOTE: 29 USC 2942.} (14) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 192(a) of such Act are amended by striking ``), to'' and inserting ``) to''. [[Page 112 STAT. 2681-412]] {NOTE: 29 USC 2701 note.} (15) Section 334(b) of such Act is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ``(2) Date.--The appointments of the members of the Commission shall be made by February 1, 1999.''. (16) NOTE: 29 USC 760-765.} Section 405 of such Act is amended by striking ``et seq.),'' and inserting ``et seq.)''. {NOTE: 20 USC 9271.} (17) Section 501(b)(1) of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of this paragraph, the activities and programs described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) shall not be considered to be 2 or more activities or programs for purposes of the unified plan. Such activities or programs shall be considered to be 1 activity or program.''. {NOTE: 20 USC 9275.} (18) Section 505 of such Act is amended-- (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``in this Act'' and inserting ``under title I, II, or III or this title''; and (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``under this Act'' each place it appears and inserting ``under title I, II, or III or this title''. {NOTE: 20 USC 9276.} (19) Section 506(d) of such Act is amended-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)''; and (B) in paragraph (2)-- (i) by inserting ``planning authorized under'' after ``carry out'' each place that such appears; and (ii) by striking ``the purposes'' and inserting ``the planning purposes''.