Designation

Unless otherwise established by the law of the State concerned, the chief executive of each State is requested to create or designate a State department or agency as the “State approving agency” for such State for the purposes of this chapter and chapters 34 and 35 of this title.

(Added Pub. L. 88–126, § 1 , Sept. 23, 1963 , 77 Stat. 158 , § 1771; amended Pub. L. 89–358, § 3(a)(6) , Mar. 3, 1966 , 80 Stat. 20 ; Pub. L. 92–540, title IV, § 403(2) , Oct. 24, 1972 , 86 Stat. 1090 ; Pub. L. 94–502, title V, § 513(a)(1) , Oct. 15, 1976 , 90 Stat. 2402 ; Pub. L. 100–323, § 13(b)(4) , May 20, 1988 , 102 Stat. 573 ; Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 423(b)(1)(A) , Dec. 18, 1989 , 103 Stat. 2092 ; renumbered § 3671 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a) , (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 406 ; Pub. L. 111–377, title II, § 203(a)(2)(B) , Jan. 4, 2011 , 124 Stat. 4125 ; Pub. L. 116–315, title I, § 1024(a) , Jan. 5, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4960 ; Pub. L. 117–16, § 4 , June 8, 2021 , 135 Stat. 283 .)