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 PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR. 7, 1986

100 STAT. 300

TITLE XIII—REVENUES, TRADE, AND RELATED PROGRAMS Subtitle A—Trade and Customs Provisions Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform and Extension Act of 1986. 19 USC 2101 note.

PART 1—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE SEC. 13001. SHORT TITLE.

This part may be cited as the 'Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform and Extension Act of 1986". SEC. 13002. ELIGIBILITY OF WORKERS AND FIRMS FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.

Agriculture and agricultural commodities.

(a) WORKERS.—Sections 221(a) and 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271(a); 2272) are each amended by inserting "(including workers in any agricultural firm or subdivision of an agricultural firm)" after "group of workers". (b) FIRMS.—

(i) Subsections (a) and (c) of section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341) are each amended by inserting "(including any agricultural firm)" after "a firm". (2) Paragraph (2) of section 251(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows: "(2) that— "(A) sales or production, or both, of the firm have decreased absolutely, or "(B) sales or production, or both, of an article that accounted for not less than 25 percent of the total production or sales of the firm during the 12-month period preceding the most recent 12-month period for which data are available have decreased absolutely, and". SEC. 13003. CASH ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS. (a) PARTICIPATION IN JOB SEARCH PROGRAM REQUIRED.—

19 USC 2297.

(1) Subsection (a) of section 231 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291(a)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(5) Such worker, unless the Secretary has determined that no acceptable job search program is reasonably available— "(A) is enrolled in a job search program approved by the Secretary under section 237(c), or "(B) has, after the date on which the worker became totally separated, or partially separated, from the adversely affected employment, completed a job search program approved by the Secretary under section 237(c).". (2) Section 231 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) If the Secretary determines that— "(1) the adversely affected worker— "(A) has failed to begin participation in the job search program the enrollment in which meets the requirement of subsection (a)(5), or "(B) has ceased to participate in such job search program before completing such job search program, and

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