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 102 STAT. 1250

PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988

(1)(A) Section 235 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2295) is amended by striking out "cooperating State agencies" and inserting in lieu thereof "the States". (B) Subsection (e) of section 239 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311(e)) is amended to read as follows: "(e) Any agreement entered into under this section shall provide for the coordination of the administration of the provisions for employment services, training, and supplemental assistance under sections 235 and 236 of this Act and under title III of the Job Training Partnership Act upon such terms and conditions as are established by the Secretary in consultation with the States and set forth in such agreement. Any agency of the State jointly administering such provisions under such agreement shall be considered to be a cooperating State agency for purposes of this chapter.". (2) Subsection (f) of section 239 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311(f)) is amended to read as follows: "(f) Each cooperating State agency shall, in carrying out subsection (a)(2)— "(1) advise each worker who applies for unemployment insurance of the benefits under this chapter and the procedures and deadlines for applying for such benefits, "(2) facilitate the early filing of petitions under section 221 for any workers that the agency considers are likely to be eligible for benefits under this chapter, "(3) advise each adversely affected worker to apply for training under section 236(a) before, or at the same time, the worker applies for trade readjustment allowances under part I of subchapter B, and "(4) as soon as practicable, interview the adversely affected worker regarding suitable training opportunities available to the worker under section 236 and review such opportunities with the worker.". Employment and unemployment.

19 USC 2293 note.

SEC. 1425. LIMITATION ON PERIOD IN WHICH TRADE READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES MAY BE PAID.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 233(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows: "(2) A trade readjustment allowance shall not be paid for any week occurring after the close of the 104-week period that begins with the first week following the week in which the adversely affected worker was most recently totally separated from adversely affected employment— "(A) within the period which is described in section 231(a)(l), and "(B) with respect to which the worker meets the requirements of section 231(a)(2).". (b) WAIVER OF CERTAIN TIME LIMITATIONS.—

(1) The provisions of subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 233 of the Trade Act of 1974 shall not apply with respect to any worker who became totally separated from adversely affected employment (within the meaning of section 247 of such Act) during the period that began on August 13, 1981, and ended on April 7, 1986. (2)(A) Any worker who is otherwise eligible for payment of a trade readjustment allowance under part I of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 by resison of

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