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 92 STAT. 182

PUBLIC LAW 95-250—MAR. 27, 1978

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(c) The Secretary shall have the authority to obtain information necessary to carry out the responsibilities created under this Act in the same manner as provided by section 249 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.2321). (d) The Secretary shall offer all reasonable cooperation and assistance to individuals who believe they may qualify for the benefits, payments, preferential hiring rights, and other protections provided for employees under this Act. Among other things, the Secretary shall— (1) provide all covered employees with literature stating their rights and obligations in nontechnical terms; and (2) develop and implement procedures for the filing (including filing by mail in appropriate circumstances as determined by the Secretary) of applications, appeals, and complaints relating to the rights and entitlements established for employees by this title designed to facilitate prompt determinations and prompt payment to eligible applicants. (e) The Secretary shall direct that notices, reports, applications, appeals, and information concerning the implementation of this title required to be filed with the Secretary shall be filed at the offices of the United States Employment and Training Service in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties of the State of California and that information required to facilitate employees' exercise of their rights under this title shall be kept available at such offices unless the Secretary shall designate additionally. (f) In all cases where two or more constructions of the language of this title would be reasonable, the Secretary shall adopt and apply that construction which is most favorable to employees. The Secretary shall avoid inequities adverse to employees that otherwise would arise from an unduly literal interpretation of the language of this

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Approved March 27, 1978.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 95-581 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs), No. 95-581, pt. II (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 95-931 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORTS: No. 95-528 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources) and No. 95-578 (Comm. on Appropriations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): Jan. 31, S. 1976 considered and passed Senate. Feb. 9, considered and passed House. ' Feb. 28, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 1976. Mar. 14, House agreed to conference report. Mar. 21, Senate agreed to conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 14, No. 13: Mar. 27, Presidential statement.

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