Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/907

 PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981

95 STAT. 881

TITLE XXV—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE Subtitle A—Adjustment Assistance for Workers GROUP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

SEC. 2501. Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272) is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (3) by striking out "contributed importantly to" and inserting in lieu thereof "were a substantial cause of, and by striking out "to such decline" and inserting in lieu thereof "of such decline"; and (2) by amending the last sentence to read as follows: "For purposes of paragraph (3), the term 'substantial cause* means a cause which is important and not less than any other cause.". BENEFIT INFORMATION TO WORKERS

SEC. 2502. Subchapter A of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 225. BENEFIT INFORMATION TO WORKERS. "The Secretary shall provide full information to workers about the benefit allowances, training, and other employment services available under this chapter and about the petition and application procedures, and the appropriate filing dates, for such allowances, training and services. The Secretary shall provide whatever assistance is necessary to enable groups of workers to prepare petitions or applications for program benefits. The Secretary shall make every effort to insure that cooperating State agencies fully comply with the agreements entered into under section 239(a) and shall periodically review such compliance. The Secretary shall inform the State Board for Vocational Education or equivalent agency and other public or private agencies, institutions, and employers, as appropriate, of each certification issued under section 223 and of projections, if available, of the needs for training under section 236 as a result of such certification.".

19 USC 2275.

19 USC 2311.

19 USC 2273. Post, p. 885.

QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR WORKERS

SEC. 2503. Section 231 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 231. QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR WORKERS. "(a) Payment of a trade readjustment allowance shall be made to an adversely affected worker covered by a certification under subchapter A who files an application for such allowance for any week of 19 USC 2271. unemployment which begins more than 60 days after the date on which the petition that resulted in such certification was filed under section 221, if the following conditions are met: "(1) Such worker's total or partial separation before his application under this chapter occurred— "(A) on or after the date, as specified in the certification under which he is covered, on which total or partial separation began or threatened to begin in the adversely affected employment.

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