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 95 STAT. 890

19 USC 2291 "°*® 19 USC 2271.

Ante, p. 883.

19 USC 2292.

PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 (ii) In the case of any State the legislature of which— (I) does not meet in a session which begins after the date of the enactment of this Act and prior to September 1, 1982, and (II) if in session on the date of the e n a c t m e n t of this Act, does not r e m a i n in session for a period of a t least 25 calendar days, the date "1981" in clause (i) shall be deemed to be "1982". (b) A n adversely affected worker w h o is receiving or is entitled to receive payments of trade readjustment allowances under chapter 2 of the Trade Act of 1974 for weeks of unemployment beginning before October 1, 1981, shall be entitled to receive— (1) with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning before October 1, 1981, payments of trade readjustment allowances determined under such chapter 2 without regard to the amendments made by this subtitle; and (2) with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning after September 30, 1981, payments of trade readjustment allowances as determined under such chapter 2 as amended by this subtitle, except that the maximum amount of trade readjustment allowances payable to such an individual for such weeks of unemployment shall be an amount equal to the product of the trade readjustment allowance payable to the individual for a week of total unemployment (as determined under section 232(a) as so amended) multiplied by a factor determined by subtracting from fifty-two the sum of^ (A) the number of weeks preceding the first week which begins after September 30, 1981, and which are within the period covered by the same certification under such chapter 2 as such week of unemployment, for which the individual was entitled to a trade readjustment allowance or unemployment insurance, or would have been entitled to such allowance or unemployment insurance if he had applied therefor, and (B) the number of weeks preceding such first week that are deductible under section 232(d) (as in effect before the amendments made by section 2504); except that the amount of trade readjustment allowances payable to an adversely affected worker under this paragraph shall be subject to adjustment on a week-to-week basis as may be required by section 232(b).

Subtitle B—Adjustment Assistance for Firms TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

SEC. 2521. Section 253 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2343) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 253. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

19 USC 2341.

"(a) The Secretary may provide a firm, on terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, with such technical assistance as in his judgment will carry out the purposes of this chapter with respect to the firm. The technical assistance furnished under this chapter may consist of one or more of the following: "(1) Assistance to a firm in preparing its petition for certification of eligibility under section 251 of this chapter. "(2) Assistance to a certified firm in developing a proposal for its economic adjustment.

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