Sec. 224. Relocation allowances
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Each State may use funds made available to the State to carry out sections 221 through 224 to allow an adversely affected worker covered by a certification issued under section 103 to file an application for a relocation allowance with the Commission, and the Commission may grant the relocation allowance, subject to the terms and conditions of this section. A relocation allowance may be granted if all of the following terms and conditions are met: The relocation allowance will assist an adversely affected worker in relocating within the United States.
The Commission determines that the worker cannot reasonably be expected to secure suitable employment in the commuting area in which the worker resides. The worker is totally separated from employment at the time relocation commences. The worker— has obtained suitable employment affording a reasonable expectation of long-term duration in the area in which the worker wishes to relocate; or has obtained a bona fide offer of such employment. The worker filed an application with the Commission before— the later of— the 425th day after the date of the certification under title I of this Act; or the 425th day after the date of the worker's last total separation; or the date that is the 182d day after the date on which the worker concluded training.
Any relocation allowance granted to a worker under subsection
(a)shall include— not more than 90 percent of the reasonable and necessary expenses (including, but not limited to, subsistence and transportation expenses at levels not exceeding those allowable under section 222(b)
(1)and
(2)specified in regulations prescribed by the Commission) incurred in transporting the worker, the worker's family, and household effects; and a lump sum equivalent to 3 times the worker's average weekly wage, up to a maximum payment of $1,250. A relocation allowance may not be granted to a worker unless— the relocation occurs within 182 days after the filing of the application for relocation assistance; or the relocation occurs within 182 days after the conclusion of training, if the worker entered a training program approved by the Commission under section 222(b)
(1)and (2).