Sec. 101110. Job search, relocation, and child and other dependent care allowances
983 words·~4 min read·
/bill/117/hr/4521/eh/section-101110A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Section 237 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2297 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1), by striking may use funds made available to the State to carry out sections 235 through 238 and inserting shall use, from funds made available to the State to carry out sections 235 through 238A, such amounts as may be necessary ; in subsection (a)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking may grant and inserting shall grant ; and in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by striking not more than 90 percent and inserting 100 percent ; in paragraph (2), by striking $1,250 and inserting $2,000 (subject to adjustment under paragraph (4)) ; and by adding at the end the following;
The Secretary of Labor shall adjust the maximum allowance limitation under paragraph
(2)on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, and at the beginning of each fiscal year thereafter, to reflect the percentage (if any) of the increase in the average of the Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12-month period compared to the Consumer Price Index for fiscal year 2020. In making an adjustment under subparagraph (A), the Secretary— shall round the amount of any increase in the Consumer Price Index to the nearest dollar; and may ignore any such increase of less than 1 percent. For purposes of this paragraph, the term Consumer Price Index means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. . Section 238 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2298 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1), by striking may use funds made available to the State to carry out sections 235 through 238 and inserting shall use, from funds made available to the State to carry out sections 235 through 238A, such amounts as may be necessary ; in subsection (a)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking may be granted and inserting shall be granted ; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1), by striking not more than 90 percent and inserting 100 percent ; and in paragraph (2), by striking $1,250 and inserting $2,000 (subject to adjustment under subsection (d)) ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary of Labor shall adjust the maximum payment limitation under subsection (b)(2) on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and at the beginning of each fiscal year thereafter, to reflect the percentage (if any) of the increase in the average of the Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12-month period compared to the Consumer Price Index for fiscal year 2020. In making an adjustment under paragraph (1), the Secretary— shall round the amount of any increase in the Consumer Price Index to the nearest dollar; and may ignore any such increase of less than 1 percent. For purposes of this subsection, the term Consumer Price Index means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. . Part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2295 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Each State shall use, from funds made available to the State to carry out sections 235 through 238A, such amounts as may be necessary to allow an adversely affected worker covered by a certification issued under subchapter A of this chapter to file an application for a child and other dependent care allowance with the Secretary, and the Secretary may grant the child care allowance, subject to the terms and conditions of this section. A child and other dependent care allowance shall be granted if the allowance will assist an adversely affected worker to attend training or seek suitable employment, by providing for the care of one or more of the minor dependents of the worker. Any child and other dependent care allowance granted to a worker under subsection
(a)shall not exceed $2,000 per minor dependent per year. The Secretary of Labor shall adjust the maximum allowance limitation under subsection
(b)on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and at the beginning of each fiscal year thereafter, to reflect the percentage (if any) of the increase in the average of the Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12-month period compared to the Consumer Price Index for fiscal year 2020. In making an adjustment under paragraph (1), the Secretary— shall round the amount of any increase in the Consumer Price Index to the nearest dollar; and may ignore any such increase of less than 1 percent. For purposes of this subsection, the term Consumer Price Index means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. . Section 235A of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2295a ) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)by striking through 238 and inserting through 238A . Section 236(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(2) ) is amended— in subparagraph (A), by striking and 238 and inserting 238, and 238A ; in subparagraph (B), by striking and 238 each place it appears and inserting 238, and 238A ; in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking and 238 and inserting 238, and 238A ; in subparagraph (C)(v), by striking and 238 and inserting 238, and 238A ; and in subparagraph (E), by striking and 238 each place it appears and inserting 238, and 238A . The table of contents for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by adding after the item relating to section 238 the following new item: Sec. 238A. Child and other dependent care allowances. .
Connectionstraces to 5
Traces to 5 documents
Citation graph
cites case law
Sec. 101110
Job search, relocation, and child and other dependent care allowances
Cites 5Cited by 0 across 0 sources