Sec. 101107. Automatic extension of trade readjustment allowances
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Part I of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2291 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 233 the following new section: Notwithstanding the limitations under section 233(a), the Secretary shall extend the period during which trade readjustment allowances are payable to an adversely affected worker who completes training approved under section 236 by the Secretary during a period of heightened unemployment with respect to the State in which such worker seeks benefits, for the shorter of— the 26-week period beginning on the date of completion of such training; or the period ending on the date on which the adversely affected worker secures employment.
A worker shall only be eligible for an extension under subsection
(a)if the worker is complying with the job search requirements associated with unemployment insurance in the applicable State. In this section, the term period of heightened unemployment with respect to a State means a 90-day period during which, in the determination of the Secretary, either of the following average rates equals or exceeds 5.5 percent: The average rate of total unemployment in such State (seasonally adjusted) for the period consisting of the most recent 3-month period for which data for all States are published before the close of such period. The average rate of total unemployment in all States (seasonally adjusted) for the period consisting of the most recent 3-month period for which data for all States are published before the close of such period. . The table of contents for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 233 the following: Sec. 233A. Automatic extension of trade readjustment allowances. .
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