19 U.S.C. § 2298
Relocation allowances
United States · Title 19 — CUSTOMS DUTIES · Status: effective
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Any adversely affected worker covered by a certification issued under subpart A of this part may file an application for a relocation allowance with the Secretary, and the Secretary 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 Secretary 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—
The worker filed an application with the Secretary before—
the later of—
The relocation allowance granted to a worker under subsection (a) includes—
A relocation allowance may not be granted to a worker unless—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Trade Act of 1974House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Deficit Reduction Act of 1984House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Trade Act of 2002
- Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004House: 415–11Senate: no recorded tally
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
- To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.
- Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015