                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
                      CHAPTER 12--TRADE ACT OF 1974
 
     SUBCHAPTER II--RELIEF FROM INJURY CAUSED BY IMPORT COMPETITION
 
                Part 2--Adjustment Assistance for Workers
 
                 subpart a--petitions and determinations
 
Sec. 2271. Petitions


(a) Filing of petition; publication of notice

    A petition for a certification of eligibility to apply for 
adjustment assistance under this subpart may be filed with the Secretary 
of Labor (hereinafter in this part referred to as the ``Secretary'') by 
a group of workers (including workers in any agricultural firm or 
subdivision of an agricultural firm) or by their certified or recognized 
union or other duly authorized representative. Upon receipt of the 
petition, the Secretary shall promptly publish notice in the Federal 
Register that he has received the petition and initiated an 
investigation.

(b) Hearing

    If the petitioner, or any other person found by the Secretary to 
have a substantial interest in the proceedings, submits not later than 
10 days after the date of the Secretary's publication under subsection 
(a) of this section a request for a hearing, the Secretary shall provide 
for a public hearing and afford such interested persons an opportunity 
to be present, to produce evidence, and to be heard.

(Pub. L. 93-618, title II, Sec. 221, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2019; Pub. 
L. 99-272, title XIII, Sec. 13002(a), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 300; Pub. 
L. 103-182, title V, Sec. 503(a), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2151.)


                               Amendments

    1993--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-182 substituted ``assistance under 
this subpart'' for ``assistance under this part''.
    1986--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-272 inserted ``(including workers in 
any agricultural firm or subdivision of an agricultural firm)'' after 
``group of workers''.


                    Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-182 effective on the date the North 
American Free Trade Agreement enters into force with respect to the 
United States [Jan. 1, 1994], see section 506(a) of Pub. L. 103-182, set 
out as an Effective Date note under section 2331 of this title.


                            Termination Date

    No assistance, vouchers, allowances, or other payments may be 
provided under subparts A to C of this part after Sept. 30, 2001, see 
section 285 of Pub. L. 93-618, as amended, set out as a note preceding 
section 2271 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 2273, 2291, 2311 of this 
title.
