                        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. 2274. Study by Secretary of Labor when International Trade 
        Commission begins investigation
        

(a) Subject matter of study

    Whenever the International Trade Commission (hereafter referred to 
in this part as the ``Commission'') begins an investigation under 
section 2252 of this title with respect to an industry, the Commission 
shall immediately notify the Secretary of such investigation, and the 
Secretary shall immediately begin a study of--
        (1) the number of workers in the domestic industry producing the 
    like or directly competitive article who have been or are likely to 
    be certified as eligible for adjustment assistance, and
        (2) the extent to which the adjustment of such workers to the 
    import competition may be facilitated through the use of existing 
    programs.

(b) Report; publication

    The report of the Secretary of the study under subsection (a) of 
this section shall be made to the President not later than 15 days after 
the day on which the Commission makes its report under section 2252(f) 
of this title. Upon making his report to the President, the Secretary 
shall also promptly make it public (with the exception of information 
which the Secretary determines to be confidential) and shall have a 
summary of it published in the Federal Register.

(Pub. L. 93-618, title II, Sec. 224, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2020; Pub. 
L. 97-35, title XXV, Sec. 2513(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 889; Pub. L. 
100-418, title I, Sec. 1401(b)(1)(B), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1239.)


                               Amendments

    1988--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-418 substituted ``section 2252'' for 
``section 2251''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-418 substituted ``section 2252(f)'' for 
``section 2251''.
    1981--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97-35 struck out subsec. (c) which 
related to availability of information to workers.


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 100-418 effective Aug. 23, 1988, and applicable 
with respect to investigations initiated under part 1 (Sec. 2251 et 
seq.) of this subchapter on or after that date, see section 1401(c) of 
Pub. L. 100-418, set out as a note under section 2251 of this title.


       Effective Date of 1981 Amendment and Transition Provisions

    Amendment by Pub. L. 97-35 effective Aug. 13, 1981, with transition 
provisions applicable, see section 2514 of Pub. L. 97-35, set out as a 
note under section 2291 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.
