                        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 b--program benefits
 
Sec. 2297. Job search allowances


(a) Terms

    Any adversely affected worker covered by a certification under 
subpart A of this part may file an application with the Secretary for a 
job search allowance. Such allowance, if granted, shall provide 
reimbursement to the worker of 90 percent of the cost of necessary job 
search expenses as prescribed by regulations of the Secretary; except 
that--
        (1) such reimbursement may not exceed $800 for any worker, and
        (2) reimbursement may not be made for subsistence and 
    transportation expenses at levels exceeding those allowable under 
    section 2296(b)(1) and (2) of this title.

(b) Conditions

    A job search allowance may be granted only--
        (1) to assist an adversely affected worker who has been totally 
    separated in securing a job within the United States;
        (2) where the Secretary determines that such worker cannot 
    reasonably be expected to secure suitable employment in the 
    commuting area in which he resides; and
        (3) where the worker has filed an application for such allowance 
    with the Secretary before--
            (A) the later of--
                (i) the 365th day after the date of the certification 
            under which the worker is eligible, or
                (ii) the 365th day after the date of the worker's last 
            total separation; or

            (B) the 182d day after the concluding date of any training 
        received by the worker, if the worker was referred to such 
        training by the Secretary.

(c) Reimbursement for necessary expenses

    The Secretary shall reimburse any adversely affected worker for 
necessary expenses incurred by such worker in participating in a job 
search program approved by the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 93-618, title II, Sec. 237, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2023; Pub. 
L. 97-35, title XXV, Sec. 2507, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 886; Pub. L. 98-
369, div. B, title VI, Sec. 2672(a), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1172; Pub. 
L. 99-272, title XIII, Sec. 13005(a), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 303.)


                               Amendments

    1986--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-272 added subsec. (c).
    1984--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 98-369 substituted ``$800'' for 
``$600''.
    1981--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 2507(1), amended provisions 
generally, increasing percent of reimbursement of cost of job search 
from 80 to 90 and maximum amount from $500 to $600, and striking out 
requirement of total separation.
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 2507(2)(A), inserted ``who has 
been totally separated'' after ``to assist an adversely affected 
worker''.
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 2507(2)(B), amended par. (3) 
generally, substituting the 182-day period for a reasonable period of 
time and inserting provision relating to 365 days after certification.


       Effective Date of 1981 Amendment and Transition Provisions

    Amendment by Pub. L. 97-35 effective for determinations made or 
filed after Sept. 30, 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.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2331 of this title.
