                        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. 2298. Relocation allowances


(a) Filing of application

    Any adversely affected worker covered by a certification under 
subpart A of this part may file an application with the Secretary for a 
relocation allowance, subject to the terms and conditions of this 
section, if such worker files such application before--
        (1) the later of--
            (A) the 425th day after the date of the certification, or
            (B) the 425th day after the date of the worker's last total 
        separation; or

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

(b) Suitable employment; bona fide offer; total separation when 
        relocation commences

    A relocation allowance may be granted only to assist an adversely 
affected worker in relocating within the United States and only if the 
Secretary determines that such worker cannot reasonably be expected to 
secure suitable employment in the commuting area in which he resides and 
that such worker--
        (1) has obtained suitable employment affording a reasonable 
    expectation of long-term duration in the area in which he wishes to 
    relocate, or
        (2) has obtained a bona fide offer of such employment, and
        (3) is totally separated from employment at the time relocation 
    commences.

(c) Time of relocation

    A relocation allowance shall not be granted to such worker unless 
his relocation occurs within 182 days after the filing of the 
application therefor or (in the case of a worker who has been referred 
to training by the Secretary) within 182 days after the conclusion of 
such training.

(d) ``Relocation allowance'' defined

    For the purposes of this section, the term ``relocation allowance'' 
means--
        (1) 90 percent of the reasonable and necessary expenses 
    (including, but not limited to, subsistence and transportation 
    expenses at levels not exceeding those allowable under section 
    2296(b)(1) and (2) of this title) specified in regulations 
    prescribed by the Secretary, incurred in transporting a worker and 
    his family, if any, and household effects, and
        (2) a lump sum equivalent to three times the worker's average 
    weekly wage, up to a maximum payment of $800.

(Pub. L. 93-618, title II, Sec. 238, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2024; Pub. 
L. 97-35, title XXV, Sec. 2508, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 886; Pub. L. 98-
369, div. B, title VI, Sec. 2672(b), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1172.)


                               Amendments

    1984--Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 98-369 substituted ``$800'' for 
``$600''.
    1981--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 2508(1), inserted provisions 
relating to time for filing application and struck out provisions 
respecting total separation.
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 2508(2), added par. (3).
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 2508(3), substituted provisions 
respecting 182-day requirements for provisions respecting requirements 
involving entitlements for the week in which the application is filed 
and relocation occurring within a reasonable period of time.
    Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 2508(4)(A), increased percentage 
from 80 to 90 percent and inserted provision respecting allowable levels 
of subsistence and travel expenses.
    Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 97-35, Sec. 2508(4)(B), increased maximum 
payment from $500 to $600.


       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.
