                        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 c--general provisions
 
Sec. 2314. Liabilities of certifying and disbursing officers


(a) Certifying officer

    No person designated by the Secretary, or designated pursuant to an 
agreement under this subpart, as a certifying officer, shall, in the 
absence of gross negligence or intent to defraud the United States, be 
liable with respect to any payment certified by him under this part.

(b) Disbursing officer

    No disbursing officer shall, in the absence of gross negligence or 
intent to defraud the United States, be liable with respect to any 
payment by him under this part if it was based upon a voucher signed by 
a certifying officer designated as provided in subsection (a) of this 
section.

(Pub. L. 93-618, title II, Sec. 242, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2026.)


                            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.
