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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1986

PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR. 7, 1986

100 STAT. 301

"(2) there is no justifiable cause for such failure or cessation, no trade readjustment allowance may be paid to the adversely affected worker under this part on or after the date of such determination until the adversely affected worker begins or resumes participation in a job search program approved under section 237(c).". (3) Subsection (a) of section 239 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311(a)) is amended— (A) by striking out "training," in clause (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "training and job search programs,"; and (B) by striking out "and (3)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(3) will make determinations and approvals regarding job search programs under sections 231(c) and 237(c), and (4)". 19 USC 2291, (b) QUALIFYING WEEKS OF EMPLOYMENT.—The last sentence of ^^^^• section 231(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291(a)(2)) is amended by striking out all that follows after subparagraph (C) and inserting in lieu thereof "shall be treated as a week of employment at wages of $30 or more, but not more than 7 weeks, in case of weeks described in paragraph (A) or (C), or both, may be treated as weeks of employment under this sentence.". (c) WEEKLY AMOUNTS OF READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES.—Section

232 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2292) is amended— (1) by striking out "under any Federal law," in subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof "under any Federal law other than this Act", (2) by striking out "under section 236(c)" in subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof "under section 231(c) or 236(c)", and (3) by striking out "If the training allowance" in subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof "If such training allowance". (d) LIMITATIONS.—

(1) Paragraph (2) of section 233(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293(a)(2)) is amended by striking out "52-week period" and inserting in lieu thereof "104-week period". (2) Section 233 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(e) No trade readjustment allowance shall be paid to a worker under this part for any week during which the worker is receiving on-the-job training.". SEC. 13004. JOB TRAINING FOR WORKERS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296) is amended— (1) by striking out "for a worker" in subsection (a)(l)(A) and inserting in lieu thereof "for an adversely affected worker", (2) by striking out "may approve" in the first sentence of subsection (a)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof "shall (to the extent appropriated funds are available) approve", (3) by striking out "under paragraph (1)" in subsection (a)(2) and inserting in lieu thereof "under subsection (a)", (4) by striking out "this subsection" in subsection (a)(3) and inserting in lieu thereof "this section", (5) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively, (6) by inserting at the end of subsection (a) the following new paragraphs: