123STA T . 3 90PUBLIC LA W 111 –5—FE B.1 7, 2009 ‘ ‘ (E)ensuri n gtha t S tates f u l l ycomp ly w ith agreements entere d into under section 239; ‘‘( F )ad v ocating for wor k ers applying for b enefits avail - able under this chapter; ‘‘( G ) establishing and overseeing a hotline that workers , employers, and other entities may call to obtain information regarding eligibility criteria, procedural re q uirements, and benefits available under this chapter; and ‘‘( H ) carrying out such other duties with respect to this chapter as the Secretary specifies for purposes of this section . ‘‘(d) ADMIN I STRA TI O N. — ‘‘( 1 ) DE SI G NATION.— T he administrator shall designate an employee of the Department of L abor with appropriate e x peri- ence and expertise to carry out the duties described in para- graph (2). ‘‘(2) D U TIES.—The employee designated under paragraph (1) shall— ‘‘(A) receive complaints and requests for assistance related to the trade ad j ustment assistance program under this chapter; ‘‘( B ) resolve such complaints and requests for assist- ance, in coordination with other employees of the O ffice; ‘‘( C ) compile basic information concerning such com- plaints and requests for assistance; and ‘‘(D) carry out such other duties with respect to this chapter as the Secretary specifies for purposes of this sec- tion. ’ ’. (b) C L ERI C AL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents of the Trade Act of 19 74 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 249 the following
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COLLECTION AN DP UBLICATION OF P R OGRA M DATA; AGREEMENTS W IT H STATES. (a) I N GENERAL.—Section 239(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U .S.C. 2311(a)) is amended— (1) by amending clause (2) to read as follows: ‘‘(2) in accord- ance with subsection (f), shall make available to adversely affected workers and adversely affected incumbent workers cov- ered by a certification under subchapter A the employment and case management services described in section 23 5 ,’’; and (2) by striking ‘‘will’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘shall’’. (b) FORM AND M ANNER O F DATA.—Section 239 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) as sub- sections (d) through (h), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ‘‘(c) FORM AND MANNER OF DATA.—Each agreement under this subchapter shall— ‘‘(1) provide the Secretary with the authority to collect any data the Secretary determines necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter; and ‘‘(2) specify the form and manner in which any such data requested by the Secretary shall be reported.’’.
