123STA T . 3 9 1 PUBLIC LA W 111 –5—FE B.1 7, 2 0 09 (c)STA T EAC T IV ITIE S.— S e c tion239 ( g )o f t h e Trad eActof 1 9 74 (a s redesignated) is a m ended— (1) in p aragraph (3) ,by stri k ing ‘ ‘and ’ ’ attheend
(2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as fo l lo w s
‘‘(4) perform o u treach to, intake of, and orientation for ad v ersely affected workers and adversely affected incumbent workers covered by a certification under subchapter A with respect to assistance and benefits available under this chapter, and’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘( 5 ) make employment and case management services described in section 235 available to adversely affected workers and adversely affected incumbent workers covered by a certifi - cation under subchapter A and, if funds provided to carry out this chapter are insufficient to make such services available, make arrangements to make such services available through other F ederal programs.’’. (d) R E POR TI NG RE QU IRE M ENT.—Section 239(h) of the Trade Act of 1974 (as redesignated) is amended by striking ‘‘199 8 .’’ and inserting ‘‘1998 (29 U .S. C . 2822(b)) and a description of the State’s rapid response activities under section 221(a)(2)(A).’’. (e) CONTRO LM EASURES.—Section 239 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311), as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(i) CONTROL MEASURES.— ‘‘(1) I N GENERAL.—The Secretary shall re q uire each cooper- ating State and cooperating State agency to implement effective control measures and to effectively oversee the operation and administration of the trade ad j ustment assistance program under this chapter, including by means of monitoring the oper- ation of control measures to improve the accuracy and timeli- ness of the data being collected and reported. ‘‘(2) D E F INITION.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘control measures’ means measures that— ‘‘(A) are internal to a system used by a State to collect data; and ‘‘( B ) are designed to ensure the accuracy and verifiability of such data. ‘‘(j) DATA REPORTING.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any agreement entered into under this section shall require the cooperating State or cooperating State agency to report to the Secretary on a quarterly basis com- prehensive performance accountability data, to consist of— ‘‘(A) the core indicators of performance described in paragraph (2)(A); ‘‘(B) the additional indicators of performance described in paragraph (2)(B), if any; and ‘‘(C) a description of efforts made to improve outcomes for workers under the trade adjustment assistance pro- gram. ‘‘(2) CORE IN D ICATORS DESCRI B ED.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The core indicators of performance described in this paragraph are— ‘‘(i) the percentage of workers receiving benefits under this chapter who are employed during the second calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which the workers cease receiving such benefits; Requir e m e nts.
