123STA T . 3 9 2 PUBLIC LA W 111 –5—FE B.1 7, 2 0 09 ‘ ‘ (i i )thep e rc e n t ag e ofsu ch w or k ers who are e m p l o y e d in each of the third and fourth calendar q uarters following the calendar quarter in which the workers cease recei v ing such b enefits
and ‘‘(iii) the earnings of such workers in each of the third and fourth calendar quarters following the cal - endar quarter in which the workers cease receiving such benefits . ‘‘( B ) AD D IT I ONAL INDI C ATO RS . —T he S ecretary and a cooperating State or cooperating State agency may agree upon additional indicators of performance for the trade ad j ustment assistance program under this chapter , as appropriate. ‘‘( 3 ) STANDARDS W IT H R E S P ECT TO RELIA B ILIT Y O F DATA.— I n preparing the quarterly report required by paragraph ( 1 ), each cooperating State or cooperating State agency shall estab- lish procedures that are consistent with guidelines to be issued by the Secretary to ensure that the data reported are valid and reliable. ’ ’. SEC.1853 . V E RIF IC AT I ON OFE L I G I B ILIT Y FOR P ROGRA M BENEFITS. Section 2 3 9 of the Trade Act of 19 74 (19 U .S. C . 2311), as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following
‘‘(k) V ERIFICATION OF E LI G IBILITY FOR P ROGRA M BENEFITS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An agreement under this subchapter shall provide that the State shall periodically redetermine that a worker receiving benefits under this subchapter who is not a citi z en or national of the United States remains in a satisfac- tory immigration status. O nce satisfactory immigration status has been initially verified through the immigration status verification system described in section 1137(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 132 0 b-7(d)) for purposes of establishing a worker’s eligibility for unemployment compensation, the State shall reverify the worker’s immigration status if the documenta- tion provided during initial verification will e x pire during the period in which that worker is potentially eligible to receive benefits under this subchapter. The State shall conduct such redetermination in a timely manner, utilizing the immigration status verification system described in section 1137(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(d)). ‘‘(2) PROCED U RES.—The Secretary shall establish proce- dures to ensure the uniform application by the States of the requirements of this subsection.’’. SEC. 185 4 . COLLECTION OF D ATA AND REPORTS
INFORMATION TO W OR K ERS. (a) IN G ENERAL.—Subchapter C of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.), as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘ ‘SEC. 2 4 9 B. COLLECTION AND P U BLICATION OF DATA AND REPORTS; INFORMATION TO WORKERS. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— N ot later than 1 8 0 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall implement a system to collect and report the data described in subsection (b), as well as any other information that the Secretary considers appro- priate to effectively carry out this chapter. System.19U S C23 23. I mm igra ti on . P ro c e du res.
