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19 USC § 2275 - Benefit information to workers

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identifier: "/us/usc/t19/s2275"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "19 USC § 2275 - Benefit information to workers"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "2275"
section_name: "Benefit information to workers"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "TRADE ACT OF 1974"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "RELIEF FROM INJURY CAUSED BY IMPORT COMPETITION"
part_number: "2"
part_name: "Adjustment Assistance for Workers"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–618, title II, § 225, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XXV, § 2502, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 881; amended Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1422, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1244; Pub. L. 103–182, title V, § 503(b), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2151; Pub. L. 107–210, div. A, title I, § 123(b)(1), Aug. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 944; Pub. L. 111–5, div. B, title I, § 1812, Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 375; Pub. L. 112–40, title II, § 201(b), (c), Oct. 21, 2011, 125 Stat. 403; Pub. L. 114–27, title IV, § 402(b), (c), June 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 374.)"
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# § 2275. Benefit information to workers

**(a)** The Secretary shall provide full information to workers about the benefit allowances, training, and other employment services available under this part and about the petition and application procedures, and the appropriate filing dates, for such allowances, training and services. The Secretary shall provide whatever assistance is necessary to enable groups of workers to prepare petitions or applications for program benefits. The Secretary shall make every effort to insure that cooperating State agencies fully comply with the agreements entered into under section 2311(a) of this title and shall periodically review such compliance. The Secretary shall inform the State Board for Vocational Education or equivalent agency and other public or private agencies, institutions, and employers, as appropriate, of each certification issued under section 2273 of this title and of projections, if available, of the needs for training under section 2296 of this title as a result of such certification.

**(b)**

**(1)** The Secretary shall provide written notice through the mail of the benefits available under this part to each worker whom the Secretary has reason to believe is covered by a certification made under this subpart—

**(A)** at the time such certification is made, if the worker was partially or totally separated from the adversely affected employment before such certification, or

**(B)** at the time of the total or partial separation of the worker from the adversely affected employment, if subparagraph (A) does not apply.

**(2)** The Secretary shall publish notice of the benefits available under this part to workers covered by each certification made under this subpart in newspapers of general circulation in the areas in which such workers reside.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–618, title II, § 225, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XXV, § 2502, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 881; amended Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1422, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1244; Pub. L. 103–182, title V, § 503(b), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2151; Pub. L. 107–210, div. A, title I, § 123(b)(1), Aug. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 944; Pub. L. 111–5, div. B, title I, § 1812, Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 375; Pub. L. 112–40, title II, § 201(b), (c), Oct. 21, 2011, 125 Stat. 403; Pub. L. 114–27, title IV, § 402(b), (c), June 29, 2015, 129 Stat. 374.)

### Termination of Assistance

For termination of assistance under this part after , see Termination Date note below.

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section reflects the , reversion to provisions in effect on . See Effective and Termination Dates of 2015 Revival note below.

, which provided for the , revival of this section as in effect on , was repealed by , , , and the provisions of this section, as in effect on , were temporarily revived, effective , until , by , §§ 402(b), (c), 406. See 2011 and 2015 Amendment notes, Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Revival notes, and Effective and Termination Dates of 2015 Revival notes below.

, which provided for , termination of amendment by , was repealed by , , , and the provisions of this section, as amended by  and as in effect on , were temporarily revived, effective , until , by , §§ 201(b), (c), 233. See 2009 and 2011 Amendment notes, Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment notes, and Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Revival notes below.

### Amendments

2015—, §§ 402(b), (c), 406, temporarily revived the provisions of this section, as in effect on . See Codification note above and 2011 Amendment and Effective and Termination Dates of 2015 Revival notes below.

2011—, §§ 201(b), (c), 233, temporarily revived the provisions of this section, as in effect on . See Codification note above and 2009 Amendment and Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Revival notes below.

2009—Subsec. (c). , §§ 1812, 1893, temporarily added subsec. (c). See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.

2002—Subsec. (b).  struck out “or subpart D of this part” after “this subpart” in pars. (1) and (2).

1993—Subsec. (b).  inserted reference to subpart D in pars. (1) and (2).

1988— designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective and Termination Dates of 2015 Revival

For revival and applicability, beginning on , of the provisions of this section as in effect on , see section 402(b), (c) of , set out as a note preceding .

For reversion, beginning on , to the provisions of this section as in effect on , with certain exceptions and subject to , see , set out as a note preceding .

### Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Revival

For revival and applicability, beginning on , of the provisions of this section as in effect on , see section 201(b), (c) of , set out as a note preceding .

, formerly set out as a note preceding , which provided for the reversion, beginning on , of the provisions of this section to those in effect on , subject to certain exceptions, was repealed by , , , effective . See Codification note above.

### Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment

Except as otherwise provided and subject to certain applicability provisions, amendment by  effective upon the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on , see , set out as a note under .

, formerly set out as a Termination Date of 2009 Amendment note preceding , which provided that, except as otherwise provided, amendment by  not applicable on or after , and that this section be applied and administered beginning , as if amendment by  had never been enacted, was repealed by , , , effective . See Codification note above.

### Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Amendment by  applicable with respect to petitions filed under this part on or after the date that is 90 days after , except with respect to certain workers, see , set out as an Effective Date of Repeal note under .

### Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on the date the North American Free Trade Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States (), see , formerly set out as a note under .

### Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on date that is 30 days after , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

### Effective Date and Transition Provisions

Section effective , with transition provisions applicable, see , set out as an Effective Date of 1981 Amendment note under .

### Termination Date

No trade adjustment assistance, vouchers, allowances, or other payments or benefits may be provided under this part after , except as otherwise provided, see , as modified by , set out as notes preceding .