19 USC § 2394 - Firms relocating in foreign countries

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identifier: "/us/usc/t19/s2394"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "19 USC § 2394 - Firms relocating in foreign countries"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "2394"
section_name: "Firms relocating in foreign countries"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "TRADE ACT OF 1974"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "RELIEF FROM INJURY CAUSED BY IMPORT COMPETITION"
part_number: "5"
part_name: "Miscellaneous Provisions"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–618, title II, § 283, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2041.)"
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# § 2394. Firms relocating in foreign countries

Before moving productive facilities from the United States to a foreign country, every firm should—

**(1)** provide notice of the move to its employees who are likely to be totally or partially separated as a result of the move at least 60 days before the date of such move, and

**(2)** provide notice of the move to the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce on the same day it notifies employees under paragraph (1).

**1** [^1] It is the sense of the Congress that every such firm should—

So in original. The first paragraph was not designated subsec. (a).

**(1)** apply for and use all adjustment assistance for which it is eligible under this subchapter,

**(2)** offer employment opportunities in the United States, if any exist, to its employees who are totally or partially separated workers as a result of the move, and

**(3)** assist in relocating employees to other locations in the United States where employment opportunities exist.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–618, title II, § 283, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2041.)