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19 U.S.C. § 2355 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title XXV, § 2526, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 893
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 93–618, title II, § 263, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2034, contained transitional provisions for certain events occurring prior to the effective date of this part.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective Aug. 13, 1981, except as otherwise provided with respect to applications for adjustment assistance, see section 2529 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as an Effective Date of 1981 Amendment note under [section 2343 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2343&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 93–618, title II, § 263, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2034, contained transitional provisions for certain events occurring prior to the effective date of this part.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective Aug. 13, 1981, except as otherwise provided with respect to applications for adjustment assistance, see section 2529 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as an Effective Date of 1981 Amendment note under [section 2343 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2343&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Filing of petition; receipt of petition; initiation of investigation** A petition for a certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance under this part may be filed with the Secretary of Commerce (hereinafter in this part referred to as the “Secretary”) by a firm (including any agricultural firm) or its representative. Upon receipt of the petition, the Secretary shall promptly publish notice in the Federal Register that he has received the petition and initiated an investigation.
**(b) Public hearing** If the petitioner, or any other person, organization, or group found by the Secretary to have a substantial interest in the proceedings, submits not later than 10 days after the date of the Secretary’s publication under subsection (a) a request for a hearing, the Secretary shall provide for a public hearing and afford such interested persons an opportunity to be present, to produce evidence, and to be heard.
**(c) Certification**
(1) The Secretary shall certify a firm (including any agricultural firm) as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under this part if the Secretary determines—
(A) that a significant number or proportion of the workers in such firm have become totally or partially separated, or are threatened to become totally or partially separated,
(B) that—
(i) sales or production, or both, of such firm have decreased absolutely, or
(ii) sales or production, or both, of an article that accounted for not less than 25 percent of the total production or sales of the firm during the 12-month period preceding the most recent 12-month period for which data are available have decreased absolutely, and
(C) increases of imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles which are produced by such firm contrib
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**(a) Discretion of Secretary; types of assistance** The Secretary may provide a firm, on terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, with such technical assistance as in his judgment will carry out the purposes of this part with respect to the firm. The technical assistance furnished under this part may consist of one or more of the following:
(1) Assistance to a firm in preparing its petition for certification of eligibility under [section 2341 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2341&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Assistance to a certified firm in developing a proposal for its economic adjustment.
(3) Assistance to a certified firm in the implementation of such a proposal.
**(b) Utilization of existing agencies, private individuals, etc., in furnishing assistance; grants to intermediary organizations**
(1) The Secretary shall furnish technical assistance under this part through existing agencies and through private individuals, firms, or institutions (including private consulting services), or by grants to intermediary organizations (including Trade Adjustment Assistance Centers).
(2) In the case of assistance furnished through private individuals, firms, or institutions (including private consulting services), the Secretary may share the cost thereof (but not more than 75 percent of such cost for assistance described in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) may be borne by the United States).
(3) The Secretary may make grants to intermediary organizations in order to defray up to 100 percent of administrative expenses incurred in providing such technical assistance to a firm.
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 2354
§ 2354. Study by Secretary of Commerce when
International Trade Commission begins in-
vestigation; action where there is affirmative
finding
(a) Subject matter of study
Whenever the Commission begins an investiga-
tion under section 2252 of this title with respect
to an industry, the Commission shall imme-
diately notify the Secretary of such investiga-
tion, and the Secretary shall immediately begin
a study of—
(1) the number of firms in the domestic in-
dustry producing the like or directly competi-
tive article which have been or are likely to be
certified as eligible for adjustment assistance,
and
(2) the extent to which the orderly adjust-
ment of such firms to the import competition
may be facilitated through the use of existing
programs.
(b) Report; publication
The report of the Secretary of the study under
subsection (a) shall be made to the President
not later than 15 days after the day on which the
Commission makes its report under section
2252(f) of this title. Upon making its report to
the President, the Secretary shall also promptly
make it public (with the exception of informa-
tion which the Secretary determines to be con-
fidential) and shall have a summary of it pub-
lished in the Federal Register.
(c) Information to firms
Whenever the Commission makes an affirma-
tive finding under section 2252(b) of this title
that increased imports are a substantial cause
of serious injury or threat thereof with respect
to an industry, the Secretary shall make avail-
able, to the extent feasible, full information to
the firms in such industry about programs
which may facilitate the orderly adjustment to
import competition of such firms, and he shall
provide assistance in the preparation and proc-
ess
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