Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/19/2272
Timestamp: 2019-04-26 02:43:13+00:00

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the shift described in clause (i)(I) or the acquisition of articles or services described in clause (i)(II) contributed importantly to such workers’ separation or threat of separation.
a loss of business by the workers’ firm with the firm described in paragraph (2) contributed importantly to the workers’ separation or threat of separation determined under paragraph (1).
The term “contributed importantly” means a cause which is important but not necessarily more important than any other cause.
Any firm that engages in exploration or drilling for oil or natural gas shall be considered to be a firm producing oil or natural gas.
Any firm that engages in exploration or drilling for oil or natural gas, or otherwise produces oil or natural gas, shall be considered to be producing articles directly competitive with imports of oil and with imports of natural gas.
The term “downstream producer” means a firm that performs additional, value-added production processes or services directly for another firm for articles or services with respect to which a group of workers in such other firm has been certified under subsection (a).
For purposes of subparagraph (A), value-added production processes or services include final assembly, finishing, testing, packaging, or maintenance or transportation services.
The term “supplier” means a firm that produces and supplies directly to another firm component parts for articles, or services, used in the production of articles or in the supply of services, as the case may be, that were the basis for a certification of eligibility under subsection (a) of a group of workers employed by such other firm.
The Secretary shall, in determining whether to certify a group of workers under section 2273 of this title, obtain from the workers’ firm, or a customer of the workers’ firm, information the Secretary determines to be necessary to make the certification, through questionnaires and in such other manner as the Secretary determines appropriate.
by using other available sources of information.
all other information obtained under paragraph (1) from the firm or customer (as the case may be) on which the Secretary relies in making a determination under section 2273 of this title, unless the Secretary has a reasonable basis for determining that such information is accurate and complete without being certified.
The Secretary shall require the workers’ firm or a customer of the workers’ firm to provide information requested by the Secretary under paragraph (1) by subpoena pursuant to section 2321 of this title if the firm or customer (as the case may be) fails to provide the information within 20 days after the date of the Secretary’s request, unless the firm or customer (as the case may be) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the firm or customer (as the case may be) will provide the information within a reasonable period of time.
The Secretary may not release information obtained under paragraph (1) that the Secretary considers to be confidential business information unless the firm or customer (as the case may be) submitting the confidential business information had notice, at the time of submission, that the information would be released by the Secretary, or the firm or customer (as the case may be) subsequently consents to the release of the information. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary from providing such confidential business information to a court in camera or to another party under a protective order issued by a court.
notwithstanding section 2273(b) of this title, the one-year period preceding the one-year period described in paragraph (2).
Amendment made by Pub. L. 113–128 was effective July 1, 2015, and was executed to this section as it existed on Dec. 31, 2013, pursuant to section 402(b) of Pub. L. 114–27, which revived the provisions of this section, effective June 29, 2015. See 2014 Amendment note below.
2014—Subsec. (d)(2)(A)(iv). Pub. L. 113–128 substituted “one-stop operators or one-stop partners (as defined in section 3102 of title 29)” for “one-stop operators or one-stop partners (as defined in section 2801 of title 29)”. See Codification note above.
See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Revival note below.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 112–40, §§ 211(a)(3), 233, temporarily substituted “(c)(3)” for “(d)(3)”. See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Revival note below.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–40, §§ 211(a)(2), 233, temporarily redesignated subsec. (d) as (c). Former subsec. (c) temporarily redesignated (b). See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Revival note below.
Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 112–40, §§ 211(a)(4), 233, temporarily struck out par. (5). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘firm’ does not include a public agency.” See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Revival note below.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 112–40, §§ 211(a)(2), 233, temporarily redesignated subsec. (e) as (d). Former subsec. (d) temporarily redesignated (c). See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Revival note below.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 112–40, §§ 211(a)(5), 233, temporarily substituted “or (b)” for “, (b), or (c)” in introductory provisions. See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Revival note below.
Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 112–40, §§ 211(a)(2), 233, temporarily redesignated subsec. (f) as (e). Former subsec. (e) temporarily redesignated (d). See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Revival note below.
2009—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–5, §§ 1801(e)(2)(A), 1893, temporarily struck out “(including workers in any agricultural firm or subdivision of an agricultural firm)” after “group of workers” in introductory provisions. See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 111–5, §§ 1801(e)(2)(B)(i), 1893, temporarily struck out “, or an appropriate subdivision of the firm,” after “workers’ firm”. See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (a)(2)(A)(i). Pub. L. 111–5, §§ 1801(e)(2)(B)(ii), 1893, temporarily struck out “or subdivision” after “such firm”. See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (a)(2)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 111–5, §§ 1801(b)(1)(A), 1893, temporarily amended cl. (ii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (ii) read as follows: “imports of articles like or directly competitive with articles produced by such firm or subdivision have increased; and”. See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (a)(2)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 111–5, §§ 1801(e)(2)(B)(ii), 1893, temporarily struck out “or subdivision” after “such firm”. See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–5, §§ 1801(b)(2), (3), 1893, temporarily added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c). See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–5, §§ 1801(e)(2)(A), 1893, temporarily struck out “(including workers in any agricultural firm or subdivision of an agricultural firm)” after “group of workers” in introductory provisions. See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
Pub. L. 111–5, §§ 1801(b)(2), 1893, temporarily redesignated subsec. (b) as (c). Former subsec. (c) temporarily redesignated (d). See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 111–5, §§ 1801(e)(2)(C)(i), 1893, temporarily struck out “(or subdivision)” after “workers’ firm” and after “producer to a firm”, inserted “or service” after “the article”, and substituted “(d)(3)” for “(c)(3)”. See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 111–5, §§ 1801(e)(2)(C)(ii), 1893, temporarily struck out “(or subdivision)” after “the firm” in two places. See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–5, §§ 1801(e)(2)(D)(i), 1893, temporarily inserted heading. See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
Pub. L. 111–5, §§ 1801(b)(2), 1893, temporarily redesignated subsec. (c) as (d). See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 111–5, §§ 1801(e)(2)(D)(ii), 1893, temporarily struck out “, or appropriate subdivision of a firm,” after “Any firm” in two places. See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 111–5, §§ 1801(e)(2)(D)(iii), 1893, temporarily amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The term ‘downstream producer’ means a firm that performs additional, value-added production processes for a firm or subdivision, including a firm that performs final assembly or finishing, directly for another firm (or subdivision), for articles that were the basis for a certification of eligibility under subsection (a) of this section of a group of workers employed by such other firm, if the certification of eligibility under subsection (a) of this section is based on an increase in imports from, or a shift in production to, Canada or Mexico.” See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 111–5, §§ 1801(e)(2)(D)(iv), 1893, temporarily struck out “(or subdivision)” after “another firm” and inserted “, or services, used in the production of articles or in the supply of services, as the case may be,” after “for articles”. See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (d)(5). Pub. L. 111–5, §§ 1801(e)(2)(D)(v), 1893, temporarily added par. (5). See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 111–5, §§ 1801(c), 1802, 1893, temporarily added subsecs. (e) and (f). See Codification note above and Effective and Termination Dates of 2009 Amendment note below.
2004—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108–429 made technical amendment to heading and inserted “pursuant to a petition filed under section 2271 of this title” after “under this part” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–210, § 113(a)(1)(C), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–210, § 113(b)(1), substituted “this section” for “subsection (a)(3) of this section” in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 107–210, § 113(a)(1)(B), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c).
Subsec. (c)(3), (4). Pub. L. 107–210, § 113(b)(2), added pars. (3) and (4).
1988—Pub. L. 100–418, § 1421(a)(1)(A), struck out last sentence which defined “contributed importantly” for purposes of par. (3), designated remaining provisions as subsec. (a), and added subsec. (b).
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 100–418, § 1421(b)(1), directed the general amendment of par. (3) adding provisions relating to provision of essential goods or services by such workers’ firm, or appropriate subdivision thereof, which amendment did not become effective pursuant to section 1430(d) of Pub. L. 100–418, as amended, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2397 of this title.
1986—Pub. L. 99–272 inserted “(including workers in any agricultural firm or subdivision of an agricultural firm)” after “group of workers”.
1983—Pub. L. 98–120, § 3(a)(2), substituted “For purposes of paragraph (3), the term ‘contributed importantly’ means a cause which is important, but not necessarily more important than any other cause” for “For purposes of paragraph (3), the term ‘substantial cause’ means a cause which is important and not less than any other cause” in provision following par. (3).
Par. (3). Pub. L. 98–120, § 3(a)(1), substituted “contributed importantly to such total or partial separation, or threat thereof, and to such decline” for “were a substantial cause of such total or partial separation, or threat thereof, and of such decline”.
1981—Pub. L. 97–35 substituted provisions defining “substantial cause” and applicability of such term in par. (3) for provisions defining “contributed importantly” and applicability of such term in par. (3).
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–182 effective on the date the North American Free Trade Agreement enters into force with respect to the United States (Jan. 1, 1994), see section 506(a) of Pub. L. 103–182, set out as a note under section 2271 of this title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–35 applicable to petitions filed on or after Oct. 1, 1983, with transition provisions applicable, see section 2514 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 2291 of this title.

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