Source: http://washingtontradereport.com/TAAfirms.htm
Timestamp: 2018-02-25 17:56:31
Document Index: 56591878

Matched Legal Cases: ['§2346', '§1864', '§2347', '§1864', '§2351', '§2356']

The TAA program was originally enacted as part of the Trade Exaonsion Act of 1962, and has been extensively modified by subsequent amendments. The version shown here is as codified in Chapter 12 of Title 19 of the U.S. Code.
See also the 2009-2010 amendments that were generally due to sunset in 2011-2012 as well as further 2011 amendments.
There are parallel programs providing trade adjustment assistance for workers, communities, and farmers.
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) of this section 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.
(ii) sales or production, or both, of an article or service that accounted for not less than 25 percent of the total sales or production of the firm during the 12-month period preceding the most recent 12-month period for which date are available have decreased absolutely,
(A) The term “contributed importantly” means a cause which is important but not necessarily more important than any other cause.
(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) of this section may be borne by the United States).
The methodology described in paragraph (1) shall include criteria based on the data in the annual report on the trade adjustment assistance for firms program described in section 2356 of this title.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the provisions of this part $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and $5,800,000 for the 6-week period beginning January 1, 2011, and ending February 12, 2011. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall—
(1) be available to provide adjustment assistance to firms that file a petition for such assistance pursuant to this part on or before February 12, 2011; and
(2) otherwise remain available until expended.
§2346. Repealed. Pub. L. 111–5, div. B, title I, §1864(a)(1), Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 397
§2347. Repealed. Pub. L. 111–5, div. B, title I, §1864(a)(1), Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 397
§2351. “Firm” defined
The report of the Secretary of the study under subsection (a) of this section 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 information which the Secretary determines to be confidential) and shall have a summary of it published in the Federal Register.
§2356. Annual report on trade adjustment assistance for firms
Not later than December 15, 2009, and each year thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce shall prepare a report containing data regarding the trade adjustment assistance for firms program provided for in chapter 3 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.) for the preceding fiscal year. The data shall include the following:
(2) The number of petitions filed under section 251 [19 U.S.C. 2341].
The Secretary of Commerce may not release information described in subsection (a) that the Secretary considers to be confidential business information unless the person submitting the confidential business information had notice, at the time of submission, that such information would be released by the Secretary, or such person subsequently consents to the release of the information. Nothing in this subsection 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.