19 U.S.C. § 2274 — Study by Secretary of Labor when International Trade Commission begins investigation

(a) Subject matter of study Whenever the International Trade Commission (hereafter referred to in this part as the “Commission”) begins an investigation under section 2252 of this title for an industry, the Commission must immediately notify the Secretary of that investigation, and the Secretary must immediately begin a study of— (1) the number of workers in the domestic industry producing the like or directly competitive article who have been or are likely to be certified as eligible for adjustment assistance, and (2) the extent to which the adjustment of that workers to the import competition can be facilitated through the use of existing programs. (b) Report; publication The report of the Secretary of the study under subsection (a) of this section is 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 his report to the President, the Secretary must also promptly make it public (with the exception of information which the Secretary determines to be confidential) and has a summary of it published in the Federal Register.