19 U.S.C. § 2391 — GAO study and report

submitted 51 years ago by Pub. L. 93-618 to r/title-19-CUSTOMS-DUTIES · 169 words · no verdicts yet

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The Comptroller General must study adjustment-assistance programs and report the results to Congress by January 31, 1980. The study must evaluate program effectiveness and coordination with unemployment and distressed-area programs.

(a) The Comptroller General must study the adjustment-assistance programs under parts 2, 3, and 4 of this subchapter and report the results to Congress by January 31, 1980. The report must evaluate (1) how effectively the programs help workers, firms, and communities adjust to economic changes caused by changes in international trade; and (2) how the programs’ administration is coordinated with other government programs providing unemployment compensation and aid to distressed areas. (b) As far as practical, the Comptroller General must use help from the Departments of Labor and Commerce. The Secretaries of Labor and Commerce must provide whatever help is needed for an effective evaluation of the programs under this subchapter.

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(a) Adjustment assistance programs

The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the adjustment assistance programs established under parts 2, 3, and 4 of this subchapter and shall report the results of such study to the Congress no later than January 31, 1980. Such report shall include an evaluation of—

(1)

the effectiveness of such programs in aiding workers, firms, and communities to adjust to changed economic conditions resulting from changes in the patterns of international trade; and

(2)

the coordination of the administration of such programs and other Government programs which provide unemployment compensation and relief to depressed areas.

(b) Assistance from Labor and Commerce Departments

In carrying out his responsibilities under this section, the Comptroller General shall, to the extent practical, avail himself of the assistance of the Departments of Labor and Commerce. The Secretaries of Labor and Commerce shall make available to the Comptroller General any assistance necessary for an effective evaluation of the adjustment assistance programs established under this subchapter.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 93–618, title II, § 280, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2040.)

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1975Enacted · Pub. L. 93-618 · 88 Stat. 2040

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