The procedures for administering the Trade Act of 1974 as amended by
the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 are as follows:
(a) TRA. (1) The provisions in subpart B of this part 617 shall
apply to workers who would lose additional weeks of TRA payments because
of delays in approving applications for training. Workers who filed
timely, bona fide applications for training shall be eligible to receive
additional weeks of TRA payments beginning the first week of training
when their applications for training are approved on or after July 18,
1984, and the first week of such training begins later than the first
week which follows the last week of entitlement to basic TRA.
(2) Workers whose applications for training were approved prior to
July 18, 1984, are covered under the provisions of the Trade Act of 1974
as in effect prior to July 18, 1984, and are not entitled to additional
weeks of TRA by reason of the amendment in section 2671 of the Deficit
Reduction Act of 1984 or Sec. 617.15(b) of this part.
(b) Job Search Allowances. (1) The provisions in subpart D of this
part 617 shall apply to timely applications for job search allowances
that are approved on or after July 18, 1984.
(2) Workers whose applications for job search allowances that were
filed timely but were approved before July 18, 1984, in the aggregate
authorized amount of $600, are covered under the provisions of the Trade
Act of 1974 in effect prior to July 18, 1984, and are not entitled to
receive the increase in the allowance level provided in section 2672(a)
of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 and Sec. 617.34(b) of this part.
(c) Relocation allowances. (1) The provisions in subpart E of this
part 617 shall apply to timely applications for relocation allowances
that are approved on or after July 18, 1984.
(2) Workers whose applications for relocations allowances were filed
timely but were approved before July 18, 1984, are covered under the
provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 in effect prior to July 18, 1984,
and are not entitled to receive the increase in the lump sum allowance
level provided in section 2672(b) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984
and Sec. 617.45(a)(3) of this part.
[51 FR 45870, Dec. 22, 1986]
