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Title 19 — Customs Duties

Part 3 · Chapter 12 — Trade Act of 1974

§ 2355. Assistance to industries

Statutory text

(a)

Technical assistance

The Secretary may provide technical assistance, on such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate, for the establishment of industrywide programs for new product development, new process development, export development, or other uses consistent with the purposes of this part. Such technical assistance may be provided through existing agencies, private individuals, firms, universities and institutions, and by grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to associations, unions, or other nonprofit industry organizations in which a substantial number of firms or workers have been certified as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under section 2273 or 2341 of this title.

(b)

Expenditures

Expenditures for technical assistance under this section may be up to $10,000,000 annually per industry and shall be made under such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Trade Act of 1974

    Pub. L. 93–618 title II § 265 · 88 Stat. 1978

    Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 2355

    Pub. L. 93–618, title II, § 265, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XXV, § 2527, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 893

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 93–618, title II, § 265, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XXV, § 2527, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 893

  2. Spending Reduction Act of 1984

    Pub. L. 98–369 § 2673(1) · 98 Stat. 494

    1. Inserted · 19 U.S.C. § 2355(a)

      Pub. L. 98–369, § 2673(1), inserted “or workers” after “of firms”

    2. Inserted · 19 U.S.C. § 2355(a)

      Pub. L. 98–369, § 2673(1), inserted reference to section 2273 of this title

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–369, § 2673(1), inserted “or workers” after “of firms” and inserted reference to section 2273 of this title.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) by amending subsection (a)— (A) by inserting “or workers” immediately after “substantial number of firms”, and (B) by inserting “223 or” immediately before “251”; and

  3. Spending Reduction Act of 1984

    Pub. L. 98–369 § 2673(2) · 98 Stat. 494

    Substituted · 19 U.S.C. § 2355(b)

    Pub. L. 98–369, § 2673(2), substituted “$10,000,000” for “$2,000,000”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–369, § 2673(2), substituted “$10,000,000” for “$2,000,000”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by striking out “$2,000,000” in subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof “$10,000,000”.

3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

Termination of Assistance

For termination of assistance under this part after , see Termination Date note below.

Editorial Notes

Codification

Source credit of Pub. L. 93–618 reflects the , reversion to section number in effect on . See Effective and Termination Dates of 2015 Revival note below.

Section 233 of Pub. L. 112–40, which provided for the , revival of the numbering of this section as in effect on , was repealed by Pub. L. 114–27, title IV, § 402(a), , 129 Stat. 374, and the renumbering of this section, as in effect on , was temporarily revived, effective , until , by Pub. L. 114–27, §§ 402(b), (c), 406. See Effective and Termination Dates of 2015 Revival notes below.

Section 1893 of Pub. L. 111–5, which provided for , termination of renumbering by Pub. L. 111–5, was repealed by Pub. L. 112–40, title II, § 201(a), , 125 Stat. 403, and the renumbering of this section by Pub. L. 111–5 was temporarily revived, effective , until , by Pub. L. 112–40, §§ 201(b), (c), 233. See Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Revival notes below.

Amendments

1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–369, § 2673(1), inserted “or workers” after “of firms” and inserted reference to section 2273 of this title.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–369, § 2673(2), substituted “$10,000,000” for “$2,000,000”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective and Termination Dates of 2015 Revival

For revival and applicability, beginning on , of the provisions of this section as in effect on , see section 402(b), (c) of Pub. L. 114–27, set out as a note preceding section 2271 of this title.

For reversion, beginning on , to the provisions of this section as in effect on , with certain exceptions and subject to section 406(b) of Pub. L. 114–27, see section 406 of Pub. L. 114–27, set out as a note preceding section 2271 of this title.

Effective and Termination Dates of 2011 Revival

For revival and applicability, beginning on , of the provisions of this section as in effect on , see section 201(b), (c) of Pub. L. 112–40, set out as a note preceding section 2271 of this title.

Section 233 of Pub. L. 112–40, formerly set out as a note preceding section 2271 of this title, which provided for the reversion, beginning on , of the provisions of this section to those in effect on , subject to certain exceptions, was repealed by Pub. L. 114–27, title IV, § 402(a), , 129 Stat. 374, effective . See Codification note above.

Effective Date

Section effective , except as otherwise provided with respect to applications for adjustment assistance, see section 2529 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as an Effective Date of 1981 Amendment note under section 2343 of this title.

Termination Date

Except as otherwise provided, technical assistance and grants may not be provided under this part after , see section 285 of Pub. L. 93–618, as modified by section 406(a) of Pub. L. 114–27, set out as notes preceding section 2271 of this title.

Credits

1981–2009 · 3 acts
  1. 1981Pub. L. 93–618, title II, § 265, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XXV, § 2527, , 95 Stat. 893
  2. 1984amended Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI, § 2673, , 98 Stat. 1172
  3. 2009temporarily renumbered § 262, Pub. L. 111–5, div. B, title I, § 1864(a)(2), , 123 Stat. 397, and Pub. L. 112–40, title II, § 201(b), (c), , 125 Stat. 403, and Pub. L. 114–27, title IV, § 402(b), (c), , 129 Stat. 374.
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(Pub. L. 93–618, title II, § 265, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XXV, § 2527, , 95 Stat. 893; amended Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI, § 2673, , 98 Stat. 1172; temporarily renumbered § 262, Pub. L. 111–5, div. B, title I, § 1864(a)(2), , 123 Stat. 397, and Pub. L. 112–40, title II, § 201(b), (c), , 125 Stat. 403, and Pub. L. 114–27, title IV, § 402(b), (c), , 129 Stat. 374.)

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