§ 617.66 - Transition procedures for amendments in sections 13002 through 13009 of Pub. L. 99-272 (the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985).

The procedures for administering the Trade Act of 1974 before and after the amendments made by the Pub. L. 99-272 are as follows:

(a) Duration of TRA. The provisions contained in § 617.15 expanding the eligibility period for payment of basic TRA benefits from 52 weeks to 104 weeks shall apply only to those claimants whose eligibility periods begin on or after April 7, 1986, or who have a previously established 52-week TRA eligibility period that ends on or after April 7, 1986. Workers with 52-week eligibility periods that end before April 7, 1986, will not have their eligibility periods extended to 104 weeks.

(b) TRA payments—(1) Retroactive TRA payments. Retroactive claims of eligible workers may be approved for weeks of unemployment beginning with the first week after the week which includes December 18, 1985. Claims for weeks beginning before April 7, 1986 (or, if later, before claimants are notified of their potential entitlement and have filed claims for retroactive benefits) are not subject to the application of the Extended Benefits (EB) work test, nor to the State timely filing requirement. Claimants shall be subject to those requirements for weeks of unemployment beginning after the date eligible workers are notified of such requirements and have filed claims for such benefits.

(2) Employer-authorized leave, disability leave and union service. The change to § 617.11(a)(3) for crediting weeks of specified leave to qualify for TRA will apply only to initial claims for basic TRA filed with the State agency by eligible workers on or after April 7, 1986.

(c) Job search program. The job search program requirement applies to workers certified under petitions for trade adjustment assistance filed with the Department on or after April 7, 1986.

(d) Training and other amendments. Other amendments in Pub. L. 99-272 are effective on April 7, 1986, and apply to applications for TAA benefits approved on or after April 7, 1986.

(e) Application of Gramm-Rudman. TRA payments to workers made under part 1 of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 and this part shall be reduced by a percentage equal to the non-defense sequester percentage applied in the Sequestration Report (submitted under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and dated January 21, 1986) of the Comptroller General of the United States for Fiscal Year 1986, for the period from March 1, 1986 to October 1, 1986.