OFFICE OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.

SEC. 1851. OFFICE OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.(a) In General.—Subchapter C of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:“SEC. 249A. OFFICE OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.“(a) Establishment.—There is established in the Department of Labor an office to be known as the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance (in this section referred to as the ‘Office’).“(b) Head of Office.—The head of the Office shall be an administrator, who shall report directly to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.“(c) Principal Functions.—The principal functions of the administrator of the Office shall be—“(1) to oversee and implement the administration of trade adjustment assistance program under this chapter; and“(2) to carry out functions delegated to the Secretary of Labor under this chapter, including—“(A) making determinations under section 223;“(B) providing information under section 225 about trade adjustment assistance to workers and assisting such workers to prepare petitions or applications for program benefits;“(C) providing assistance to employers of groups of workers that have filed petitions under section 221 in submitting information required by the Secretary relating to the petitions;“(D) ensuring workers covered by a certification of eligibility under subchapter A receive the employment and case management services described in section 235;123 STAT. 390“(E) ensuring that States fully comply with agreements entered into under section 239;“(F) advocating for workers applying for benefits available under this chapter;“(G) establishing and overseeing a hotline that workers, employers, and other entities may call to obtain information regarding eligibility criteria, procedural requirements, and benefits available under this chapter; and“(H) carrying out such other duties with respect to this chapter as the Secretary specifies for purposes of this section.“(d) Administration.—“(1) Designation.—The administrator shall designate an employee of the Department of Labor with appropriate experience and expertise to carry out the duties described in paragraph (2).“(2) Duties.—The employee designated under paragraph (1) shall—“(A) receive complaints and requests for assistance related to the trade adjustment assistance program under this chapter;“(B) resolve such complaints and requests for assistance, in coordination with other employees of the Office;“(C) compile basic information concerning such complaints and requests for assistance; and“(D) carry out such other duties with respect to this chapter as the Secretary specifies for purposes of this section.” .(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 249 the following: “Sec. 249A. Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.”.