LIMITATION ON PERIOD IN WHICH TRADE READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES MAY BE PAID.

SEC. 1425. LIMITATION ON PERIOD IN WHICH TRADE READJUSTMENT ALLOWANCES MAY BE PAID. (a) In General.— Paragraph (2) of section 233(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows: “(2) A trade readjustment allowance shall not be paid for any week occurring after the close of the 104-week period that begins with the first week following the week in which the adversely affected worker was most recently totally separated from adversely affected employment— “(A) within the period which is described in section 231(a)(1), and “(B) with respect to which the worker meets the requirements of section 231(a)(2).”. (b) Waiver of Certain Time Limitations.— (1) The provisions of subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 233 of the Trade Act of 1974 shall not apply with respect to any worker who became totally separated from adversely affected employment (within the meaning of section 247 of such Act) during the period that began on August 13, 1981, and ended on April 7, 1986. (2) (A) Any worker who is otherwise eligible for payment of a trade readjustment allowance under part I of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 by reason of 102 STAT. 1251paragraph (1) of this subsection may receive payments of such allowance only if such worker— (i) is enrolled in a training program approved by the Secretary under section 236(a) of such Act, and (ii) has been unemployed continuously since the date on which the worker became totally separated from the adversely affected employment, not taking into account seasonal employment, odd jobs, or part-time, temporary employment. (B) If the Secretary of Labor determines that— (i) a worker— (I) has failed to begin participation in the training program the enrollment in which meets the requirement of subparagraph (A), or (II) has ceased to participate in such training program before completing such training program, and (ii) there is no justifiable cause for such failure or cessation, no trade readjustment allowance may be paid to the worker under part I of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 for the week in which such failure or cessation occurred, or any succeeding week, until the worker begins or resumes participation in a training program approved under section 236(a) of such Act.