Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73

§2391 GAO study and report

Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - TRADE ACT OF 1974 › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - RELIEF FROM INJURY CAUSED BY IMPORT COMPETITION › Part Part 5— - Miscellaneous Provisions › § 2391

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Comptroller General must study the adjustment assistance programs in parts 2, 3, and 4 of this subchapter and report the findings to Congress by January 31, 1980. The report must evaluate how well the programs help workers, firms, and communities adjust to changes in international trade and how they coordinate with other federal unemployment and relief programs for depressed areas. The Comptroller General should, as practical, get help from the Departments of Labor and Commerce, and those Secretaries must provide any needed assistance.

Full Legal Text

Title 19, §2391

Customs Duties — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the adjustment assistance programs established under parts 2, 3, and 4 of this subchapter and shall report the results of such study to the Congress no later than January 31, 1980. Such report shall include an evaluation of—

(1)the effectiveness of such programs in aiding workers, firms, and communities to adjust to changed economic conditions resulting from changes in the patterns of international trade; and

(2)the coordination of the administration of such programs and other Government programs which provide unemployment compensation and relief to depressed areas.

(b)In carrying out his responsibilities under this section, the Comptroller General shall, to the extent practical, avail himself of the assistance of the Departments of Labor and Commerce. The Secretaries of Labor and Commerce shall make available to the Comptroller General any assistance necessary for an effective evaluation of the adjustment assistance programs established under this subchapter.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

19 U.S.C. § 2391

Title 19 — Customs Duties

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73