Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-110

§2313 Payments to States

Title 19 › CHAPTER 12 — TRADE ACT OF 1974 › SUBCHAPTER II — RELIEF FROM INJURY CAUSED BY IMPORT COMPETITION › Part 2 — Adjustment Assistance for Workers › subpart c — general provisions › § 2313

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must ask the Secretary of the Treasury to pay each cooperating State the money needed so the State, acting for the United States, can make the payments required by this part. Money given to a State must be used only for the program it was meant for. Any money not used must be sent back at the time set in the agreement. The agreement can require State officers who handle or approve payments to give a surety bond in an amount the Secretary decides, and the cost of that bond can be paid from the program funds.

Full Legal Text

Title 19, §2313

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(a)Certification to Secretary of the Treasury for payment to cooperating States
The Secretary shall from time to time certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to each cooperating State the sums necessary to enable such State as agent of the United States to make payments provided for by this part.
(b)Utilization or return of money
All money paid a State under this section shall be used solely for the purposes for which it is paid; and money so paid which is not used for such purposes shall be returned, at the time specified in the agreement under this subpart, to the Secretary of the Treasury.
(c)Surety bonds
Any agreement under this subpart may require any officer or employee of the State certifying payments or disbursing funds under the agreement or otherwise participating in the performance of the agreement, to give a surety bond to the United States in such amount as the Secretary may deem necessary, and may provide for the payment of the cost of such bond from funds for carrying out the purposes of this part.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1981—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–35 struck out provisions relating to payment to the State by the Secretary of the Treasury from the Adjustment Assistance Trust Fund prior to audit or settlement by the General Accounting Office. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–35 struck out provisions relating to crediting money returned to the Secretary of the Treasury to the Adjustment Assistance Trust Fund.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1981 Amendment and Transition ProvisionsAmendment by Pub. L. 97–35 effective Aug. 1981, with transition provisions applicable, see section 2514 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 2291 of this title. Termination DateNo trade adjustment assistance, vouchers, allowances, or other payments or benefits may be provided under this part after June 30, 2022, except as otherwise provided, see section 285 of Pub. L. 93–618, as modified by section 406(a)(7) of Pub. L. 114–27, set out as notes preceding section 2271 of this title.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 2313

Title 19, Customs Duties

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110