Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-110

§2394 Firms Relocating in Foreign Countries

Title 19 › CHAPTER 12 — TRADE ACT OF 1974 › SUBCHAPTER II — RELIEF FROM INJURY CAUSED BY IMPORT COMPETITION › Part 5 — Miscellaneous Provisions › § 2394

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Before moving production out of the United States, a company must tell workers who are likely to lose all or part of their jobs at least 60 days before the move. The company must also notify the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce the same day it tells those employees. Congress recommends that such companies apply for any adjustment assistance they qualify for under this subchapter, offer any available U.S. jobs to affected workers, and help workers relocate to U.S. locations where jobs exist.

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Title 19, §2394

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Before moving productive facilities from the United States to a foreign country, every firm should—

(1)provide notice of the move to its employees who are likely to be totally or partially separated as a result of the move at least 60 days before the date of such move, and

(2)provide notice of the move to the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce on the same day it notifies employees under paragraph (1).

(b)It is the sense of the Congress that every such firm should—

(1)apply for and use all adjustment assistance for which it is eligible under this subchapter,

(2)offer employment opportunities in the United States, if any exist, to its employees who are totally or partially separated workers as a result of the move, and

(3)assist in relocating employees to other locations in the United States where employment opportunities exist.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 2394

Title 19, Customs Duties

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110