2018 US Code
Title 19 - Customs Duties
Chapter 12 - Trade Act of 1974
Subchapter II - Relief From Injury Caused by Import Competition
Part 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 2394 - Firms relocating in foreign countries

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Citation 19 U.S.C. § 2394 (2018)
Section Name §2394. Firms relocating in foreign countries
Section Text

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) 1 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.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 93–618, title II, §283, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2041.)

Footnotes

1 So in original. The first paragraph was not designated subsec. (a).

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 19 - CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 12 - TRADE ACT OF 1974
SUBCHAPTER II - RELIEF FROM INJURY CAUSED BY IMPORT COMPETITION
Part 5 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 2394 - Firms relocating in foreign countries
Contains section 2394
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 88 Stat. 2041
Public Law References Public Law 93-618
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