**(a) Presidential action** If the United States International Trade Commission (hereinafter referred to in this part as the “Commission”) determines under [section 2252(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2252/b&num=0&edition=prelim) that an article is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury, or the threat thereof, to the domestic industry producing an article like or directly competitive with the imported article, the President, in accordance with this part, shall take all appropriate and feasible action within his power which the President determines will facilitate efforts by the domestic industry to make a positive adjustment to import competition and provide greater economic and social benefits than costs.
**(b) Positive adjustment to import competition**
(1) For purposes of this part, a positive adjustment to import competition occurs when—
(A) the domestic industry—
(i) is able to compete successfully with imports after actions taken under [section 2254 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2254&num=0&edition=prelim) terminate, or
(ii) the domestic industry experiences an orderly transfer of resources to other productive pursuits; and
(B) dislocated workers in the industry experience an orderly transition to productive pursuits.
(2) The domestic industry may be considered to have made a positive adjustment to import competition even though the industry is not of the same size and composition as the industry at the time the investigation was initiated under [section 2252(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-sectio
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**(a) Presidential action** If the United States International Trade Commission (hereinafter referred to in this part as the “Commission”) determines under [section 2252(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2252/b&num=0&edition=prelim) that an article is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury, or the threat thereof, to the domestic industry producing an article like or directly competitive with the imported article, the President, in accordance with this part, shall take all appropriate and feasible action within his power which the President determines will facilitate efforts by the domestic industry to make a positive adjustment to import competition and provide greater economic and social benefits than costs.
**(b) Positive adjustment to import competition**
(1) For purposes of this part, a positive adjustment to import competition occurs when—
(A) the domestic industry—
(i) is able to compete successfully with imports after actions taken under [section 2254 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2254&num=0&edition=prelim) terminate, or
(ii) the domestic industry experiences an orderly transfer of resources to other productive pursuits; and
(B) dislocated workers in the industry experience an orderly transition to productive pursuits.
(2) The domestic industry may be considered to have made a positive adjustment to import competition even though the industry is not of the same size and composition as the industry at the time the investigation was initiated under [section 2252(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section2252/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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§ 2253. Action by President after determination
of import injury
(a) In general
(1)(A) After receiving a report under section
2252(f) of this title containing an affirmative
finding regarding serious injury, or the threat
thereof, to a domestic industry, the President
shall take all appropriate and feasible action
within his power which the President deter-
mines will facilitate efforts by the domestic in-
dustry to make a positive adjustment to import
competition and provide greater economic and
social benefits than costs.
(B) The action taken by the President under
subparagraph (A) shall be to such extent, and for
such duration, subject to subsection (e)(1), that
the President determines to be appropriate and
feasible under such subparagraph.
(C) The interagency trade organization estab-
lished under section 1872(a) of this title shall,
with respect to each affirmative determination
reported under section 2252(f) of this title, make
a recommendation to the President as to what
action the President should take under subpara-
graph (A).
(2) In determining what action to take under
paragraph (1), the President shall take into ac-
count—
(A) the recommendation and report of the
Commission;
(B) the extent to which workers and firms in
the domestic industry are—
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(i) benefitting from adjustment assistance
and other manpower programs, and
(ii) engaged in worker retraining efforts;
(C) the efforts being made, or to be imple-
mented, by the domestic industry (including
the efforts included in any adjustment plan or
commitment submitted to the Commission
under section 2252(a) of this title) to make a
positive adjustment to import competition;
(D) the probable effectiveness of the actions
authorized under