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§ 2318. Demonstration project for alternative
trade adjustment assistance for older work-
ers
(a) In general
(1) Establishment
Not later than 1 year after August 6, 2002,
the Secretary shall establish an alternative
trade adjustment assistance program for older
workers that provides the benefits described in
paragraph (2).
(2) Benefits
(A) Payments
A State shall use the funds provided to the
State under section 2313 of this title to pay,
for a period not to exceed 2 years, to a work-
er described in paragraph (3)(B), 50 percent
of the difference between—
(i) the wages received by the worker
from reemployment; and
(ii) the wages received by the worker at
the time of separation.
(B) Health insurance
A worker described in paragraph (3)(B)
participating in the program established
under paragraph (1) is eligible to receive, for
a period not to exceed 2 years, a credit for
health insurance costs under section 35 of
title 26, as added by section 201 of the Trade
Act of 2002.
(3) Eligibility
(A) Firm eligibility
(i) In general
The Secretary shall provide the oppor-
tunity for a group of workers on whose be-
half a petition is filed under section 2271 of
this title to request that the group of
workers be certified for the alternative
trade
adjustment
assistance
program
under this section at the time the petition
is filed.
(ii) Criteria
In determining whether to certify a
group of workers as eligible for the alter-
native trade adjustment assistance pro-
gram, the Secretary shall consider the fol-
lowing criteria:
(I) Whether a significant number of
workers in the workers’ firm are 50 years
of age or older.
(II) Whether the workers in the work-
ers’ firm possess skills that are not eas-
ily transferable.
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