§ 2318. Reemployment trade adjustment assistance program
(a)
In general
(1)
Establishment
The Secretary shall establish a reemployment trade adjustment assistance program 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 the eligibility period under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (4) (as the case may be), to a worker described in paragraph (3)(B), 50 percent of the difference between—
(3)
Eligibility
(A)
In general
A group of workers certified under subpart A as eligible for adjustment assistance under subpart A is eligible for benefits described in paragraph (2) under the program established under paragraph (1).
(B)
Individual eligibility
A worker in a group of workers described in subparagraph (A) may elect to receive benefits described in paragraph (2) under the program established under paragraph (1) if the worker—
(iii)
(I)
is employed on a full-time basis as defined by the law of the State in which the worker is employed and is not enrolled in a training program approved under section
2296 of this title; or
(II)
is employed at least 20 hours per week and is enrolled in a training program approved under section
2296 of this title; and
(4)
Eligibility period for payments
(A)
Worker who has not received trade readjustment allowance
In the case of a worker described in paragraph (3)(B) who has not received a trade readjustment allowance under division I of subpart B pursuant to the certification described in paragraph (3)(A), the worker may receive benefits described in paragraph (2) for a period not to exceed 2 years beginning on the earlier of—
(B)
Worker who has received trade readjustment allowance
In the case of a worker described in paragraph (3)(B) who has received a trade readjustment allowance under division I of subpart B pursuant to the certification described in paragraph (3)(A), the worker may receive benefits described in paragraph (2) for a period of 104 weeks beginning on the date on which the worker obtains reemployment described in paragraph (3)(B), reduced by the total number of weeks for which the worker received such trade readjustment allowance.
(5)
Total amount of payments
(6)
Calculation of amount of payments for certain workers
(A)
In general
In the case of a worker described in paragraph (3)(B)(iii)(II), paragraph (2)(A) shall be applied by substituting the percentage described in subparagraph (B) for “50 percent”.
(b)
Termination
(1)
In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), no payments may be made by a State under the program established under subsection (a)(1) of this section after December 31, 2010.
(2)
Exception
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a worker receiving payments under the program established under subsection (a)(1) of this section on the termination date described in paragraph (1) shall continue to receive such payments if the worker meets the criteria described in subsection (a)(3) of this section.