Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 1.djvu/326

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114 STAT. 290 PUBLIC LAW 106-200—MAY 18, 2000 (A) determine that such title should no longer apply to Kyrgyzstan; and (B) after making a determination under subparagraph (A) with respect to Kyrgyzstan, proclaim the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of that country. (2) TERMINATION OF APPLICATION OF TITLE IV.— On or after the effective date of the extension under paragraph (1)(B) of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Kyrgyzstan, title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to that country. TITLE IV—OTHER TRADE PROVISIONS SEC. 401. REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT AND TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSIST- ANCE. Deadline. (a) IN GENERAL. — Not later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report regarding the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal and State coordination of employment and retraining activities associated with the following programs and legislation: (1) Trade adjustment assistance (including NAFTA trade adjustment assistance) provided for under title II of the Trade Act of 1974. (2) The Job Training Partnership Act. (3) The Workforce Investment Act of 1998. (4) Unemployment insurance. (b) PERIOD COVERED. — The report shall cover the activities involved in the programs and legislation listed in subsection (a) from January 1, 1994, to December 31, 1999. (c) DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report shall at a minimum include specific data and recommendations regarding— (1) the compatibility of program requirements related to the employment and retraining of dislocated workers in the United States, with particular emphasis on the trade adjustment assistance programs provided for under title II of the Trade Act of 1974; (2) the compatibility of application procedures related to the emplo5mtient and retraining of dislocated workers in the United States; (3) the capacity of the programs in addressing foreign trade and the transfer of production to other countries on workers in the United States measured in terms of loss of employment and wages; (4) the capacity of the programs in addressing foreign trade and the transfer of production to other countries on secondary workers in the United States measured in terms of loss of employment and wages; (5) how the impact of foreign trade and the transfer of production to other countries would have changed the number of beneficiaries covered under the trade adjustment assistance program if the trade adjustment assistance program covered secondary workers in the United States; and (6) the effectiveness of the programs described in subsection (a) in achieving reemployment of United States workers and