123STA T .4 1 9PUBLIC LA W 111 –5—FE B.1 7, 2 0 09 ‘ ‘ (i i )takes i n t oc onsi d e r ation t h e interests o f the w orkers e mpl o y ed b y the prod u cer
and ‘‘(iii) demonstrates that the producer will ha v e sufficient resources to implement the business plan . ‘‘( C ) PLANIMP L E MEN T ATI O N. —U pon approval of the producer ’ s lon g- term business ad j ustment plan under subparagraph ( B ) , a producer shall be entitled to an amount nottoe x ceed $8 , 0 00 to implement the long-term business adjustment plan. ‘‘(c) M A X IM U M A MOUNT O F A S SISTAN C E.—An agricultural com- modity producer may receive not more than $ 12 ,000 under para- graphs ( 3 )and( 4 ) of subsection (b) in the 3 6 -month period following certification under section 2 9 3. ‘‘(d) L IMITATIONS ON O T H E R ASSISTANCE.—An agricultural com- modity producer that receives benefits under this chapter (other than initial technical assistance under subsection (b)(1)) shall not be eligible for cash benefits under chapter 2 or 3.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMEN D MENT.— T he table of contents of the Trade Act of 19 7 4 is amended by striking the item relating to section 296 and inserting the following
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‘ Sec.296 . Qualify i ngr e q uire m en ts an db enefits f o r agricultural commodity p ro - ducers. ’ ’. SEC.18 8 4 . R E PO R T . S ection 293 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401b) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(d) R EPORT BY THE SECRETARY.— N ot later than J anuary 30, 2010, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on F inance of the Senate and the Com- mittee on W ays and Means of the H ouse of Representatives a report containing the following information with respect to adjust- ment assistance provided under this chapter during the preceding fiscal year: ‘‘(1) A list of the agricultural commodities covered by a certification under this chapter. ‘‘(2) The States or regions in which such commodities are produced and the aggregate amount of such commodities pro- duced in each such State or region. ‘‘(3) The total number of agricultural commodity producers, by congressional district, receiving benefits under this chapter. ‘‘(4) The total number of agricultural commodity producers, by congressional district, receiving technical assistance under this chapter.’’. SEC. 188 5 . F R AUD A N D RECO V ER Y OF OVERPAY M ENTS. Section 297(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401f(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or has expended funds received under this chapter for a purpose that was not approved by the Secretary,’’ after ‘‘entitled,’’. SEC. 188 6 . DETERM I NATION OF INCREASES OF IMPORTS FOR CERTAIN FIS H ERMEN. For purposes of chapters 2 and 6 of title I I of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 22 5 1etse q .), in the case of an agricultural commodity producer that— (1) is a fisherman or aquaculture producer, and (2) is otherwise eligible for adjustment assistance under chapter 2 or 6, as the case may be, 19USC2 2 7 1 note.
