19 33 under the State law paid to an individual in that quarter of his base period in which such wages were highest, irrespective of the limitation on the amount of wages subject to contributions under such State law. (5) "Statewide average weekly wage" means the amount computed by the State agency at least once each year on the basis of the aggregate amount of wages, irrespective of the limitation on the amount of wages subject to contributions under such State law, reported by employers as paid for services covered under such State law during the first four of the last six completed calendar quarters prior to the effective date of the computation, divided by a figure representing fifty-two times the twelve-month average of the number of employees in the pay period containing the twelfth day of each month during the same four calendar quar ters, as reported by such employers. PART II-TRAINING AND RELATED SERVICES SEC. 233. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.-The Secretary 20 shall make every reasonable effort to secure for adversely 21 affected workers covered by a certification under sub22 chapter A of this chapter counseling, testing, and placement 23 services, and supportive and other services, provided for 24 under any Federal law. The Secretary shall, whenever ap H.R. 6767 34 1 propriate, procure such services through agreements with 2 cooperating State agencies. 3 7 SEC. 234. TRAINING.-(a) It the Secretary determines 4 that there is no suitable employment available for an ad5 versely affected worker covered by a certification under sub6 chapter A of this chapter, but that suitable employment (which may include technical and professional employment) 8 would be available if the worker received appropriate train9 ing, he may authorize such training. Insofar as possible, the 10 Secretary shall provide or assure the provision of such train11 ing on a priority basis through manpower and related service 12 programs established by law. 13 (b) The Secretary may, where appropriate, authorize 14 supplemental assistance necessary to defray transportation 15 and subsistence expenses for separate maintenance when 16 training is provided in facilities which are not within com17 muting distance of a worker's regular place of residence. The 18 Secretary shall not authorize payments for subsistence ex19 ceeding $5 per day; nor shall he authorize payments for 20 transportation expenses exceeding 10 cents per mile. 21 (c) The Secretary shall not authorize any training pro22 gram under this section which begins more than one year 223 23 from certification under subchapter A or the applicant's last 24 total or partial separation prior to his application under sec25 tion 231, whichever is later. 1 35 (d) Any adversely affected worker who, without good 2 cause, refuses to accept or continue, or fails to make satis3 factory progress in, suitable training to which he has been 4 referred by the Secretary shall not thereafter be entitled to 5 payments under this chapter until he enters or resumes the 6 training to which he has been so referred. 7 PART III-JOB SEARCH AND RELOCATION ALLOWANCES 8 SEC. 235. JOB SEARCH ALLOWANCES.-(a) Any ad9 versely affected worker covered by a certification under sub10 chapter A of this chapter who has been totally separated may 11 file an application with the Secretary for a job search allowance. Such allowance, if granted, shall provide reimbursement 13 to the worker of 80 per centum of the cost of his necessary job 14 search expenses as prescribed by regulations of the Secretary: 15 Provided, That such reimbursement may not exceed $500 16 for any worker. 12 (b) A job search allowance may be granted only (1) to assist an adversely affected worker in secur ing a job within the United States; (2) where the Secretary determines that such worker cannot reasonably be expected to secure suitable employment in the commuting area in which he resides; and (3) where the worker has filed an application for such allowance with the Secretary no later than one 36 1 2 year from the date of his last total separation prior to his application under section 231. 3 SEC. 236. RELOCATION ALLOWANCES.-(a) Any ad4 versely affected worker covered by a certification under sub5 chapter A of this chapter who is the head of a family as 6 defined in regulations prescribed by the Secretary and who 7 has been totally separated may file an application with the 8 Secretary for a relocation allowance, subject to the terms 9 and conditions of this section. 10 (b) A relocation allowance may be granted only to 11 assist an adversely affected worker in relocating within the 12 United States and only if the Secretary determines that 13 such worker cannot reasonably be expected to secure suit14 able employment in the commuting area in which he resides 15 and that such worker 16 17 18 19 20 21 (1) has obtained suitable employment affording a reasonable expectation of long-term duration in the area in which he wishes to relocate, or (2) has obtained a bona fied offer of such employment. (c) A relocation allowance shall not be granted to such 22 worker unless 23 24 25 (1) for the week in which the application for such allowance is filed, he is entitled to a payment under section 232 or would be so entitled (determined without re 96-006 O-73- pt. 1 -- 5 37 gard to whether he filed application therefor) but for the fact that and (A) he has obtained the employment referred to in subsection (b) (1), or (B) the unemployment insurance payment he receives is equal to or greater than the payment he would have received for such week had the applicable State law provided as set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of section 232 (a), (2) such relocation occurs within a reasonable period after the filing of such application or (in the case of a worker undergoing vocational training under the provisions of any Federal statute) within a reasonable period after the conclusion of such training. (d) For the purposes of this section, the term "reloca 17 tion allowance" means (1) 80 per centum of the reasonable and necessary expenses, as specified in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, incurred in transporting a worker and his family and their household effects, and (2) a lump sum equivalent to three times the work er's average weekly wage, up to a maximum payment of $500. |