United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-06-29 monographic deposited born digital 45 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-919 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-919 P0b002ee180395c41 f:d07919 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-919 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-919 GAO-07-919 Beneficiaries Eligibility criteria Eligibility determinations Employee training Employment Employment assistance programs International trade Occupational retraining Program evaluation Trade policies Program implementation Other Written Product A71694 Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) is the nation's primary program providing job training and other assistance to manufacturing workers who lose their jobs due to international trade. For workers to receive TAA benefits, the Department of Labor (Labor) must certify that workers in a particular layoff have lost their jobs due to trade. Congress is considering allowing entire industries to be certified to facilitate access to assistance. GAO was asked to examine (1) trends in the current certification process, (2) the extent to which the proposed industry certification approach based on three petitions certified in 180 days would increase eligibility and identify potential challenges with this approach, and (3) the extent to which an approach based on trade remedies would increase eligibility and identify potential challenges. To address these questions, GAO analyzed data on TAA petitions, mass layoffs, trade, production, and trade remedies. GAO also interviewed Labor and ITC officials. GAO is not making recommendations at this time. Labor reviewed the report and did not provide comments. The ITC provided technical comments that have been incorporated as appropriate. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-919/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-919.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-919/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-919.pdf GAO-07-919 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-919 Other Written Product GAO-07-919; Trade Adjustment Assistance: Industry Certification Would Likely Make More Workers Eligible, but Design and Implementation Challenges Exist; Beneficiaries Eligibility criteria Eligibility determinations Employee training Employment Employment assistance programs International trade Occupational retraining Program evaluation Trade policies Program implementation