[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR617.32]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 617--TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS UNDER THE TRADE ACT OF 1974--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart D--Job Search Allowances
 
Sec. 617.32  Eligibility.

    (a) Conditions. Job search allowance eligibility requires:
    (1) A timely filed application;
    (2) Total separation from adversely affected employment at the time 
the job search commences;
    (3) Registration with the State agency which shall furnish the 
individual such reemployment services as are appropriate under subpart C 
of this part 617.
    (4) A determination by the State agency that the individual has no 
reasonable expectation of securing suitable employment in the commuting 
area, and has a reasonable expectation of obtaining suitable employment 
of long-term duration outside the commuting area and in the area where 
the job search will be conducted. For the purposes of this section, the 
term ``suitable employment'' means suitable work as defined in 
Sec. 617.3(kk) (1) or (2), whichever is applicable to the individual; 
and
    (5) Completion of the job search within a reasonable period not 
exceeding 30 days after the day on which the job search began.
    (b) Completion of job search. A job search is deemed completed when 
the individual either secures employment or has contacted each employer 
to whom referred by the State agency in connection with a job search.
    (c) Verification of employer contacts. The State agency shall verify 
contacts with employers certified by the individual.

[51 FR 45848, Dec. 22, 1986, as amended at 59 FR 938, Jan. 6, 1994]