[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: 20CFR617.44]

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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 E--Relocation Allowances
 
Sec. 617.44  Findings required.

    (a) Findings by liable State. Before final payment of a relocation 
allowance may be approved, the following findings shall be made by the 
liable State:
    (1) The individual meets the eligibility requirements for a 
relocation allowance specified in Sec. 617.42(a) (1) to (6) and 
Sec. 617.42(b).
    (2) The application for a relocation allowance was submitted by the 
individual within the time limits specified in Sec. 617.41(c);
    (3) The individual began and completed the relocation within the 
limitations specified in Sec. 617.42(a)(7) and Sec. 617.43; and
    (4) The liable State has verified (directly or through the agent 
State) with the employer, and finds, that the individual has obtained 
suitable employment affording a reasonable expectation of employment of 
long-term duration, or a bona fide offer of such suitable employment, in 
the area of intended relocation, in accordance with Sec. 617.42(a)(6).
    (b) Agent State. (1) When an individual relocates in a State other 
than the liable State, the State agency of the State in which the 
individual relocates shall serve as the agent State and be responsible 
for:
    (i) Assisting the individual in relocating to the State, and in 
filing an application for a relocation allowance with the liable State, 
and
    (ii) Assisting the liable State by furnishing to it any information 
required for the liable State's determination on the claim.
    (2) The agent State shall cooperate with the liable State in 
carrying out its activities and functions with regard to such 
applications. When requested by the liable State, the agent State shall 
verify with the employer and report to the liable State whether the 
individual has obtained suitable employment affording a reasonable 
expectation of employment of long-term duration, or a bona fide offer of 
such suitable employment.

[59 FR 939, Jan. 6, 1994]