§ 2271.
(a)
Filing of petitions; assistance; publication of notice
(1)
A petition for certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance for a group of workers under this part may be filed simultaneously with the Secretary and with the Governor of the State in which such workers’ firm or subdivision is located by any of the following:
(A)
The group of workers (including workers in an agricultural firm or subdivision of any agricultural firm).
(B)
The certified or recognized union or other duly authorized representative of such workers.
(C)
Employers of such workers, one-stop operators or one-stop partners (as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (
29 U.S.C. 2801)),
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including State employment security agencies, or the State dislocated worker unit established under title I of such Act, on behalf of such workers.
(2)
Upon receipt of a petition filed under paragraph (1), the Governor shall—
(A)
ensure that rapid response assistance and appropriate core and intensive services (as described in section 134 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (
29 U.S.C. 2864))
1 authorized under other Federal laws are made available to the workers covered by the petition to the extent authorized under such laws; and
(B)
assist the Secretary in the review of the petition by verifying such information and providing such other assistance as the Secretary may request.
(3)
Upon receipt of the petition, the Secretary shall promptly publish notice in the Federal Register that the Secretary has received the petition and initiated an investigation.
([Pub. L. 93–618, title II, § 221], Jan. 3, 1975, [88 Stat. 2019]; [Pub. L. 99–272, title XIII, § 13002(a)], Apr. 7, 1986, [100 Stat. 300]; [Pub. L. 103–182, title V, § 503(a)], Dec. 8, 1993, [107 Stat. 2151]; [Pub. L. 107–210, div. A, title I, § 112(a)], Aug. 6, 2002, [116 Stat. 937]; [Pub. L. 108–429, title II, § 2004(a)(4)], Dec. 3, 2004, [118 Stat. 2590]; [Pub. L. 111–5, div. B, title I, § 1801(e)(1)], Feb. 17, 2009, [123 Stat. 370]; [Pub. L. 112–40, title II, § 201(b)], (c), Oct. 21, 2011, [125 Stat. 403]; [Pub. L. 113–128, title V, § 512(hh)(1)], July 22, 2014, [128 Stat. 1720]; [Pub. L. 114–27, title IV, § 402(b)], (c), June 29, 2015, [129 Stat. 374].)