§ 2322. Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance

• (a) There is established in the Department of Labor an office to be known as the Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance (in this section referred to as the “Office”).
• (b) The head of the Office shall be an administrator, who shall report directly to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
• (c) The principal functions of the administrator of the Office shall be—
  • (1) to oversee and implement the administration of trade adjustment assistance program under this part; and
  • (2) to carry out functions delegated to the Secretary of Labor under this part, including—
    • (A) making determinations under section 2273 of this title ;
    • (B) providing information under section 2275 of this title about trade adjustment assistance to workers and assisting such workers to prepare petitions or applications for program benefits;
    • (C) providing assistance to employers of groups of workers that have filed petitions under section 2271 of this title in submitting information required by the Secretary relating to the petitions;
    • (D) ensuring workers covered by a certification of eligibility under subpart A receive the employment and case management services described in section 2295 of this title ;
    • (E) ensuring that States fully comply with agreements entered into under section 2311 of this title ;
    • (F) advocating for workers applying for benefits available under this part;
    • (G) establishing and overseeing a hotline that workers, employers, and other entities may call to obtain information regarding eligibility criteria, procedural requirements, and benefits available under this part; and
    • (H) carrying out such other duties with respect to this part as the Secretary specifies for purposes of this section.
• (d)
  • (1) The administrator shall designate an employee of the Department of Labor with appropriate experience and expertise to carry out the duties described in paragraph (2).
  • (2) The employee designated under paragraph (1) shall—
    • (A) receive complaints and requests for assistance related to the trade adjustment assistance program under this part;
    • (B) resolve such complaints and requests for assistance, in coordination with other employees of the Office;
    • (C) compile basic information concerning such complaints and requests for assistance; and
    • (D) carry out such other duties with respect to this part as the Secretary specifies for purposes of this section.