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NAFTA-TAA Program: Certification Criteria, Procedures, and Activity

NSIAD-98-51R Published: Nov 04, 1997. Publicly Released: Nov 04, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information concerning: (1) the statutory basis for the North American Free Trade Agreement's Transitional Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) program, including the criteria under which workers are certified as eligible to receive benefits; (2) procedures followed to certify workers as eligible for these benefits; and (3) certification activity to date.

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Eligibility criteriaEligibility determinationsForeign trade agreementsInternational tradeReductions in forceUnemployment compensation programsWorkersImportsJob trainingFree trade