Notice: The uscode.house.gov website is currently operating in a temporary format. While the United States Code remains available from its authoritative source, some website features and functionality are temporarily unavailable.
The United States Code Online is current through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
Search & Browse Currency and Updating Classification Tables Popular Name Tool Positive Law Codification Editorial Reclassification Downloads
19 U.S.C. 2394: Firms relocating in foreign countriesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 19-CUSTOMS DUTIESCHAPTER 12-TRADE ACT OF 1974
Jump To: Source Credit

§2394. Firms relocating in foreign countries

Before moving productive facilities from the United States to a foreign country, every firm should⁠—

(1)  provide notice of the move to its employees who are likely to be totally or partially separated as a result of the move at least 60 days before the date of such move, and

(2)  provide notice of the move to the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Commerce on the same day it notifies employees under paragraph (1).

(b)  11 So in original. The first paragraph was not designated subsec. (a). It is the sense of the Congress that every such firm should⁠—

(1)  apply for and use all adjustment assistance for which it is eligible under this subchapter,

(2)  offer employment opportunities in the United States, if any exist, to its employees who are totally or partially separated workers as a result of the move, and

(3)  assist in relocating employees to other locations in the United States where employment opportunities exist.

( Pub. L. 93–618, title II, § 283 , Jan. 3, 1975 , 88 Stat. 2041 .)