S. 480 · 111th Congress
Regional Economic Recovery Coordination Act of 2009
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Regional Economic Recovery Coordination Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Office of Regional Economic Adjustment, headed by a Director, to: (1) lead, support, and coordinate a program to address economic dislocation in eligible regions (regions undergoing sudden and severe economic dislocation); (2) assist in making a specified…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 25, 2009
Regional Economic Recovery Coordination Act of 2009 - Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Office of Regional Economic Adjustment, headed by a Director, to: (1) lead, support, and coordinate a program to address economic dislocation in eligible regions (regions undergoing sudden and severe economic dislocation); (2) assist in making a specified central information clearinghouse available to states and eligible regions; (3) coordinate the federal response and provide comprehensive technical assistance to eligible regions; and (4) establish an interagency regional economic adjustment working group.
Requires the Director, after notification of certain plant closings or mass employee layoffs, to certify that region as an eligible region for purposes of benefits under this Act.
Authorizes a region to establish a Regional Economic and Workforce Development Coordinating Committee to, among other things: (1) ascertain the severity of the region's economic dislocation; and (2) assess the region's capacity to respond to the economic dislocation and its needs as it undertakes economic adjustment.
Requires the Director to assign a federal economic recovery coordinator to each eligible region.
Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to require the employer involved to notify the Secretaries of Labor and Commerce of a plant closing or layoff and the number of employees affected.
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Regional Economic Recovery Coordination Act of 2009
Latest action (Feb 25, 2009): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 25, 2009
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No recorded floor vote found.