; and (B) may ignore any such increase of less than 1 percent. (3) Consumer Price Index defined For purposes of this subsection, the term Consumer Price Index means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. . (c) Child and other dependent care allowances (1) In general Part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2295 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 238A. Child and Other Dependent Care Allowances (a) Child and Other Dependent Care Allowances Authorized (1) In general Each State shall use, from funds made available to the State to carry out sections 235 through 238A, such amounts as may be necessary to allow an adversely affected worker covered by a certification issued under subchapter A of this chapter to file an application for a child and other dependent care allowance with the Secretary, and the Secretary may grant the child care allowance, subject to the terms and conditions of this section. (2) Conditions for granting allowance A child and other dependent care allowance shall be granted if the allowance will assist an adversely affected worker to attend training or seek suitable employment, by providing for the care of one or more of the minor dependents of the worker. (b) Amount of Allowance Any child and other dependent care allowance granted to a worker under subsection (a) shall not exceed $2,000 per minor dependent per year. (c) Adjustment of maximum allowance limitation for inflation (1) In general The Secretary of Labor shall adjust the maximum allowance limitation under subsection (b) on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and at the beginning of each fiscal year thereafter, to reflect the percentage (if any) of the increase in the average of the Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12-month period compared to the Consumer Price Index for fiscal year 2022. (2) Special rules for calculation of adjustment In making