; notification of eligibility (a) Eligibility (1) In general A community shall be eligible for assistance under this subchapter if the community is a community impacted by trade under paragraph (2). (2) Community impacted by trade A community is impacted by trade if it meets each of the following requirements: (A) One or more of the following certifications are made with respect to the community: (i) By the Secretary of Labor, that a group of workers located in the community is eligible to apply for assistance under section 223. (ii) By the Secretary of Commerce, that a firm located in the community is eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under section 251. (iii) By the Secretary of Agriculture, that a group of agricultural commodity producers located in the community is eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under section 293. (B) The community— (i) applies for assistance not later than 180 days after the date on which the most recent certification described in subparagraph (A) is made; or (ii) in the case of a community with respect to which one or more such certifications were made on or after January 1, 1994, and before the date of the enactment of this subchapter, applies for assistance not later than September 30, 2026. (C) The community— (i) has a per capita income of 80 percent or less of the national average; (ii) has an unemployment rate that is, for the most recent 24-month period for which data are available, at least 1 percent greater than the national average unemployment rate