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<dc:title>114 S1003 IS: Trade Adjustment Assistance Enhancement Act of 2015</dc:title>
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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><congress>114th CONGRESS</congress><session>1st Session</session><legis-num>S. 1003</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20150416">April 16, 2015</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S252">Ms. Collins</sponsor> (for herself and <cosponsor name-id="S247">Mr. Wyden</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSFI00">Committee on Finance</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To extend the trade adjustment assistance program, and for other purposes.</official-title></form>
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<section id="idDFB4DDACFEFA47D388ADFFDEC2EABD0F" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Trade Adjustment Assistance Enhancement Act of 2015</short-title></quote>.</text> </section><section id="idCA84F2B0D8CA4312ADF0561B2BD4877C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header>Application of provisions relating to trade adjustment assistance</header> <subsection id="H7049CAE817824A45A37A74CC2B31D24C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal of snapback</header><text>Section 233 of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/40">Public Law 112–40</external-xref>; 125 Stat. 416) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE460601D813E46F78DAC4FADB4BB3229"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability of certain provisions</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of chapters 2 through 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on December 31, 2013, and as amended by this Act, shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H179D88C40463407A93FACAF508D7A6F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB6F132DA405244138457B1B85BE46113"><enum>(2)</enum><text>apply to petitions for certification filed under chapter 2, 3, or 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 on or after such date of enactment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23DBBEE64C6244B38436F0415D64D233"><enum>(c)</enum><header>References</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this Act, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a provision of chapters 2 through 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, the reference shall be considered to be made to a provision of any such chapter, as in effect on December 31, 2013.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HFFF990AAE3B44B919C0F10B5E0D0F558"><enum>3.</enum><header>Extension of trade adjustment assistance program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40FD3A5EBBDE4034B81198F159A5E90D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension of termination provisions</header><text>Section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2271">19 U.S.C. 2271</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2013</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>June 30, 2021</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84248948A143416B8FA13184ACACD1F9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Training funds</header><text>Section 236(a)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2296">19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>shall not exceed</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>shall not exceed $450,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2021.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0AB66CF0626540E89D3F2B82FA2A8EB5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reemployment trade adjustment assistance</header><text>Section 246(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2318">19 U.S.C. 2318(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>June 30, 2021</quote>.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HB21BEF51FE554BD2A52F942EC1E107BE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorizations of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="H6B97070563144A7982967927AE1E897B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Trade adjustment assistance for workers</header><text>Section 245(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2317">19 U.S.C. 2317(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>December 31, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>June 30, 2021</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9537557E41D548C1AAEAF90C063CFB15"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Trade adjustment assistance for firms</header><text>Section 255(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2345">19 U.S.C. 2345(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 2012 and 2013</quote> and all that follows through <quote>December 31, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2015 through 2021</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4B3A5506566D4F77BC2AD7B64656C2A6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Trade adjustment assistance for farmers</header><text>Section 298(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2401g">19 U.S.C. 2401g(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>fiscal years 2012 and 2013</quote> and all that follows through <quote>December 31, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2015 through 2021</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id998F5D7D64DF41058447422BEF2957D6"><enum>4.</enum><header>Performance measurement and reporting</header>
<subsection id="idC490D18313AE4C66A5209E6A31A4B087"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Performance measures</header><text>Section 239(j) of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2311">19 U.S.C. 2311(j)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idDA3B7CA980994C6D9CFD76162063B6E4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Data reporting</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Performance measures</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCF543652B6B94E6E91070F762403BE57"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="id47ACDD943C684F86886A491C567D6F51"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="id14019EC5A5104E6CB24D7FD52714316A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a quarterly</quote> and inserting <quote>an annual</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id69F7903C8AAF47E6AFDE2142049084DD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>data</quote> and inserting <quote>measures</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1B16D0B765514D148D89A5EE8236263E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>core</quote> and inserting <quote>primary</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD2DB8A73A4E0414799DFF2A16B9E9C7E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by inserting <quote>that promote efficiency and effectiveness</quote> after <quote>assistance program</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF79543EA3DB046FAB5E548874332C2D7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="id6EED622A372446278C84329E0B187AFE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Core indicators described</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Indicators of performance</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD50821CDC7D342DE92E045E46FA135AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id45B771F188EC4DD5BC45B3D9BA2BD845" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idF6E51C03878A40418BD6BFF6EBCD94CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Primary indicators of performance described</header> <clause id="idc861fd5066bb40fca8a5a7667ec752d9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The primary indicators of performance referred to in paragraph (1)(A) shall consist of—</text>
<subclause id="ida10837b7a0514b7987a5dae8a2d8e89a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the percentage and number of workers who received benefits under the trade adjustment assistance program who are in unsubsidized employment during the second calendar quarter after exit from the program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2c89f2fc0a594544943d23a634694b1f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the percentage and number of workers who received benefits under the trade adjustment assistance program and who are in unsubsidized employment during the fourth calendar quarter after exit from the program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id801e86e1ec714452b3f85fdcaee651f7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the median earnings of workers described in subclause (I);</text> </subclause><subclause id="id2a198a3628d342c7b1b10996dcf2ef23"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the percentage and number of workers who received benefits under the trade adjustment assistance program who, subject to clause (ii), obtain a recognized postsecondary credential or a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, during participation in the program or within one year after exit from the program; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id46ed652b675d45c1a672d8b9e0028c6f"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the percentage and number of workers who received benefits under the trade adjustment assistance program who, during a year while receiving such benefits, are in an education or training program that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential or employment and who are achieving measurable gains in skills toward such a credential or employment.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id57dff54290354ec48349199f5a8caa2c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Indicator relating to credential</header><text>For purposes of clause (i)(IV), a worker who received benefits under the trade adjustment assistance program who obtained a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent shall be included in the percentage counted for purposes of that clause only if the worker, in addition to obtaining such a diploma or its recognized equivalent, has obtained or retained employment or is in an education or training program leading to a recognized postsecondary credential within one year after exit from the program.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB77B73198DDB4974919737B5FA07E7CA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <subparagraph id="idBD0176DE35264842BB41574D12D2EFBB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">data</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">measures</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF2854D96B6544E96AB4C6872895347C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>quarterly</quote> and inserting <quote>annual</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3EC52440F29D43099CFE9934B241131D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>data</quote> and inserting <quote>measures</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id542071759C124798B21D5214A264C2A8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6C06D50AAD444F9C89BF40B5302F5404" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id13008707822943b491bafdf7f0f70489"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Accessibility of State performance reports</header><text>The Secretary shall, on an annual basis, make available (including by electronic means), in an easily understandable format, the reports of cooperating States or cooperating State agencies required by paragraph (1) and the information contained in those reports.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD791BBA230E6439FB8ED9AD83E912F2A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Collection and publication of data</header><text>Section 249B of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2323">19 U.S.C. 2323</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id9BA7B48C84414E958AFEE02322720C81"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA46CC811EEF84F489A6A2FCEC9148451"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text> <clause id="id04F09FE241F64CF8AB5B4648BFA6EE97"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>enrolled in</quote> and inserting <quote>who received</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="idCC8812D9D0604988AE0E938CF9424434"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <subclause id="id22E18F271080437A95A1B8DC5DD2E969"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>complete</quote> and inserting <quote>exited</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idABBCA3821C5B4A01A92774122997C933"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>who were enrolled in</quote> and inserting <quote>, including who received</quote>;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id14C3E4D884784C74A40C9697398B64BE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>complete</quote> and inserting <quote>exited</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id49F288A7664E4103947B80E0F881F3F3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>complete</quote> and inserting <quote>exit</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id9A25ABC63F8A4D51AA4F6DEF9F46EA9A"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFBE6183781B42828B29B1BC5F31EB91" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id2bb073f3d64f48839ec3a9bb0d778625"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The average cost per worker of receiving training approved under section 236.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6726b7a505a440718e77c7c7369830a7"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The percentage of workers who received training approved under section 236 and obtained unsubsidized employment in a field related to that training.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id67774188D5BC4815809B4340838A37B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text> <clause id="idF2B263CD1CFE4E1B95683594BD20EB95"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking <quote>quarterly</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>annual</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idA8FC99E64FA14F929C0E8BC9A9C148F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7AAF144F337F485183DE2873D71BDB33" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id49b5275e7bb24d7bbc0e3cfcd9ae26ba"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The median earnings of workers described in section 239(j)(2)(A)(i)(III) during the second calendar quarter after exit from the program, expressed as a percentage of the median earnings of such workers before the calendar quarter in which such workers began receiving benefits under this chapter.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id44FD71301DCE4BFA959CE48D0AF361A0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text> <subparagraph id="id301E97DBA49B41219C54D1075193FF85"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="id0E62424D1CE842DF932B6D0C59C0B63D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and</text> </clause><clause id="id2FDC15E50D7146CCA95A2F1D21E3C7D4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01684200AD564910B264165F2F62FEAC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id74e9cea51ce740209114706f89f434f3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the reports required under section 239(j);</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCBF98BD7B52A4BBFA9719272054F50A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>a quarterly</quote> and inserting <quote>an annual</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB74CFA0C0CDE4C0F9D1A5FB6D5B8E789"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recognized postsecondary credential defined</header><text>Section 247 of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2319">19 U.S.C. 2319</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id49ec05665afc47d48d4e2c102cc594c7" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idf64bf68576314d3db90d3c92a817d4c2"><enum>(19)</enum><text>The term <term>recognized postsecondary credential</term> means a credential consisting of an industry-recognized certificate or certification, a certificate of completion of an apprenticeship, a license recognized by a State or the Federal Government, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H2FCF5A4A75F04DBBA106E6B278CB8EC9"><enum>5.</enum><header>Applicability of trade adjustment assistance provisions</header>
<subsection id="H0869DA57DADF4E1ABAD1B7C0C85DC544"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Trade adjustment assistance for workers</header>
<paragraph id="H29B8D075C0F0455CAA32F291A04F1F5A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Petitions filed on or after January 1, 2014, and before date of enactment</header>
<subparagraph id="H8B01F86C8B654F26952C1C34D4D27C14"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Certifications of workers not certified before date of enactment</header>
<clause commented="no" id="HE39C10DFB6F7470880E5880C3363CA42"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Criteria if a determination has not been made</header><text>If, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor has not made a determination with respect to whether to certify a group of workers as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to a petition described in clause (iii), the Secretary shall make that determination based on the requirements of section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on such date of enactment.</text>
</clause><clause id="H3C9819330E454EB997E782F6A7A82A3B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reconsideration of denials of certifications</header><text>If, before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary made a determination not to certify a group of workers as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to a petition described in clause (iii), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subclause id="HFDA902EA9ACE4233AAE5F7B125AC8896"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reconsider that determination; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HA56770EE8B2E400BBD18B619313E027F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if the group of workers meets the requirements of section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on such date of enactment, certify the group of workers as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HE8B13E9DDB0B42AE8B9E034E85DEC4C1"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Petition described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A petition described in this clause is a petition for a certification of eligibility for a group of workers filed under section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974 on or after January 1, 2014, and before the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H54386341EF6C4A04BCA8FBD49EF35AF7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility for benefits</header>
<clause commented="no" id="HF0A79C9A1E31444AA0B080EC12347E11"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), a worker certified as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to a petition described in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be eligible, on and after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to receive benefits only under the provisions of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on such date of enactment.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H7B9B463017EF4E0481BC09067F050D5F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Computation of maximum benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Benefits received by a worker described in clause (i) under chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 before the date of the enactment of this Act shall be included in any determination of the maximum benefits for which the worker is eligible under the provisions of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HCD920AC134E546FE825518DE8F1A06CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Petitions filed before January 1, 2014</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A worker certified as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance pursuant to a petition filed under section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974 on or before December 31, 2013, shall continue to be eligible to apply for and receive benefits under the provisions of chapter 2 of title II of such Act, as in effect on December 31, 2013.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H20DF647556B54391A1CBFFEB420F289D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Qualifying separations with respect to petitions filed within 90 days of date of enactment</header><text>Section 223(b) of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be applied and administered by substituting <quote>before January 1, 2014</quote> for <quote>more than one year before the date of the petition on which such certification was granted</quote> for purposes of determining whether a worker is eligible to apply for adjustment assistance pursuant to a petition filed under section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act and on or before the date that is 90 days after such date of enactment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HEA71113209D742748431FE05096E81FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Trade adjustment assistance for firms</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCF4F35FE6CDB4CF987B934A052DF47C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Certification of firms not certified before date of enactment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H946E4764C6934084A35190B2E3EF58EF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Criteria if a determination has not been made</header><text>If, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce has not made a determination with respect to whether to certify a firm as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to a petition described in subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall make that determination based on the requirements of section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on such date of enactment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBEAB916AD5C54697A09EF70F42DE5701"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reconsideration of denial of certain petitions</header><text>If, before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary made a determination not to certify a firm as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to a petition described in subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H143665E13BB249FEB895C7A8F2E41540"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reconsider that determination; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="H8BC6D40CCE4440E0B2E70E60EEE444E2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the firm meets the requirements of section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on such date of enactment, certify the firm as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA93DADD8E34241E789DAB450516BB46F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Petition described</header><text>A petition described in this subparagraph is a petition for a certification of eligibility filed by a firm or its representative under section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 on or after January 1, 2014, and before the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1C8419090EC24E429809EEED0506EE4C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certification of firms that did not submit petitions between January 1, 2014, and date of enactment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H047656244066459FA444FCE792D264B6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of Commerce shall certify a firm described in subparagraph (B) as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, if the firm or its representative files a petition for a certification of eligibility under section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 not later than 90 days after such date of enactment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEDE58DE14286461398E847AFADB1AF9E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Firm described</header><text>A firm described in this subparagraph is a firm that the Secretary determines would have been certified as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance if—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H20424F31825D4BC5908F912184455056"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the firm or its representative had filed a petition for a certification of eligibility under section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 on a date during the period beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F6E6F0A830849309491A6B7D0533D5D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the provisions of chapter 3 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on such date of enactment, had been in effect on that date during the period described in clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HED43A7F55C0B482C8F04BCFD6CEEDA5F"><enum>6.</enum><header>Sunset provisions</header>
<subsection id="H31715518E5C443E8BB5FB93FB58708A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Application of prior law</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), beginning on July 1, 2021, the provisions of chapters 2, 3, 5, and 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2271">19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.</external-xref>), as in effect on January 1, 2014, shall be in effect and apply, except that in applying and administering such chapters—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEBCA92A7B3E4402FA23EF90E0BD80A5E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>paragraph (1) of section 231(c) of that Act shall be applied and administered as if subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of that paragraph were not in effect;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H30021EA2FFC34C338BEDDF2DC6E41C9F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>section 233 of that Act shall be applied and administered—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HEDDAD615663D4CA380643C70721BE861"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H57CDC1C8BEDC4BE8B31791B9D53AD77F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by substituting <quote>104-week period</quote> for <quote>104-week period</quote> and all that follows through <quote>130-week period)</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="HD1CAEBF5AC6A41A1B834ED0FD8F6B1A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="HB5344291E147431EBDAC3F6BCD962FB7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by substituting <quote>65</quote> for <quote>52</quote>; and</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H9AA4F9FBA7354EA082225598D66F44CB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by substituting <quote>78-week period</quote> for <quote>52-week period</quote> each place it appears; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0E23C961EEFC42199FAF722DB9CC80EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by applying and administering subsection (g) as if it read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69EB89EDDC4D4B84875264F2BD421E08" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="H29400CE0309D4DDD8E81AD367E3A17CF"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Payment of trade readjustment allowances To complete training</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in order to assist an adversely affected worker to complete training approved for the worker under section 236 that leads to the completion of a degree or industry-recognized credential, payments may be made as trade readjustment allowances for not more than 13 weeks within such period of eligibility as the Secretary may prescribe to account for a break in training or for justifiable cause that follows the last week for which the worker is otherwise entitled to a trade readjustment allowance under this chapter if—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H98EBED5234B74F1EAF29170A4765033F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>payment of the trade readjustment allowance for not more than 13 weeks is necessary for the worker to complete the training;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8C912853B1564EA08D7A261E3BD619F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the worker participates in training in each such week; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7E35298219AF476BBA69C17AAEAC0F79"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the worker—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HF7C9B834ED344915895C87A35208D32A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has substantially met the performance benchmarks established as part of the training approved for the worker;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9E74E2F487B34E94912D7EC88D5C28C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is expected to continue to make progress toward the completion of the training; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H75DDF4FADABB4271B02E050B524BB3D0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>will complete the training during that period of eligibility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE39D3C59140489BB1F3E6FE2CA72766"><enum>(3)</enum><text>section 245(a) of that Act shall be applied and administered by substituting <quote>June 30, 2022</quote> for <quote>December 31, 2007</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE760FD16A2214AE3BDB09BC6DDDDD547"><enum>(4)</enum><text>section 246(b)(1) of that Act shall be applied and administered by substituting <quote>June 30, 2022</quote> for <quote>the date that is 5 years</quote> and all that follows through <quote>State</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA9813FB5BAD94BB381D6934B39FCE7B0"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 256(b) of that Act shall be applied and administered by substituting <quote>the 1-year period beginning on July 1, 2021</quote> for <quote>each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, and $4,000,000 for the 3-month period beginning on October 1, 2007</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F73ED3E9F0241039B87A69D184D2DAE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>section 298(a) of that Act shall be applied and administered by substituting <quote>the 1-year period beginning on July 1, 2021</quote> for <quote>each of the fiscal years</quote> and all that follows through <quote>October 1, 2007</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H39BA86CD2F8440728ADA64A9EB6CC640"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 285 of that Act shall be applied and administered—</text>
<subparagraph id="H50E69B49647E4DC18A51FA49B192900C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by substituting <quote>June 30, 2022</quote> for <quote>December 31, 2007</quote> each place it appears; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCECFC66E01CA478CA4C805D20B0128B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by applying and administering subsection (b) as if it read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE35E36BB92D487EA35FE8E891876E6E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H637B4378CCFF454A8DEC1A510E57DAAE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other assistance</header>
<paragraph id="H0E226D6666C640FF89A76FDDEBCBBE5D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assistance for firms</header>
<subparagraph id="H14D1F4BFF8E84A4A9E41B19A6E27A20D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), assistance may not be provided under chapter 3 after June 30, 2022.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H21C6676BED4A41F9B5DA9946526FA6DA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any assistance approved under chapter 3 pursuant to a petition filed under section 251 on or before June 30, 2022, may be provided—</text>
<clause id="HBB1D09EE1DA7470CB6D6747C4DDE9B79"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to the extent funds are available pursuant to such chapter for such purpose; and</text> </clause><clause id="H71F0799F37844E9EB628AF4F90BCCCDB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to the extent the recipient of the assistance is otherwise eligible to receive such assistance.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE06D9F33B523409CA64E036B559BB1BA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Farmers</header>
<subparagraph id="HB027A2C876E94529AA62FBE6264BB9C5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), assistance may not be provided under chapter 6 after June 30, 2022.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F931CC66ECC4FC0BB784CA67E984EC3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any assistance approved under chapter 6 on or before June 30, 2022, may be provided—</text>
<clause id="H89CE9DD78D3246DEAC2309E7794385A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to the extent funds are available pursuant to such chapter for such purpose; and</text> </clause><clause id="HE50CBC30C5034E2892B93C73791643B0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the extent the recipient of the assistance is otherwise eligible to receive such assistance.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA2338F7FCCD44D8B892B01C1CCA6F405"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The provisions of chapters 2, 3, 5, and 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall continue to apply on and after July 1, 2021, with respect to—</text>
<paragraph id="HDEE3DDD01B134C84A44833F9B6E9DD64"><enum>(1)</enum><text>workers certified as eligible for trade adjustment assistance benefits under chapter 2 of title II of that Act pursuant to petitions filed under section 221 of that Act before July 1, 2021;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC640A121C6842A6B418FD123C9A2A12"><enum>(2)</enum><text>firms certified as eligible for technical assistance or grants under chapter 3 of title II of that Act pursuant to petitions filed under section 251 of that Act before July 1, 2021; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30BCAF763BA14E85BD9ABDF402FA8A7C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>agricultural commodity producers certified as eligible for technical or financial assistance under chapter 6 of title II of that Act pursuant to petitions filed under section 292 of that Act before July 1, 2021.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></legis-body></bill>
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