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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1357 

To extend the trade adjustment assistance program. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 24, 2013 

Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Ms. COLLINS) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To extend the trade adjustment assistance program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Trade Adjustment As5 sistance Extension Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 

7 PROGRAM. 

8 (a) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION PROVISIONS.— 

9 Section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 

10 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ each place it appears 

11 and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 


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1 (b) TRAINING FUNDS.—Section 236(a)(2)(A) of the 

2 Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)(A)) is amend3 ed— 

4 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and 2013’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘through 2020’’; and 

6 (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2013’’ each place 

7 it appears and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 

8 (c) REEMPLOYMENT TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSIST9 ANCE.—Section 246(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 

10 U.S.C. 2318(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘2020’’. 

12 (d) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

13 (1) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR

14 WORKERS.—Section 245(a) of the Trade Act of 

15 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(a)) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 

17 (2) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR

18 FIRMS.—Section 255(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 

19 (19 U.S.C. 2345(a)) is amended— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘and 2013’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘through 2020’’; and 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2013, and end23 ing on December 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘Oc24 tober 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 

25 2020’’. 


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1 (3) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR

2 FARMERS.—Section 298(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 

3 (19 U.S.C. 2401g(a)) is amended— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘and 2013’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘through 2020’’; and 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2013, and end7 ing on December 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘Oc8 tober 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 

9 2020’’. 

10 (e) AMENDMENTS TO TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSIST11 ANCE EXTENSION ACT OF 2011.— 

12 (1) APPLICATION OF PRIOR LAW.—Section 

13 233(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Exten14 sion Act of 2011 (title II of Public Law 112–40; 

15 125 Stat. 416; 19 U.S.C. 2271 note prec.) is amend16 ed— 

17 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

18 by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’; and 

19 (B) by striking paragraphs (3) through (7) 

20 and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(3) section 245(a) of that Act shall be applied 

22 and administered by substituting ‘2021’ for ‘2007’; 

23 ‘‘(4) section 246(b)(1) of that Act shall be ap24 plied and administered by substituting ‘December 


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1 31, 2021’ for ‘the date that is 5 years’ and all that 

2 follows through ‘State’; 

3 ‘‘(5) section 256(b) of that Act shall be applied 

4 and administered by substituting ‘the 1-year period 

5 beginning on January 1, 2021’ for ‘each of fiscal 

6 years 2003 through 2007, and $4,000,000 for the 3- 

7 month period beginning on October 1, 2007’; 

8 ‘‘(6) section 298(a) of that Act shall be applied 

9 and administered by substituting ‘the 1-year period 

10 beginning on January 1, 2021’ for ‘each of the fiscal 

11 years’ and all that follows through ‘October 1, 

12 2007’; and 

13 ‘‘(7) section 285 of that Act shall be applied 

14 and administered— 

15 ‘‘(A) in subsection (a), by substituting 

16 ‘2021’ for ‘2007’ each place it appears; and 

17 ‘‘(B) by applying and administering sub18 section (b) as if it read as follows: 

19 ‘‘ ‘(b) OTHER ASSISTANCE.— 

20 ‘‘ ‘(1) ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS.— 

21 ‘‘ ‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

22 in subparagraph (B), assistance may not be 

23 provided under chapter 3 after December 31, 

24 2021. 


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1 ‘‘ ‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub2 paragraph (A), any assistance approved under 

3 chapter 3 on or before December 31, 2021, may 

4 be provided— 

5 ‘‘ ‘(i) to the extent funds are available 

6 pursuant to such chapter for such purpose; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘ ‘(ii) to the extent the recipient of the 

9 assistance is otherwise eligible to receive 

10 such assistance. 

11 ‘‘ ‘(2) FARMERS.— 

12 ‘‘ ‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

13 in subparagraph (B), assistance may not be 

14 provided under chapter 6 after December 31, 

15 2021. 

16 ‘‘ ‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub17 paragraph (A), any assistance approved under 

18 chapter 6 on or before December 31, 2021, may 

19 be provided— 

20 ‘‘ ‘(i) to the extent funds are available 

21 pursuant to such chapter for such purpose; 

22 and 

23 ‘‘ ‘(ii) to the extent the recipient of the 

24 assistance is otherwise eligible to receive 

25 such assistance.’.’’. 


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1 (2) CONTINUATION OF BENEFITS.—Section 

2 233(b) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Exten3 sion Act of 2011 is amended by striking ‘‘2014’’ 

4 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 

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