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sion current with respect to the details of the agree-
ment. 
(2) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 105 calendar 
days after the President enters into a trade agreement 
under section 103(b), the Commission shall submit to 
the President and Congress a report assessing the like-
ly impact of the agreement on the United States econ-
omy as a whole and on specific industry sectors, in-
cluding the impact the agreement will have on the 
gross domestic product, exports and imports, aggre-
gate employment and employment opportunities, the 
production, employment, and competitive position of 
industries likely to be significantly affected by the 
agreement, and the interests of United States con-
sumers. 
(3) REVIEW
OF
EMPIRICAL
LITERATURE.—In 
preparing the assessment under paragraph (2), the 
Commission shall review available economic assess-
ments regarding the agreement, including literature 
regarding any substantially equivalent proposed 
agreement, and shall provide in its assessment a de-
scription of the analyses used and conclusions drawn 
in such literature, and a discussion of areas of con-
sensus and divergence between the various analyses
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and conclusions, including those of the Commission 
regarding the agreement. 
(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The President shall 
make each assessment under paragraph (2) available 
to the public. 
(d) REPORTS SUBMITTED
TO COMMITTEES WITH 
AGREEMENT.— 
(1) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND REPORTS.— 
The President shall— 
(A) conduct environmental reviews of future 
trade and investment agreements, consistent with 
Executive Order 13141 (64 Fed. Reg. 63169), 
dated November 16, 1999, and its relevant guide-
lines; and 
(B) submit a report on those reviews and on 
the content and operation of consultative mecha-
nisms established pursuant to section 102(c) to 
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Fi-
nance of the Senate at the time the President 
submits to Congress a copy of the final legal text 
of 
an 
agreement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
106(a)(1)(E). 
(2) EMPLOYMENT
IMPACT
REVIEWS
AND
RE-
PORTS.—The President shall—
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(A) review the impact of future trade agree-
ments on United States employment, including 
labor markets, modeled after Executive Order 
13141 (64 Fed. Reg. 63169) to the extent appro-
priate in establishing procedures and criteria; 
and 
(B) submit a report on such reviews to the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Finance 
of the Senate at the time the President submits 
to Congress a copy of the final legal text of an 
agreement pursuant to section 106(a)(1)(E). 
(3) REPORT ON LABOR RIGHTS.—The President 
shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate, on a timeframe determined in 
accordance with section 104(c)(3)(B)(v)— 
(A) a meaningful labor rights report of the 
country, or countries, with respect to which the 
President is negotiating; and 
(B) a description of any provisions that 
would require changes to the labor laws and 
labor practices of the United States.
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(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The President shall 
make all reports required under this subsection avail-
able to the public. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—At the time the President sub-
mits to Congress a copy of the final legal text of an 
agreement pursuant to section 106(a)(1)(E), the 
President shall also submit to Congress a plan for im-
plementing and enforcing the agreement. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The implementation and en-
forcement plan required by paragraph (1) shall in-
clude the following: 
(A) BORDER PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS.— 
A description of additional personnel required at 
border entry points, including a list of addi-
tional customs and agricultural inspectors. 
(B) AGENCY STAFFING REQUIREMENTS.—A 
description of additional personnel required by 
Federal agencies responsible for monitoring and 
implementing the trade agreement, including 
personnel required by the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, the Department of 
Commerce, the Department of Agriculture (in-
cluding additional personnel required to imple-
ment sanitary and phytosanitary measures in
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order to obtain market access for United States 
exports), the Department of Homeland Security, 
the Department of the Treasury, and such other 
agencies as may be necessary. 
(C) CUSTOMS INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRE-
MENTS.—A description of the additional equip-
ment and facilities needed by U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection. 
(D) IMPACT ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERN-
MENTS.—A description of the impact the trade 
agreement will have on State and local govern-
ments as a result of increases in trade. 
(E) COST
ANALYSIS.—An analysis of the 
costs associated with each of the items listed in 
subparagraphs (A) through (D). 
(3) BUDGET SUBMISSION.—The President shall 
include a request for the resources necessary to sup-
port the plan required by paragraph (1) in the first 
budget of the President submitted to Congress under 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, after 
the date of the submission of the plan. 
(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The President shall 
make the plan required under this subsection avail-
able to the public. 
(f) OTHER REPORTS.—
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(1) REPORT ON PENALTIES.—Not later than one 
year after the imposition by the United States of a 
penalty or remedy permitted by a trade agreement to 
which this title applies, the President shall submit to 
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate a report on the effectiveness of the penalty or 
remedy applied under United States law in enforcing 
United States rights under the trade agreement, 
which shall address whether the penalty or remedy 
was effective in changing the behavior of the targeted 
party and whether the penalty or remedy had any 
adverse impact on parties or interests not party to 
the dispute. 
(2) REPORT ON IMPACT OF TRADE PROMOTION 
AUTHORITY.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and not later than 5 
years thereafter, the United States International 
Trade Commission shall submit to the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on 
the economic impact on the United States of all trade 
agreements with respect to which Congress has en-
acted an implementing bill under trade authorities 
procedures since January 1, 1984.
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(3) ENFORCEMENT
CONSULTATIONS
AND
RE-
PORTS.—(A) The United States Trade Representative 
shall consult with the Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate after acceptance of a petition 
for review or taking an enforcement action in regard 
to an obligation under a trade agreement, including 
a labor or environmental obligation. During such 
consultations, the United States Trade Representative 
shall describe the matter, including the basis for such 
action and the application of any relevant legal obli-
gations. 
(B) As part of the report required pursuant to 
section 163 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2213), the President shall report annually to Congress 
on enforcement actions taken pursuant to a trade 
agreement to which the United States is a party, as 
well as on any public reports issued by Federal agen-
cies on enforcement matters relating to a trade agree-
ment. 
(g) ADDITIONAL COORDINATION WITH MEMBERS.— 
Any Member of the House of Representatives may submit 
to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives and any Member of the Senate may submit to 
the Committee on Finance of the Senate the views of that
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Member on any matter relevant to a proposed trade agree-
ment, and the relevant Committee shall receive those views 
for consideration. 
SEC. 106. IMPLEMENTATION OF TRADE AGREEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION AND SUBMISSION.—Any agree-
ment entered into under section 103(b) shall enter 
into force with respect to the United States if (and 
only if)— 
(A) the President, at least 90 calendar days 
before the day on which the President enters into 
the trade agreement, notifies the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate of the President’s in-
tention to enter into the agreement, and prompt-
ly thereafter publishes notice of such intention in 
the Federal Register; 
(B) the President, at least 60 days before 
the day on which the President enters into the 
agreement, publishes the text of the agreement on 
a publicly available Internet website of the Office 
of the United States Trade Representative; 
(C) within 60 days after entering into the 
agreement, the President submits to Congress a 
description of those changes to existing laws that 
the President considers would be required in
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order to bring the United States into compliance 
with the agreement; 
(D) the President, at least 30 days before 
submitting to Congress the materials under sub-
paragraph (E), submits to Congress— 
(i) a draft statement of any adminis-
trative action proposed to implement the 
agreement; and 
(ii) a copy of the final legal text of the 
agreement; 
(E) after entering into the agreement, the 
President submits to Congress, on a day on 
which both Houses of Congress are in session, a 
copy of the final legal text of the agreement, to-
gether with— 
(i) a draft of an implementing bill de-
scribed in section 103(b)(3); 
(ii) a statement of any administrative 
action proposed to implement the trade 
agreement; and 
(iii) the supporting information de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(A); 
(F) the implementing bill is enacted into 
law; and
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(G) the President, not later than 30 days 
before the date on which the agreement enters 
into force with respect to a party to the agree-
ment, submits written notice to Congress that the 
President has determined that the party has 
taken measures necessary to comply with those 
provisions of the agreement that are to take effect 
on the date on which the agreement enters into 
force. 
(2) SUPPORTING INFORMATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The supporting informa-
tion required under paragraph (1)(E)(iii) con-
sists of— 
(i) an explanation as to how the im-
plementing bill and proposed administra-
tive action will change or affect existing 
law; and 
(ii) a statement— 
(I) asserting that the agreement 
makes progress in achieving the appli-
cable purposes, policies, priorities, and 
objectives of this title; and 
(II) setting forth the reasons of the 
President regarding—
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(aa) how and to what extent 
the agreement makes progress in 
achieving the applicable purposes, 
policies, and objectives referred to 
in subclause (I); 
(bb) whether and how the 
agreement changes provisions of 
an agreement previously nego-
tiated; 
(cc) how the agreement serves 
the interests of United States com-
merce; and 
(dd) how the implementing 
bill meets the standards set forth 
in section 103(b)(3). 
(B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The President 
shall make the supporting information described 
in subparagraph (A) available to the public. 
(3) RECIPROCAL BENEFITS.—In order to ensure 
that a foreign country that is not a party to a trade 
agreement entered into under section 103(b) does not 
receive benefits under the agreement unless the coun-
try is also subject to the obligations under the agree-
ment, the implementing bill submitted with respect to 
the agreement shall provide that the benefits and obli-
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gations under the agreement apply only to the parties 
to the agreement, if such application is consistent 
with the terms of the agreement. The implementing 
bill may also provide that the benefits and obligations 
under the agreement do not apply uniformly to all 
parties to the agreement, if such application is con-
sistent with the terms of the agreement. 
(4) DISCLOSURE OF COMMITMENTS.—Any agree-
ment or other understanding with a foreign govern-
ment or governments (whether oral or in writing) 
that— 
(A) relates to a trade agreement with re-
spect to which Congress enacts an implementing 
bill under trade authorities procedures; and 
(B) is not disclosed to Congress before an 
implementing bill with respect to that agreement 
is introduced in either House of Congress, 
shall not be considered to be part of the agreement ap-
proved by Congress and shall have no force and effect 
under United States law or in any dispute settlement 
body. 
(b) LIMITATIONS
ON TRADE AUTHORITIES PROCE-
DURES.— 
(1) FOR LACK OF NOTICE OR CONSULTATIONS.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The trade authorities 
procedures shall not apply to any implementing 
bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement 
or trade agreements entered into under section 
103(b) if during the 60-day period beginning on 
the date that one House of Congress agrees to a 
procedural disapproval resolution for lack of no-
tice or consultations with respect to such trade 
agreement or agreements, the other House sepa-
rately agrees to a procedural disapproval resolu-
tion with respect to such trade agreement or 
agreements. 
(B) PROCEDURAL
DISAPPROVAL
RESOLU-
TION.—(i) For purposes of this paragraph, the 
term ‘‘procedural disapproval resolution’’ means 
a resolution of either House of Congress, the sole 
matter after the resolving clause of which is as 
follows: ‘‘That the President has failed or refused 
to notify or consult in accordance with the Bi-
partisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Ac-
countability Act of 2015 on negotiations with re-
spect to llllllll and, therefore, the 
trade authorities procedures under that Act shall 
not apply to any implementing bill submitted 
with respect to such trade agreement or agree-
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ments.’’, with the blank space being filled with a 
description of the trade agreement or agreements 
with respect to which the President is considered 
to have failed or refused to notify or consult. 
(ii) For purposes of clause (i) and para-
graphs (3)(C) and (4)(C), the President has 
‘‘failed or refused to notify or consult in accord-
ance with the Bipartisan Congressional Trade 
Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015’’ on 
negotiations with respect to a trade agreement or 
trade agreements if— 
(I) the President has failed or refused 
to consult (as the case may be) in accord-
ance with sections 104 and 105 and this 
section with respect to the negotiations, 
agreement, or agreements; 
(II) guidelines under section 104 have 
not been developed or met with respect to 
the negotiations, agreement, or agreements; 
(III) the President has not met with 
the House Advisory Group on Negotiations 
or the Senate Advisory Group on Negotia-
tions pursuant to a request made under sec-
tion 104(c)(4) with respect to the negotia-
tions, agreement, or agreements; or
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(IV) the agreement or agreements fail 
to make progress in achieving the purposes, 
policies, priorities, and objectives of this 
title. 
(2) PROCEDURES
FOR
CONSIDERING
RESOLU-
TIONS.—(A) Procedural disapproval resolutions— 
(i) in the House of Representatives— 
(I) may be introduced by any Member 
of the House; 
(II) shall be referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means and, in addition, to 
the Committee on Rules; and 
(III) may not be amended by either 
Committee; and 
(ii) in the Senate— 
(I) may be introduced by any Member 
of the Senate; 
(II) shall be referred to the Committee 
on Finance; and 
(III) may not be amended. 
(B) The provisions of subsections (d) and (e) of 
section 152 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2192) 
(relating to the floor consideration of certain resolu-
tions in the House and Senate) apply to a procedural 
disapproval resolution introduced with respect to a
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trade agreement if no other procedural disapproval 
resolution with respect to that trade agreement has 
previously been reported in that House of Congress by 
the Committee on Ways and Means or the Committee 
on Finance, as the case may be, and if no resolution 
described in clause (ii) of section 105(b)(3)(B) with 
respect to that trade agreement has been reported in 
that House of Congress by the Committee on Ways 
and Means or the Committee on Finance, as the case 
may be, pursuant to the procedures set forth in 
clauses (iii) through (vii) of such section. 
(C) It is not in order for the House of Represent-
atives to consider any procedural disapproval resolu-
tion not reported by the Committee on Ways and 
Means and, in addition, by the Committee on Rules. 
(D) It is not in order for the Senate to consider 
any procedural disapproval resolution not reported by 
the Committee on Finance. 
(3) CONSIDERATION IN SENATE OF CONSULTA-
TION
AND
COMPLIANCE
RESOLUTION
TO
REMOVE 
TRADE AUTHORITIES PROCEDURES.— 
(A) REPORTING OF RESOLUTION.—If, when 
the Committee on Finance of the Senate meets on 
whether to report an implementing bill with re-
spect to a trade agreement or agreements entered
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into under section 103(b), the committee fails to 
favorably report the bill, the committee shall re-
port a resolution described in subparagraph (C). 
(B) APPLICABILITY OF TRADE AUTHORITIES 
PROCEDURES.—The trade authorities procedures 
shall not apply in the Senate to any imple-
menting bill submitted with respect to a trade 
agreement or agreements described in subpara-
graph (A) if the Committee on Finance reports 
a resolution described in subparagraph (C) and 
such resolution is agreed to by the Senate. 
(C) RESOLUTION DESCRIBED.—A resolution 
described in this subparagraph is a resolution of 
the Senate originating from the Committee on 
Finance the sole matter after the resolving clause 
of which is as follows: ‘‘That the President has 
failed or refused to notify or consult in accord-
ance with the Bipartisan Congressional Trade 
Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 on ne-
gotiations with respect to lllll and, 
therefore, the trade authorities procedures under 
that Act shall not apply in the Senate to any 
implementing bill submitted with respect to such 
trade agreement or agreements.’’, with the blank 
space being filled with a description of the trade
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agreement or agreements described in subpara-
graph (A). 
(D) PROCEDURES.—If the Senate does not 
agree to a motion to invoke cloture on the motion 
to proceed to a resolution described in subpara-
graph (C), the resolution shall be committed to 
the Committee on Finance. 
(4) CONSIDERATION
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REP-
RESENTATIVES OF A CONSULTATION AND COMPLIANCE 
RESOLUTION.— 
(A) QUALIFICATIONS FOR REPORTING RESO-
LUTION.—If— 
(i) the Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives reports an 
implementing bill with respect to a trade 
agreement or agreements entered into under 
section 103(b) with other than a favorable 
recommendation; and 
(ii) a Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives has introduced a consultation 
and compliance resolution on the legislative 
day following the filing of a report to ac-
company the implementing bill with other 
than a favorable recommendation,
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then the Committee on Ways and Means shall 
consider a consultation and compliance resolu-
tion pursuant to subparagraph (B). 
(B) COMMITTEE
CONSIDERATION
OF
A 
QUALIFYING
RESOLUTION.—(i) Not later than 
the fourth legislative day after the date of intro-
duction of the resolution, the Committee on Ways 
and Means shall meet to consider a resolution 
meeting the qualifications set forth in subpara-
graph (A). 
(ii) After consideration of one such resolu-
tion by the Committee on Ways and Means, this 
subparagraph shall not apply to any other such 
resolution. 
(iii) If the Committee on Ways and Means 
has not reported the resolution by the sixth legis-
lative day after the date of its introduction, that 
committee shall be discharged from further con-
sideration of the resolution. 
(C) CONSULTATION AND COMPLIANCE RESO-
LUTION DESCRIBED.—A consultation and com-
pliance resolution— 
(i) is a resolution of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the sole matter after the resolv-
ing clause of which is as follows: ‘‘That the
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President has failed or refused to notify or 
consult in accordance with the Bipartisan 
Congressional Trade Priorities and Ac-
countability Act of 2015 on negotiations 
with respect to lllll and, therefore, 
the trade authorities procedures under that 
Act shall not apply in the House of Rep-
resentatives to any implementing bill sub-
mitted with respect to such trade agreement 
or agreements.’’, with the blank space being 
filled with a description of the trade agree-
ment or agreements described in subpara-
graph (A); and 
(ii) shall be referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means. 
(D) APPLICABILITY OF TRADE AUTHORITIES 
PROCEDURES.—The trade authorities procedures 
shall not apply in the House of Representatives 
to any implementing bill submitted with respect 
to a trade agreement or agreements which are 
the object of a consultation and compliance reso-
lution if such resolution is adopted by the House. 
(5) FOR FAILURE TO MEET OTHER REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Not later than December 15, 2015, the Sec-
retary of Commerce, in consultation with the Sec-
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retary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the At-
torney General, and the United States Trade Rep-
resentative, shall transmit to Congress a report set-
ting forth the strategy of the executive branch to ad-
dress concerns of Congress regarding whether dispute 
settlement panels and the Appellate Body of the 
World Trade Organization have added to obligations, 
or diminished rights, of the United States, as de-
scribed in section 102(b)(15)(C). Trade authorities 
procedures shall not apply to any implementing bill 
with respect to an agreement negotiated under the 
auspices of the World Trade Organization unless the 
Secretary of Commerce has issued such report by the 
deadline specified in this paragraph. 
(6) LIMITATIONS
ON
PROCEDURES
WITH
RE-
SPECT
TO
AGREEMENTS
WITH
COUNTRIES
NOT
IN 
COMPLIANCE WITH TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION 
ACT OF 2000.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The trade authorities 
procedures shall not apply to any implementing 
bill submitted with respect to a trade agreement 
or trade agreements entered into under section 
103(b) with a country to which the minimum 
standards for the elimination of trafficking are 
applicable and the government of which does not
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fully comply with such standards and is not 
making significant efforts to bring the country 
into compliance (commonly referred to as a ‘‘tier 
3’’ country), as determined in the most recent 
annual report on trafficking in persons sub-
mitted under section 110(b)(1) of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7107(b)(1)). 
(B) MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMI-
NATION
OF
TRAFFICKING
DEFINED.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘‘minimum standards for 
the elimination of trafficking’’ means the stand-
ards set forth in section 108 of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106). 
(c) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SEN-
ATE.—Subsection (b) of this section, section 103(c), and sec-
tion 105(b)(3) are enacted by Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, 
and as such are deemed a part of the rules of each 
House, respectively, and such procedures supersede 
other rules only to the extent that they are incon-
sistent with such other rules; and 
(2) with the full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as re-
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lating to the procedures of that House) at any time, 
in the same manner, and to the same extent as any 
other rule of that House. 
SEC. 107. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TRADE AGREEMENTS 
FOR WHICH NEGOTIATIONS HAVE ALREADY 
BEGUN. 
(a) CERTAIN
AGREEMENTS.—Notwithstanding the 
prenegotiation notification and consultation requirement 
described in section 105(a), if an agreement to which section 
103(b) applies— 
(1) is entered into under the auspices of the 
World Trade Organization, 
(2) is entered into with the Trans-Pacific Part-
nership countries with respect to which notifications 
have been made in a manner consistent with section 
105(a)(1)(A) as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, 
(3) is entered into with the European Union, 
(4) is an agreement with respect to international 
trade in services entered into with WTO members 
with respect to which a notification has been made in 
a manner consistent with section 105(a)(1)(A) as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act, or 
(5) is an agreement with respect to environ-
mental goods entered into with WTO members with
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respect to which a notification has been made in a 
manner consistent with section 105(a)(1)(A) as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act, 
and results from negotiations that were commenced before 
the date of the enactment of this Act, subsection (b) shall 
apply. 
(b) TREATMENT OF AGREEMENTS.—In the case of any 
agreement to which subsection (a) applies, the applicability 
of the trade authorities procedures to implementing bills 
shall be determined without regard to the requirements of 
section 105(a) (relating only to notice prior to initiating 
negotiations), and any resolution under paragraph (1)(B), 
(3)(C), or (4)(C) of section 106(b) shall not be in order on 
the basis of a failure or refusal to comply with the provi-
sions of section 105(a), if (and only if) the President, as 
soon as feasible after the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) notifies Congress of the negotiations described 
in subsection (a), the specific United States objectives 
in the negotiations, and whether the President is seek-
ing a new agreement or changes to an existing agree-
ment; and 
(2) before and after submission of the notice, 
consults regarding the negotiations with the commit-
tees referred to in section 105(a)(1)(B) and the House
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SEC. 109. INTERESTS OF SMALL BUSINESSES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the United States Trade Representative 
should facilitate participation by small businesses in 
the trade negotiation process; and 
(2) the functions of the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative relating to small busi-
nesses should continue to be reflected in the title of the 
Assistant United States Trade Representative as-
signed the responsibility for small businesses. 
(b) CONSIDERATION
OF SMALL BUSINESS INTER-
ESTS.—The Assistant United States Trade Representative 
for Small Business, Market Access, and Industrial Competi-
tiveness shall be responsible for ensuring that the interests 
of small businesses are considered in all trade negotiations 
in accordance with the objective described in section 
102(a)(8). 
SEC. 110. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS; APPLICATION OF 
CERTAIN PROVISIONS. 
(a) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) ADVICE
FROM
UNITED
STATES
INTER-
NATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION.—Section 131 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2151) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)—
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(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 2103(a) or (b) of the Bipartisan Trade 
Promotion Authority Act of 2002’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (a) or (b) of section 103 
of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Pri-
orities and Accountability Act of 2015’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 2103(b) of the Bipartisan Trade Pro-
motion Authority Act of 2002’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 103(b) of the Bipartisan Con-
gressional Trade Priorities and Account-
ability Act of 2015’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘section 
2103(a)(3)(A) of the Bipartisan Trade Pro-
motion Authority Act of 2002’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 103(a)(4)(A) of the Bipartisan Congres-
sional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act 
of 2015’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘section 
2103 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Author-
ity Act of 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘section 103(a) of 
the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities 
and Accountability Act of 2015’’.
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(2) HEARINGS.—Section 132 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2152) is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 2103 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Author-
ity Act of 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘section 103 of the Bi-
partisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Account-
ability Act of 2015’’. 
(3) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—Section 133(a) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2153(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 2103 of the Bipartisan Trade Pro-
motion Authority Act of 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
103 of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities 
and Accountability Act of 2015’’. 
(4) PREREQUISITES FOR OFFERS.—Section 134 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2154) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 2103 of the Bipartisan Trade 
Promotion Authority Act of 2002’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘section 103 of the Bipartisan 
Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability 
Act of 2015’’. 
(5) INFORMATION
AND
ADVICE
FROM
PRIVATE 
AND PUBLIC SECTORS.—Section 135 of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘section 2103 of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion 
Authority Act of 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘section
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103 of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Pri-
orities and Accountability Act of 2015’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘section 2103 of 
the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Au-
thority Act of 2002’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘section 103 of the 
Bipartisan Congressional Trade Prior-
ities and Accountability Act of 2015’’; 
and 
(II) by striking ‘‘not later than 
the date on which the President notifies 
the 
Congress 
under 
section 
2105(a)(1)(A) of the Bipartisan Trade 
Promotion Authority Act of 2002’’ and 
inserting ‘‘not later than the date that 
is 30 days after the date on which the 
President notifies Congress under sec-
tion 106(a)(1)(A) of the Bipartisan 
Congressional Trade Priorities and Ac-
countability Act of 2015’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 2102 of the Bipartisan Trade Pro-
motion Authority Act of 2002’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘section 102 of the Bipartisan Congres-
sional Trade Priorities and Accountability 
Act of 2015’’. 
(6) PROCEDURES RELATING TO IMPLEMENTING 
BILLS.—Section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2191) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘section 
2105(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion 
Authority Act of 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
106(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade 
Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘section 
2105(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion 
Authority Act of 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
106(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade 
Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015’’. 
(7) TRANSMISSION
OF
AGREEMENTS
TO
CON-
GRESS.—Section 162(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2212(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 2103 
of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 
2002’’ and inserting ‘‘section 103 of the Bipartisan 
Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability 
Act of 2015’’.
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sidies and Countervailing Measures’’ means the agree-
ment referred to in section 101(d)(12) of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(12)). 
(4) 
ANTIDUMPING
AGREEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Antidumping Agreement’’ means the Agreement on 
Implementation of Article VI of the General Agree-
ment on Tariffs and Trade 1994 referred to in section 
101(d)(7) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 
U.S.C. 3511(d)(7)). 
(5) APPELLATE
BODY.—The term ‘‘Appellate 
Body’’ means the Appellate Body established under 
Article 17.1 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding. 
(6) COMMON
MULTILATERAL
ENVIRONMENTAL 
AGREEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘common mul-
tilateral environmental agreement’’ means any 
agreement specified in subparagraph (B) or in-
cluded under subparagraph (C) to which both the 
United States and one or more other parties to 
the negotiations are full parties, including any 
current or future mutually agreed upon proto-
cols, amendments, annexes, or adjustments to 
such an agreement.
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(B) AGREEMENTS SPECIFIED.—The agree-
ments specified in this subparagraph are the fol-
lowing: 
(i) The Convention on International 
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild 
Fauna and Flora, done at Washington 
March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249). 
(ii) The Montreal Protocol on Sub-
stances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, done 
at Montreal September 16, 1987. 
(iii) The Protocol of 1978 Relating to 
the International Convention for the Pre-
vention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, done 
at London February 17, 1978. 
(iv) The Convention on Wetlands of 
International Importance Especially as Wa-
terfowl Habitat, done at Ramsar February 
2, 1971 (TIAS 11084). 
(v) The Convention on the Conserva-
tion of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, 
done at Canberra May 20, 1980 (33 UST 
3476). 
(vi) The International Convention for 
the Regulation of Whaling, done at Wash-
ington December 2, 1946 (62 Stat. 1716).
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(vii) The Convention for the Establish-
ment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
Commission, done at Washington May 31, 
1949 (1 UST 230). 
(C) ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS.—Both the 
United States and one or more other parties to 
the negotiations may agree to include any other 
multilateral 
environmental 
or 
conservation 
agreement to which they are full parties as a 
common multilateral environmental agreement 
under this paragraph. 
(7) CORE LABOR STANDARDS.—The term ‘‘core 
labor standards’’ means— 
(A) freedom of association; 
(B) the effective recognition of the right to 
collective bargaining; 
(C) the elimination of all forms of forced or 
compulsory labor; 
(D) the effective abolition of child labor and 
a prohibition on the worst forms of child labor; 
and 
(E) the elimination of discrimination in re-
spect of employment and occupation. 
(8) DISPUTE
SETTLEMENT
UNDERSTANDING.— 
The term ‘‘Dispute Settlement Understanding’’ means
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the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Gov-
erning the Settlement of Disputes referred to in sec-
tion 101(d)(16) of the Uruguay Round Agreements 
Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(16)). 
(9) ENABLING
CLAUSE.—The term ‘‘Enabling 
Clause’’ means the Decision on Differential and More 
Favourable Treatment, Reciprocity and Fuller Par-
ticipation of Developing Countries (L/4903), adopted 
November 28, 1979, under GATT 1947 (as defined in 
section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 
U.S.C. 3501)). 
(10) ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.—The term ‘‘envi-
ronmental laws’’, with respect to the laws of the 
United States, means environmental statutes and reg-
ulations enforceable by action of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
(11) GATT 1994.—The term ‘‘GATT 1994’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Uru-
guay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501). 
(12) GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERV-
ICES.—The term ‘‘General Agreement on Trade in 
Services’’ means the General Agreement on Trade in 
Services (referred to in section 101(d)(14) of the Uru-
guay 
Round 
Agreements 
Act 
(19 
U.S.C. 
3511(d)(14))).
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(13) 
GOVERNMENT
PROCUREMENT
AGREE-
MENT.—The term ‘‘Government Procurement Agree-
ment’’ means the Agreement on Government Procure-
ment referred to in section 101(d)(17) of the Uruguay 
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511(d)(17)). 
(14) ILO.—The term ‘‘ILO’’ means the Inter-
national Labor Organization. 
(15) IMPORT
SENSITIVE
AGRICULTURAL
PROD-
UCT.—The term ‘‘import sensitive agricultural prod-
uct’’ means an agricultural product— 
(A) with respect to which, as a result of the 
Uruguay Round Agreements, the rate of duty 
was the subject of tariff reductions by the United 
States and, pursuant to such Agreements, was 
reduced on January 1, 1995, to a rate that was 
not less than 97.5 percent of the rate of duty that 
applied to such article on December 31, 1994; or 
(B) which was subject to a tariff rate quota 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(16) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGREEMENT.— 
The term ‘‘Information Technology Agreement’’ means 
the Ministerial Declaration on Trade in Information 
Technology Products of the World Trade Organiza-
tion, agreed to at Singapore December 13, 1996.
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(17) 
INTERNATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED
CORE 
LABOR STANDARDS.—The term ‘‘internationally rec-
ognized core labor standards’’ means the core labor 
standards only as stated in the ILO Declaration on 
Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its 
Follow-Up (1998). 
(18) LABOR
LAWS.—The term ‘‘labor laws’’ 
means the statutes and regulations, or provisions 
thereof, of a party to the negotiations that are directly 
related to core labor standards as well as other labor 
protections for children and minors and acceptable 
conditions of work with respect to minimum wages, 
hours of work, and occupational safety and health, 
and for the United States, includes Federal statutes 
and regulations addressing those standards, protec-
tions, or conditions, but does not include State or 
local labor laws. 
(19) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen; 
(B) a partnership, corporation, or other 
legal entity that is organized under the laws of 
the United States; and 
(C) a partnership, corporation, or other 
legal entity that is organized under the laws of
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a foreign country and is controlled by entities 
described in subparagraph (B) or United States 
citizens, or both. 
(20) URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS.—The term 
‘‘Uruguay Round Agreements’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 2(7) of the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(7)). 
(21) WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION; WTO.—The 
terms ‘‘World Trade Organization’’ and ‘‘WTO’’ 
mean the organization established pursuant to the 
WTO Agreement. 
(22) WTO AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘WTO Agree-
ment’’ means the Agreement Establishing the World 
Trade Organization entered into on April 15, 1994. 
(23) WTO MEMBER.—The term ‘‘WTO member’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 2(10) of 
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 
3501(10)). 
TITLE II—EXTENSION OF TRADE 
ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Trade Adjustment As-
sistance Reauthorization Act of 2015’’.
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SEC. 202. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) REPEAL OF SNAPBACK.—Section 233 of the Trade 
Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 (Public Law 
112–40; 125 Stat. 416) is repealed. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—Except 
as otherwise provided in this title, 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 title, shall— 
(1) take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) 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. 
(c) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this title, whenever in this title 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. 
SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION PROVISIONS.—Sec-
tion 285 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note)
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is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2013’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2021’’. 
(b) TRAINING FUNDS.—Section 236(a)(2)(A) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)(A)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘shall not exceed’’ and all that follows and in-
serting ‘‘shall not exceed $450,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2015 through 2021.’’. 
(c) REEMPLOYMENT TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 246(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2318(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2013’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2021’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORK-
ERS.—Section 245(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2317(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2021’’. 
(2) 
TRADE
ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE
FOR 
FIRMS.—Section 255(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2345(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
2012 and 2013’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2015 
through 2021’’. 
(3) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FARM-
ERS.—Section 298(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2401g(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years
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2012 and 2013’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2015 
through 2021’’. 
SEC. 204. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING. 
(a) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—Section 239(j) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311(j)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘DATA 
REPORTING’’ and inserting ‘‘PERFORMANCE MEAS-
URES’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a quarterly’’ and in-
serting ‘‘an annual’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘data’’ and inserting 
‘‘measures’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘core’’ 
and inserting ‘‘primary’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘that 
promote efficiency and effectiveness’’ after ‘‘as-
sistance program’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘CORE INDICATORS DESCRIBED’’ and inserting 
‘‘INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE’’; and
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(B) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) PRIMARY
INDICATORS
OF
PERFORM-
ANCE DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The primary indi-
cators of performance referred to in para-
graph (1)(A) shall consist of— 
‘‘(I) 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; 
‘‘(II) the percentage and number 
of workers who received benefits under 
the trade adjustment assistance pro-
gram and who are in unsubsidized em-
ployment during the fourth calendar 
quarter after exit from the program; 
‘‘(III) the median earnings of 
workers described in subclause (I); 
‘‘(IV) the percentage and number 
of workers who received benefits under 
the trade adjustment assistance pro-
gram who, subject to clause (ii), obtain
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a recognized postsecondary credential 
or a secondary school diploma or its 
recognized equivalent, during partici-
pation in the program or within one 
year after exit from the program; and 
‘‘(V) the percentage and number 
of workers who received benefits under 
the trade adjustment assistance pro-
gram who, during a year while receiv-
ing 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. 
‘‘(ii) INDICATOR
RELATING
TO
CRE-
DENTIAL.—For purposes of clause (i)(IV), a 
worker who received benefits under the trade 
adjustment assistance program who ob-
tained 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 ob-
taining such a diploma or its recognized 
equivalent, has obtained or retained em-
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ployment or is in an education or training 
program leading to a recognized postsec-
ondary credential within one year after exit 
from the program.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘DATA’’ and inserting ‘‘MEASURES’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘quarterly’’ and inserting 
‘‘annual’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘data’’ and inserting 
‘‘measures’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) ACCESSIBILITY
OF
STATE
PERFORMANCE 
REPORTS.—The Secretary shall, on an annual basis, 
make available (including by electronic means), in an 
easily understandable format, the reports of cooper-
ating States or cooperating State agencies required by 
paragraph (1) and the information contained in those 
reports.’’. 
(b) COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF DATA.—Sec-
tion 249B of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2323) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)—
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘enrolled in’’ and inserting ‘‘who received’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘complete’’ and in-
serting ‘‘exited’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘who were en-
rolled in’’ and inserting ‘‘, including 
who received’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘complete’’ and inserting ‘‘exited’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘complete’’ and inserting ‘‘exit’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) The average cost per worker of receiv-
ing training approved under section 236. 
‘‘(H) The percentage of workers who re-
ceived training approved under section 236 and 
obtained unsubsidized employment in a field re-
lated to that training.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 
striking ‘‘quarterly’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘annual’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
inserting the following:
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‘‘(C) The median earnings of workers de-
scribed in section 239(j)(2)(A)(i)(III) during the 
second calendar quarter after exit from the pro-
gram, 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.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), re-
spectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) the reports required under section 
239(j);’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘a quar-
terly’’ and inserting ‘‘an annual’’. 
(c) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL DE-
FINED.—Section 247 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2319) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(19) The term ‘recognized postsecondary creden-
tial’ means a credential consisting of an industry-rec-
ognized certificate or certification, a certificate of 
completion of an apprenticeship, a license recognized
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by a State or the Federal Government, or an associate 
or baccalaureate degree.’’. 
SEC. 205. APPLICABILITY OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSIST-
ANCE PROVISIONS. 
(a) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
FOR WORK-
ERS.— 
(1) PETITIONS FILED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 
2014, AND BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 
(A) CERTIFICATIONS OF WORKERS NOT CER-
TIFIED BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 
(i) CRITERIA
IF
A
DETERMINATION 
HAS NOT BEEN MADE.—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 require-
ments of section 222 of the Trade Act of 
1974, as in effect on such date of enactment. 
(ii) RECONSIDERATION OF DENIALS OF 
CERTIFICATIONS.—If, before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary made a
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vidual’’ and all that follows through ‘‘For purposes 
of’’ and inserting ‘‘insurance. For purposes of’’. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE.—Subparagraph (J) of sec-
tion 35(e)(1) of such Code, as amended by paragraph 
(1), is amended by striking ‘‘insurance.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘insurance (other than coverage enrolled in 
through an Exchange established under the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act).’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (m) of sec-
tion 6501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, 35(g)(11)’’ after ‘‘30D(e)(4)’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section shall 
apply to coverage months in taxable years beginning 
after December 31, 2013. 
(2) PLANS AVAILABLE ON INDIVIDUAL MARKET 
FOR USE OF TAX CREDIT.—The amendment made by 
subsection (d)(2) shall apply to coverage months in 
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015. 
(3) TRANSITION RULE.—Notwithstanding section 
35(g)(11)(B)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(as added by this title), an election to apply section 
35 of such Code to an eligible coverage month (as de-
fined in section 35(b) of such Code) (and not to claim