‘‘SEC. 224. NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING AFFIRMATIVE DE-
TERMINATIONS AND SAFEGUARDS. 
‘‘(a) NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING CHAPTER 1 INVES-
TIGATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS.—Whenever the Inter-
national Trade Commission makes a report under section 
202(f) containing an affirmative finding regarding serious 
injury, or the threat thereof, to a domestic industry, the 
Commission shall immediately— 
‘‘(1) notify the Secretary of Labor of that find-
ing; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of a finding with respect to an 
agricultural commodity, as defined in section 291, 
notify the Secretary of Agriculture of that finding. 
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION REGARDING BILATERAL SAFE-
GUARDS.—The International Trade Commission shall im-
mediately notify the Secretary of Labor and, in an inves-
tigation with respect to an agricultural commodity, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, whenever the Commission makes 
an affirmative determination pursuant to one of the fol-
lowing provisions: 
‘‘(1) Section 421 of this Act (19 U.S.C. 2451). 
‘‘(2) Section 312 of the United States-Australia 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note).
‘‘(3) Section 312 of the United States-Morocco 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(4) Section 312 of the United States-Singa-
pore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(5) Section 312 of the United States-Chile 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(6) Section 302(b) of the North American 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3352(b)). 
‘‘(7) Section 212 of the United States-Jordan 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 2112 note). 
‘‘(8) Section 312 of the Dominican Republic- 
Central America-United States Free Trade Agree-
ment Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(c) AGRICULTURAL SAFEGUARDS.—The Commis-
sioner of Customs shall immediately notify the Secretary 
of Labor and, in the case of an agricultural commodity, 
the Secretary of Agriculture, whenever the Commissioner 
of Customs assesses additional duties on a product pursu-
ant to one of the following provisions:
‘‘(1) Section 202 of the United States-Australia 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(2) Section 202 of the United States-Morocco 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(3) Section 201(c) of the United States-Chile 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(4) Section 309 of the North American Free 
Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 
3358). 
‘‘(5) Section 301(a) of the United States-Can-
ada Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 
1988 (19 U.S.C. 2112 note). 
‘‘(6) Section 404 of the Trade and Tariff Act 
of 1984 (19 U.S.C. 2112 note). 
‘‘(7) Section 202 of the Dominican Republic- 
Central America-United States Free Trade Agree-
ment Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(d) TEXTILE SAFEGUARDS.—The President shall 
immediately notify the Secretary of Labor whenever the 
President makes a positive determination pursuant to one 
of the following provisions:
‘‘(1) Section 322 of the United States-Australia 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(2) Section 322 of the United States-Morocco 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(3) Section 322 of the United States-Chile 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(4) Section 322 of the United States-Singa-
pore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(5) Section 322 of the Dominican Republic- 
Central America-United States Free Trade Agree-
ment Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(e) ANTIDUMPING
AND
COUNTERVAILING
DU-
TIES.—Whenever the International Trade Commission 
makes a final affirmative determination pursuant to sec-
tion 705 or section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1671d or 1673d), the Commission shall imme-
diately notify the Secretary of Labor and, in the case of 
an agricultural commodity, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
of that determination.’’.
SEC. 12. INDUSTRY-WIDE DETERMINATION. 
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2273) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) DETERMINATION REGARDING INDUSTRY-WIDE 
CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) DETERMINATION.—If the Secretary re-
ceives a request or a resolution under section 221(c) 
on behalf of workers in a domestic industry or occu-
pation (described in section 221(c)(2)) or certifies 3 
or more petitions under section 221(a) within a 180- 
day period on behalf of groups of workers in a do-
mestic industry or occupation, the Secretary shall 
make an determination, under subsection (a) of this 
section, of the eligibility of all adversely affected 
workers in that domestic industry or occupation. 
‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—Upon making a deter-
mination of the eligibility for adjustment assistance 
under this chapter of a group of workers or all work-
ers in an industry or occupation under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall promptly publish a summary 
of the determination, together with a summary of 
the basis for the determination, in the Federal Reg-
ister and on the website of the Department of 
Labor.’’.
SEC. 13. COORDINATION WITH OTHER TRADE PROVISIONS. 
(a) INDUSTRY-WIDE
CERTIFICATION
BASED
ON 
GLOBAL SAFEGUARDS.— 
(1) RECOMMENDATIONS BY ITC.— 
(A) Section 202(e)(2)(D) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252(e)(2)(D)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘, including the provision of trade 
adjustment assistance under chapter 2’’. 
(B) Section 203(a)(3)(D) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2253(a)(3)(D)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘, including the provision of trade 
adjustment assistance under chapter 2’’. 
(2) ASSISTANCE
FOR
WORKERS.—Paragraph 
(1)(A) of section 203(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2253(a)(1)(A)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1)(A) After receiving a report under section 
202(f) containing an affirmative finding regarding 
serious injury, or the threat thereof, to a domestic 
industry— 
‘‘(i) the President shall take all appro-
priate and feasible action within his power; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) the Secretary of Labor shall certify 
as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance 
under section 223 workers employed in the do-
mestic industry defined by the Commission if
such workers become totally or partially sepa-
rated, or are threatened to become totally or 
partially separated, not more than 1 year be-
fore, or not more than 1 year after, the date on 
which the Commission made its report to the 
President under section 202(f); and 
‘‘(II) in the case of a finding with respect 
to an agricultural commodity as defined in sec-
tion 291, the Secretary of Agriculture shall cer-
tify as eligible to apply for adjustment assist-
ance under section 293 agricultural commodity 
producers employed in the domestic production 
of the agricultural commodity that is the sub-
ject of the finding during the most recent mar-
keting year.’’. 
(b) INDUSTRY-WIDE CERTIFICATION BASED ON BI-
LATERAL SAFEGUARD PROVISIONS OR ANTIDUMPING OR 
COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 1 
of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 224 
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 224A. INDUSTRY-WIDE CERTIFICATION WHERE BILAT-
ERAL SAFEGUARD PROVISIONS INVOKED OR 
ANTIDUMPING OR COUNTERVAILING DUTIES 
IMPOSED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Labor receives a notifica-
tion with respect to the imposition of a trade remedy, safe-
guard determination, or antidumping or countervailing 
duty determination under section 224 (a), (b), (c), (d), 
or (e), the Secretary shall certify as eligible for trade ad-
justment assistance under section 223(a) workers em-
ployed in the domestic production of the article that is 
the subject of the trade remedy, safeguard determination, 
or antidumping or countervailing duty determination, as 
the case may be, if such workers become totally or par-
tially separated, or are threatened to become totally or 
partially separated, not more than 1 year before, or not 
more than 1 year after, the applicable date. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE DATE.—In this section, the term 
‘applicable date’ means— 
‘‘(1) the date on which the affirmative or posi-
tive determination or finding is made, in the case of 
a notification under section 224 (a), (b), or (d); 
‘‘(2) the date on which a final determination is 
made, in the case of a notification under section 
224(e); or
‘‘(3) the date on which additional duties are as-
sessed, in the case of a notification under section 
224(c).’’. 
(2) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY PRODUCERS.— 
Chapter 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended by striking section 
294 and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 294. INDUSTRY-WIDE CERTIFICATION FOR AGRICUL-
TURAL 
COMMODITY 
PRODUCERS 
WHERE 
SAFEGUARD PROVISIONS INVOKED OR ANTI-
DUMPING OR COUNTERVAILING DUTIES IM-
POSED. 
‘‘Not later than 10 days after the date on which the 
Secretary of Agriculture receives a notification with re-
spect to the imposition of a trade remedy, safeguard deter-
mination, or antidumping or countervailing duty deter-
mination under section 224 (b), (c), or (e), the Secretary 
shall certify as eligible for trade adjustment assistance 
under section 293(a) agricultural commodity producers 
employed in the domestic production of the agricultural 
commodity that is the subject of the trade remedy, safe-
guard determination, or antidumping or countervailing 
duty determination, as the case may be, during the most 
recent marketing year.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of con-
tents for title II of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to section 224 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘224. Notifications regarding affirmative determinations and safeguards.’’; 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 224 the following: 
‘‘224A. Industry-wide certification based on bilateral safeguard provisions in-
voked or antidumping or countervailing duties imposed.’’ 
; and 
(3) by striking the item relating to section 294 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘294. Industry-wide certification for agricultural commodity producers where 
safeguard provisions invoked or antidumping or countervailing 
duties imposed.’’. 
SEC. 14. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION. 
Subsections (c) and (d) of section 223 of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273(c) and (d)) are each amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘and on the website of the Department 
of Labor,’’ after ‘‘Federal Register’’. 
SEC. 15. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE ADVISOR. 
There is established in the Department of Labor an 
office to be known as the Office of the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance Advisor. The Office shall be headed by a Direc-
tor appointed by the Secretary of Labor, who shall be re-
sponsible for the operation of a telephone hotline that 
workers, employers, and other entities may call to obtain 
information regarding eligibility criteria, procedural re-
quirements, and benefits available under chapter 2 of title 
II of the Trade Act of 1974. The Director shall also co-
ordinate with State agencies responsible for administering 
benefits under such chapter in order to ensure that the 
States are complying with their obligations under such 
chapter. 
SEC. 16. AGREEMENTS WITH STATES. 
Section 239(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2311(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘and (4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(4) will use personnel standards on a merit basis in the 
administration of services and payment of benefits to ad-
versely affected workers under this chapter, and (5)’’. 
SEC. 17. GAO STUDY. 
The Comptroller General shall, not later than 6 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, con-
duct, and submit to the Congress a report on, a study 
evaluating the extent to which— 
(1) States are meeting each of the obligations 
set forth in sections 239(f) and 221(a)(2)(A) of the 
Trade Act of 1974; and 
(2) the Secretary of Labor is meeting each of 
the obligations set forth in section 225 of the Trade 
Act of 1974. 
If the Comptroller General finds that any of the obliga-
tions referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) are not being