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Subtitle A—Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance 
PART I—APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRADE ADJUSTMENT 
ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 201. Application of provisions relating to trade adjustment assistance. 
PART II—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS 
Sec. 211. Group eligibility requirements. 
Sec. 212. Reductions in waivers from training. 
Sec. 213. Limitations on trade readjustment allowances. 
Sec. 214. Funding of training, employment and case management services, and 
job search and relocation allowances. 
Sec. 215. Reemployment trade adjustment assistance. 
Sec. 216. Program accountability. 
Sec. 217. Extension. 
PART III—OTHER ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 221. Trade adjustment assistance for firms. 
Sec. 222. Trade adjustment assistance for communities. 
Sec. 223. Trade adjustment assistance for farmers. 
PART IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 231. Applicability of trade adjustment assistance provisions. 
Sec. 232. Termination provisions. 
Sec. 233. Sunset provisions. 
Subtitle B—Health Coverage Improvement 
Sec. 241. Health care tax credit. 
Sec. 242. TAA pre-certification period rule for purposes of determining whether 
there is a 63-day lapse in creditable coverage. 
Sec. 243. Extension of COBRA benefits for certain TAA-eligible individuals and 
PBGC recipients. 
Subtitle C—Offsets 
PART I—UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM INTEGRITY 
Sec. 251. Mandatory penalty assessment on fraud claims. 
Sec. 252. Prohibition on noncharging due to employer fault. 
Sec. 253. Reporting of rehired employees to the directory of new hires. 
PART II—ADDITIONAL OFFSETS 
Sec. 261. Improvements to contracts with Medicare quality improvement organi-
zations (QIOs) in order to improve the quality of care furnished 
to Medicare beneficiaries. 
Sec. 262. Rates for merchandise processing fees. 
Sec. 263. Time for remitting certain merchandise processing fees.
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Subtitle A—Extension of Trade 
Adjustment Assistance 
PART I—APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING 
TO TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 201. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) REPEAL OF SNAPBACK.—Section 1893 of the Trade 
and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 (Pub-
lic Law 111–5; 123 Stat. 422) is repealed. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—Except 
as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the provisions of 
chapters 2 through 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, 
as in effect on February 12, 2011, and as amended by this 
subtitle, shall— 
(1) take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) apply to petitions for certification filed 
under chapters 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 subtitle, whenever in this subtitle an amendment or re-
peal 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
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made to a provision of any such chapter, as in effect on 
February 12, 2011. 
PART II—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR 
WORKERS 
SEC. 211. GROUP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 222 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) 
as subsections (b) through (e), respectively; 
(3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), as redes-
ignated, by striking ‘‘(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘(c)’’; 
(4) in subsection (c), as redesignated, by striking 
paragraph (5); and 
(5) in paragraph (2) of subsection (d), as redes-
ignated, by striking ‘‘, (b), or (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘or 
(b)’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 247 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2319) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘Subject to section 222(d)(5), the 
term’’ and inserting ‘‘The term’’; and
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(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘, 
service sector firm, or public agency’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘or service sector firm’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (7); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (19) 
as paragraphs (7) through (18), respectively. 
SEC. 212. REDUCTIONS IN WAIVERS FROM TRAINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 231(c) of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(C); and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), 
(E), and (F) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(C), respectively; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘(D), (E), 
or (F)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (C)’’. 
(b) GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION.—Section 234(b) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2294(b)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE ON GOOD CAUSE FOR WAIVER OF 
TIME LIMITS OR LATE FILING OF CLAIMS.—The Secretary 
shall establish procedures and criteria that allow for a 
waiver for good cause of the time limitations with respect
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to an application for a trade readjustment allowance or en-
rollment in training under this chapter.’’. 
SEC. 213. LIMITATIONS ON TRADE READJUSTMENT ALLOW-
ANCES. 
Section 233 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(or’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘period)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘78’’ and inserting 
‘‘65’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘91-week period’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘78-week pe-
riod’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) PAYMENT
OF TRADE READJUSTMENT ALLOW-
ANCES
TO COMPLETE TRAINING.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this section, in order to assist an ad-
versely 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
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(1) by inserting ‘‘and sections 235, 237, and 
238’’ after ‘‘to carry out this section’’ each place it 
appears; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘of payments that may be made under 
paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘of funds available 
to carry out this section and sections 235, 237, 
and 238’’; and 
(B) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(i) $575,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2012 and 2013; and 
‘‘(ii) $143,750,000 for the 3-month period 
beginning on October 1, 2013, and ending on 
December 31, 2013.’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(V), by striking ‘‘re-
lating to the provision of training under this section’’ 
and inserting ‘‘to carry out this section and sections 
235, 237, and 238’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘to pay the 
costs of training approved under this section’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to carry out this section and sections 235, 
237, and 238’’.
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(b) LIMITATIONS ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND 
EMPLOYMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 235A of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2295a) is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘FUNDING
FOR’’ and inserting ‘‘LIMITA-
TIONS ON’’; and 
(B) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘Of the funds made available to a State to carry out 
sections 235 through 238 for a fiscal year, the State shall 
use— 
‘‘(1) not more than 10 percent for the adminis-
tration of the trade adjustment assistance for workers 
program under this chapter, including for— 
‘‘(A) processing waivers of training require-
ments under section 231; 
‘‘(B) collecting, validating, and reporting 
data required under this chapter; and 
‘‘(C) providing reemployment trade adjust-
ment assistance under section 246; and 
‘‘(2) not less than 5 percent for employment and 
case management services under section 235.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by strik-
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ing the item relating to section 235A and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 235A. Limitations on administrative expenses and employment and case 
management services.’’. 
(c) REALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.—Section 245 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) REALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may— 
‘‘(A) reallot funds that were allotted to any 
State to carry out sections 235 through 238 and 
that remain unobligated by the State during the 
second or third fiscal year after the fiscal year 
in which the funds were provided to the State; 
and 
‘‘(B) provide such realloted funds to States 
to carry out sections 235 through 238 in accord-
ance with procedures established by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(2) REQUESTS
BY
STATES.—In establishing 
procedures under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary 
shall include procedures that provide for the distribu-
tion of realloted funds under that paragraph pursu-
ant to requests submitted by States in need of such 
funds.
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‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—The reallot-
ment of funds under paragraph (1) shall not extend 
the period for which such funds are available for ex-
penditure.’’. 
(d) JOB SEARCH ALLOWANCES.—Section 237 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2297) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘An adversely affected work-
er’’ and inserting ‘‘Each State may use funds 
made available to the State to carry out sections 
235 through 238 to allow an adversely affected 
worker’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘to’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘An’’ and inserting 
‘‘Any’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘all necessary job 
search expenses’’ and inserting ‘‘not more 
than 90 percent of the necessary job search 
expenses of the worker’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$1,500’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$1,250’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
shall’’ and inserting ‘‘a State may’’.
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(e) RELOCATION ALLOWANCES.—Section 238 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2298) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Any adversely affected 
worker’’ and inserting ‘‘Each State may use 
funds made available to the State to carry out 
sections 235 through 238 to allow an adversely 
affected worker’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘may file’’ and inserting 
‘‘to file’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting 
‘‘Any’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘includes’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘shall include’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘all’’ and 
inserting ‘‘not more than 90 percent of the’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$1,500’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$1,250’’. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 236 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘approppriate’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (g) and redesignating 
subsection (h) as subsection (g). 
SEC. 215. REEMPLOYMENT TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 246(a) of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2318(a)) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
paragraph 
(3)(B)(ii), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$55,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
‘‘$12,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
‘‘$12,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Section 246(b)(1) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2318(b)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘February 12, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’. 
SEC. 216. PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) CORE INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 239(j)(2)(A) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311(j)(2)(A)) is 
amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The core indicators of 
performance described in this paragraph are— 
‘‘(i) the percentage of workers receiving 
benefits under this chapter who are em-
ployed during the first or second calendar 
quarter following the calendar quarter in 
which the workers cease receiving such bene-
fits; 
‘‘(ii) the percentage of such workers 
who are employed during the 2 calendar 
quarters following the earliest calendar 
quarter during which the worker was em-
ployed as described in clause (i); 
‘‘(iii) the average earnings of such 
workers who are employed during the 2 cal-
endar quarters described in clause (ii); and 
‘‘(iv) the percentage of such workers 
who obtain a recognized postsecondary cre-
dential, including an industry-recognized 
credential, or a secondary school diploma or 
its recognized equivalent if combined with 
employment under clause (i), while receiv-
ing benefits under this chapter or during 
the 1-year period after such workers cease 
receiving such benefits.’’.
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) take effect on October 1, 2011; and 
(B) apply with respect to agreements under 
section 239 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2311) entered into before, on, or after October 1, 
2011. 
(b) COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF DATA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 249B(b) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2323(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘(including such allowances classified by 
payments under paragraphs (1) and (3) of 
section 233(a), and section 233(f), respec-
tively) and payments under section 246’’ 
after ‘‘readjustment allowances’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) The average number of weeks trade re-
adjustment allowances were paid to workers. 
‘‘(E) The number of workers who report 
that they have received benefits under a prior 
certification issued under this chapter in any of 
the 10 fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for 
which the data is collected under this section.’’;
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(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘training leading to an associate’s degree, 
remedial education, prerequisite education,’’ 
after ‘‘distance learning,’’; 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) The number of workers who complete 
training approved under section 236 who were 
enrolled in pre-layoff training or part-time 
training at any time during that training.’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
‘‘, and the average duration of training that 
does not include remedial or prerequisite 
education’’ after ‘‘training’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘duration’’ and inserting ‘‘average dura-
tion’’; and 
(v) in subparagraph (F), by inserting 
‘‘and the average duration of the training 
that was completed by such workers’’ after 
‘‘training’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraph (B) 
as subparagraph (D); and
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(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) A summary of the data on workers in 
the quarterly reports required under section 
239(j) classified by the age, pre-program edu-
cational level, and post-program credential at-
tainment of the workers. 
‘‘(C) The average earnings of workers de-
scribed in section 239(j)(2)(A)(i) in the second, 
third, and fourth calendar quarters following the 
calendar quarter in which such workers cease re-
ceiving benefits under this chapter, expressed as 
a percentage of the average earnings of such 
workers in the 3 calendar quarters before the cal-
endar quarter in which such workers began re-
ceiving benefits under this chapter.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) DATA ON SPENDING.— 
‘‘(A) The total amount of funds used to pay 
for trade readjustment allowances, in the aggre-
gate and by each State. 
‘‘(B) The total amount of the payments to 
the States to carry out sections 235 through 238 
used for training, in the aggregate and for each 
State.
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‘‘(C) The total amount of payments to the 
States to carry out sections 235 through 238 used 
for the costs of administration, in the aggregate 
and for each State. 
‘‘(D) The total amount of payments to the 
States to carry out sections 235 through 238 used 
for job search and relocation allowances, in the 
aggregate and for each State.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Not later than October 1, 
2012, the Secretary of Labor shall update the system 
required by section 249B(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2323(a)) to include the collection of and 
reporting on the data required by the amendments 
made by paragraph (1). 
(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 249B(d) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2323(d)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 15’’ and inserting ‘‘February 15’’. 
SEC. 217. EXTENSION. 
Section 245(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2317(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘February 12, 2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’. 
PART III—OTHER ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 221. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—
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‘‘(7) The number of firms that received assist-
ance in preparing their petitions. 
‘‘(8) The number of firms that received assist-
ance developing business recovery plans. 
‘‘(9) The number of business recovery plans ap-
proved and denied by the Secretary. 
‘‘(10) The average duration of benefits received 
under the program nationally and in each region 
served by an intermediary organization referred to in 
section 253(b)(1). 
‘‘(11) Sales, employment, and productivity at 
each firm participating in the program at the time 
of certification. 
‘‘(12) Sales, employment, and productivity at 
each firm upon completion of the program and each 
year for the 2-year period following completion of the 
program. 
‘‘(13) The number of firms in operation as of the 
date of the report and the number of firms that ceased 
operations after completing the program and in each 
year during the 2-year period following completion of 
the program. 
‘‘(14) The financial assistance received by each 
firm participating in the program.
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‘‘(15) The financial contribution made by each 
firm participating in the program. 
‘‘(16) The types of technical assistance included 
in the business recovery plans of firms participating 
in the program. 
‘‘(17) The number of firms leaving the program 
before completing the project or projects in their busi-
ness recovery plans and the reason the project or 
projects were not completed. 
‘‘(18) The total amount expended by all inter-
mediary organizations referred to in section 253(b)(1) 
and by each such organization to administer the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(19) The total amount expended by inter-
mediary organizations to provide technical assistance 
to firms under the program nationally and in each 
region served by such an organization. 
‘‘(b) CLASSIFICATION OF DATA.—To the extent pos-
sible, in collecting and reporting the data described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall classify the data by inter-
mediary organization, State, and national totals. 
‘‘(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS; PUBLICATION.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) submit the report described in subsection (a) 
to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the
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Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
‘‘(2) publish the report in the Federal Register 
and on the website of the Department of Commerce. 
‘‘(d) PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not re-
lease information described in subsection (a) that the 
Secretary considers to be confidential business infor-
mation unless the person submitting the confidential 
business information had notice, at the time of sub-
mission, that such information would be released by 
the Secretary, or such person subsequently consents to 
the release of the information. 
‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary 
from providing information the Secretary considers to 
be confidential business information under paragraph 
(1) to a court in camera or to another party under 
a protective order issued by a court.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 255 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 255A. Annual report on trade adjustment assistance for firms.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Effective on the day 
after the date on which the Secretary of Commerce
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submits the report required by section 1866 of the 
Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 
2009 (19 U.S.C. 2356) for fiscal year 2011, such sec-
tion is repealed. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Section 255(a) of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2345(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘February 12, 2011.’’ and inserting 
‘‘$16,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 and 
2013, and $4,000,000 for the 3-month period begin-
ning on October 1, 2013, and ending on December 31, 
2013.’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘otherwise remain’’ and inserting ‘‘shall re-
main’’. 
SEC. 222. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMU-
NITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title II of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2371 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking subchapters A, C, and D; 
(2) in subchapter B, by striking the subchapter 
heading; and 
(3) by redesignating sections 278 and 279 as sec-
tions 271 and 272, respectively. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section 271 
of the Trade Act of 1974, as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(3), is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘December 15 in each of the calendar 
years 2009 through’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
15, 2009,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) providing the following data relating to 
program performance and outcomes: 
‘‘(A) Of the grants awarded under this sec-
tion, the amount of funds spent by grantees. 
‘‘(B) The average dollar amount of grants 
awarded under this section. 
‘‘(C) The average duration of grants award-
ed under this section. 
‘‘(D) The percentage of workers receiving 
benefits under chapter 2 that are served by pro-
grams developed, offered, or improved using 
grants awarded under this section.
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‘‘(E) The percentage and number of workers 
receiving benefits under chapter 2 who obtained 
a degree through such programs and the average 
duration of the participation of such workers in 
training under section 236. 
‘‘(F) The number of workers receiving bene-
fits under chapter 2 served by such programs 
who did not complete a degree and the average 
duration of the participation of such workers in 
training under section 236.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) take effect on October 1, 2011; and 
(B) apply with respect to reports submitted 
under subsection (e) of section 271 of the Trade 
Act of 1974, as redesignated by subsection (a)(3), 
on or after October 1, 2012. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 271 of the Trade Act of 1974, as re-
designated by subsection (a)(3), is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (4)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A)—
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(aa) in clause (ii), by strik-
ing the semicolon and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(bb) by striking clauses (iii) 
and (iv); and 
(cc) by redesignating clause 
(v) as clause (iii); 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking 
‘‘(A)(v)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘(A)(iii)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (5)(A)— 
(I) in clause (i)— 
(aa) in the matter preceding 
subclause (I), by striking ‘‘, and 
other entities described in section 
276(a)(2)(B)’’; and 
(bb) in subclause (II), by 
striking the semicolon and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; 
(II) by striking clause (iii); and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking paragraph 
(2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2). 
(2) Subsection (b) of section 272 of the Trade Act 
of 1974, as redesignated by subsection (a)(3), is
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amended by striking ‘‘278(a)(2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘271(a)(2)’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by striking the items 
relating to chapter 4 of title II and inserting the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 4—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES 
‘‘Sec. 271. Community College and Career Training Grant Program. 
‘‘Sec. 272. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
SEC. 223. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 293(d) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401b(d)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than January 30 of 
each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives a report containing 
the following information with respect to the trade adjust-
ment assistance for farmers program under this chapter 
during the preceding fiscal year: 
‘‘(1) A list of the agricultural commodities cov-
ered by a certification under this chapter. 
‘‘(2) The States or regions in which agricultural 
commodities are produced and the aggregate amount 
of such commodities produced in each such State or 
region.
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‘‘(3) The number of petitions filed. 
‘‘(4) The number of petitions certified and de-
nied by the Secretary. 
‘‘(5) The average time for processing petitions. 
‘‘(6) The number of petitions filed and agricul-
tural commodity producers approved for each congres-
sional district of the United States. 
‘‘(7) Of the number of producers approved, the 
number of agricultural commodity producers that en-
tered the program and received benefits. 
‘‘(8) The number of agricultural commodity pro-
ducers that completed initial technical assistance. 
‘‘(9) The number of agricultural commodity pro-
ducers that completed intensive technical assistance. 
‘‘(10) The number of initial business plans ap-
proved and denied by the Secretary. 
‘‘(11) The number of long-term business plans 
approved and denied by the Secretary. 
‘‘(12) The total number of agricultural com-
modity producers, by congressional district, receiving 
initial technical assistance and intensive technical as-
sistance, respectively, under this chapter. 
‘‘(13) The types of initial technical assistance re-
ceived by agricultural commodity producers partici-
pating in the program.
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‘‘(14) The types of intensive technical assistance 
received by agricultural commodity producers partici-
pating in the program. 
‘‘(15) The number of agricultural commodity 
producers leaving the program before completing the 
projects in their long-term business plans and the rea-
son those projects were not completed. 
‘‘(16) The total number of agricultural com-
modity producers, by congressional district, receiving 
benefits under this chapter. 
‘‘(17) The average duration of benefits received 
under this chapter. 
‘‘(18) The number of agricultural commodity 
producers in operation as of the date of the report 
and the number of agricultural commodity producers 
that ceased operations after completing the program 
and in the 1-year period following completion of the 
program. 
‘‘(19) The number of agricultural commodity 
producers that report that such producers received 
benefits under a prior certification issued under this 
chapter in any of the 10 fiscal years preceding the 
date of the report.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall—
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(A) take effect on October 1, 2011; and 
(B) apply with respect to reports submitted 
under section 293(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2401b(d)) on or after October 1, 
2012. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Section 298(a) of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401g(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and there are appropriated’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘not to exceed’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘February 12, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘not 
to exceed $90,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 
and 2013, and $22,500,000 for the 3-month period be-
ginning on October 1, 2013, and ending on December 
31, 2013’’. 
PART IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 231. APPLICABILITY OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSIST-
ANCE PROVISIONS. 
(a) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
FOR WORK-
ERS.— 
(1) PETITIONS FILED ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 
13, 2011, AND BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 
(A) CERTIFICATIONS OF WORKERS NOT CER-
TIFIED BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.—
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(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 
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— 
(I) reconsider that determination; 
and 
(II) if the group of workers meets 
the requirements of section 222 of the 
Trade Act of 1974, as in effect on such
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date of enactment, certify the group of 
workers as eligible to apply for adjust-
ment assistance. 
(iii) PETITION
DESCRIBED.—A peti-
tion 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 February 13, 2011, 
and before the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(B) ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—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 pursu-
ant to a petition described in subparagraph 
(A)(iii) shall be eligible, on and after the 
date that is 60 days after the date of the en-
actment 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. 
(ii) ELECTION FOR WORKERS RECEIV-
ING BENEFITS ON THE 60TH DAY AFTER EN-
ACTMENT.—
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(I) IN GENERAL.—A worker cer-
tified as eligible to apply for adjust-
ment assistance under section 222 of 
the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to a 
petition described in subparagraph 
(A)(iii) who is receiving benefits under 
chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974 as of the date that is 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
Act may, not later than the date that 
is 150 days after such date of enact-
ment, make a one-time election to re-
ceive benefits pursuant to— 
(aa) the provisions of chapter 
2 of title II of the Trade Act of 
1974, as in effect on such date of 
enactment; or 
(bb) the provisions of chapter 
2 of title II of the Trade Act of 
1974, as in effect on February 13, 
2011. 
(II) EFFECT
OF
FAILURE
TO 
MAKE ELECTION.—A worker described 
in subclause (I) who does not make the 
election described in that subclause on
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or before the date that is 150 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act 
shall be eligible to receive benefits only 
under the provisions of chapter 2 of 
title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in 
effect on February 13, 2011. 
(III) COMPUTATION OF MAXIMUM 
BENEFITS.—Benefits received by a 
worker described in subclause (I) under 
chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974, as in effect on February 13, 
2011, before the worker makes the elec-
tion described in that subclause 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, or as in effect on 
February 13, 2011, whichever is appli-
cable after the election of the worker 
under subclause (I). 
(2) PETITIONS
FILED
BEFORE
FEBRUARY
13, 
2011.—A worker certified as eligible to apply for ad-
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justment assistance pursuant to a petition filed under 
section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974— 
(A) on or after May 18, 2009, and on or be-
fore February 12, 2011, shall continue to be eli-
gible to apply for and receive benefits under the 
provisions of chapter 2 of title II of such Act, as 
in effect on February 12, 2011; or 
(B) before May 18, 2009, 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 May 17, 2009. 
(3) QUALIFYING SEPARATIONS WITH RESPECT TO 
PETITIONS FILED WITHIN 90 DAYS OF DATE OF EN-
ACTMENT.—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 
‘‘before February 13, 2010’’ for ‘‘more than one year 
before the date of the petition on which such certifi-
cation was granted’’ 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. 
(b) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS.—
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(1) CERTIFICATION
OF
FIRMS
NOT
CERTIFIED 
BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 
(A) CRITERIA
IF
A
DETERMINATION
HAS 
NOT BEEN MADE.—If, as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce has 
not made a determination with respect to wheth-
er to certify a firm as eligible to apply for ad-
justment assistance under section 251 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to a petition de-
scribed in subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall 
make that determination based on the require-
ments of section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974, 
as in effect on such date of enactment. 
(B) RECONSIDERATION OF DENIAL OF CER-
TAIN PETITIONS.—If, before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary made a deter-
mination not to certify a firm as eligible to 
apply for adjustment assistance under section 
251 of the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to a peti-
tion described in subparagraph (C), the Sec-
retary shall— 
(i) reconsider that determination; and 
(ii) if the firm meets the requirements 
of section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
in effect on such date of enactment, certify
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the firm as eligible to apply for adjustment 
assistance. 
(C) PETITION DESCRIBED.—A petition de-
scribed 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 February 13, 2011, and be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) CERTIFICATION
OF
FIRMS
THAT
DID
NOT 
SUBMIT PETITIONS BETWEEN FEBRUARY 13, 2011, AND 
DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Com-
merce shall certify a firm described in subpara-
graph (B) as eligible to apply for adjustment as-
sistance 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. 
(B) FIRM DESCRIBED.—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—
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(i) the firm or its representative had 
filed a petition for a certification of eligi-
bility under section 251 of the Trade Act of 
1974 on a date during the period beginning 
on February 13, 2011, and ending on the 
day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
(ii) 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). 
SEC. 232. TERMINATION PROVISIONS. 
Section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 
note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘February 12, 2011’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘that chapter’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘the worker is—’’ and inserting 
‘‘that chapter if the worker is—’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘peti-
tions’’ and inserting ‘‘a petition’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in paragraph (1)(B), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘pursuant to a pe-
tition filed under section 251’’ after ‘‘chapter 3’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘pursuant to a pe-
tition filed under section 292’’ after ‘‘chapter 6’’; 
and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3). 
SEC. 233. SUNSET PROVISIONS. 
(a) APPLICATION OF PRIOR LAW.—Subject to sub-
section (b), beginning on January 1, 2014, the provisions 
of chapters 2, 3, 5, and 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.), as in effect on February 13, 
2011, shall apply, except that in applying and admin-
istering such chapters— 
(1) paragraph (1) of section 231(c) of that Act 
shall be applied and administered as if subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) of that paragraph were not 
in effect; 
(2) section 233 of that Act shall be applied and 
administered— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by substituting 
‘‘104-week period’’ for ‘‘104-week period’’
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and all that follows through ‘‘130-week pe-
riod)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by substituting ‘‘65’’ 
for ‘‘52’’; and 
(II) by substituting ‘‘78-week pe-
riod’’ for ‘‘52-week period’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(B) by applying and administering sub-
section (g) as if it read as follows: 
‘‘(g) PAYMENT
OF TRADE READJUSTMENT ALLOW-
ANCES
TO COMPLETE TRAINING.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this section, in order to assist an ad-
versely 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 Sec-
retary 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 al-
lowance under this chapter if—
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‘‘(1) payment of the trade readjustment allow-
ance for not more than 13 weeks is necessary for the 
worker to complete the training; 
‘‘(2) the worker participates in training in each 
such week; and 
‘‘(3) the worker— 
‘‘(A) has substantially met the performance 
benchmarks established as part of the training 
approved for the worker; 
‘‘(B) is expected to continue to make 
progress toward the completion of the training; 
and 
‘‘(C) will complete the training during that 
period of eligibility.’’; 
(3) section 245 of that Act shall be applied and 
administered by substituting ‘‘2014’’ for ‘‘2007’’; 
(4) section 246(b)(1) of that Act shall be applied 
and administered by substituting ‘‘December 31, 
2014’’ for ‘‘the date that is 5 years’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘State’’; 
(5) section 256(b) of that Act shall be applied 
and administered by substituting ‘‘the 1-year period 
beginning on January 1, 2014’’ for ‘‘each of fiscal 
years 2003 through 2007, and $4,000,000 for the 3- 
month period beginning on October 1, 2007’’;
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(6) section 298(a) of that Act shall be applied 
and administered by substituting ‘‘the 1-year period 
beginning on January 1, 2014’’ for ‘‘each of the fiscal 
years’’ and all that follows through ‘‘October 1, 
2007’’; and 
(7) section 285 of that Act shall be applied and 
administered— 
(A) in subsection (a), by substituting 
‘‘2014’’ for ‘‘2007’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) by applying and administering sub-
section (b) as if it read as follows: 
‘‘(b) OTHER ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), assistance may not be pro-
vided under chapter 3 after December 31, 2014. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), any assistance approved under 
chapter 3 on or before December 31, 2014, may 
be provided— 
‘‘(i) to the extent funds are available 
pursuant to such chapter for such purpose; 
and
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terminations for the period beginning on Feb-
ruary 13, 2011, and ending 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, but a plan 
shall not fail to be qualified health insurance 
within the meaning of section 35(e) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 during this period 
merely due to such failure to modify benefit de-
terminations. 
(B) GUIDANCE CONCERNING PERIODS BE-
FORE 30 DAYS AFTER ENACTMENT.—Except as 
provided in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
the Treasury (or his designee), in consultation 
with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices and the Secretary of Labor, may issue regu-
lations or other guidance regarding the scope of 
the application of the amendments made by this 
section to periods before the date which is 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(C) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO CERTAIN 
LOSS OF COVERAGE.—In the case of a TAA-re-
lated loss of coverage (as defined in section 
4980B(f)(5)(C)(iv) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986) that occurs during the period beginning 
on February 13, 2011, and ending 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the 7-day
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period described in section 9801(c)(2)(D) of the 
Internal 
Revenue 
Code 
of 
1986, 
section 
701(c)(2)(C) of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974, and section 2701(c)(2)(C) 
of the Public Health Service Act shall be ex-
tended until 30 days after such date of enact-
ment. 
SEC. 243. EXTENSION OF COBRA BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN 
TAA-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND PBGC RE-
CIPIENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions are each 
amended by striking ‘‘February 12, 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘January 1, 2014’’: 
(1) Section 602(2)(A)(v) of the Employee Retire-
ment Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
1162(2)(A)(v)). 
(2) Section 602(2)(A)(vi) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
1162(2)(A)(vi)). 
(3) Section 4980B(f)(2)(B)(i)(V) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
(4) Section 4980B(f)(2)(B)(i)(VI) of such Code. 
(5) Section 2202(2)(A)(iv) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300bb–2(2)(A)(iv)). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to periods of coverage which would