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: 
‘‘(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 
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(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 
by a State or the Federal Government, or an associate 
or baccalaureate degree.’’. 
SEC. 5. 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 
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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 
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 
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