I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1729 
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the trade adjustment 
assistance program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2007 
Mr. HAYES (for himself, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. COBLE, Mr. 
PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mrs. 
MYRICK, Mr. SHULER, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, and Mr. WATT) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the trade 
adjustment assistance program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Trade Adjustment As-
sistance Reform Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF DISPLACED TEXTILE AND APPAREL 
WORKERS FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSIST-
ANCE. 
Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2272) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘A group’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 
subsection (d), a group’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by amending 
clause (ii) to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) there has been or is likely to be an in-
crease in imports of articles that are like or directly 
competitive with articles which are or were produced 
by such firm or subdivision.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) TEXTILE AND APPAREL WORKERS.—In the case 
of workers in a firm that produces textiles or apparel prod-
ucts, the Secretary shall make the determination under 
subsection (a) of the eligibility of such workers for trade 
adjustment assistance under this chapter without regard 
to paragraph (2) of subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR STATES. 
Section 241 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2313) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(d) Funds that the Secretary provides to a State 
to cover administrative costs associated with the perform-
ance of the State’s responsibilities under section 239 shall 
be sufficient to cover all costs of the State associated with 
operating the trade adjustment assistance program, in-
cluding case worker costs.’’. 
SEC. 4. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR TRAINING. 
Section 236(a)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 
2296(a)(2)(A)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$220,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$440,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5. INCREASE IN CREDIT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE 
COSTS OF TAA AND PBGC PENSION RECIPI-
ENTS; SIMPLIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY DE-
TERMINATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 35 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘65 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘80 percent’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) of 
section 7527 of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘65 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘80 percent’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid in taxable years 
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) JOINT PROGRAM TO SIMPLIFY TAA PROCESS.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor 
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shall each, after consultation with each other, carry out 
compatible and coordinated programs to simplify the proc-
ess for individuals to become eligible for a trade readjust-
ment allowance, the credit allowed under section 35 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the program for the 
advance payment of such credit under section 7527 of 
such Code. 
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