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similar fault was involved in the application of 
the individual for such benefits. 
‘‘(B) 
DISREGARD
OF
CERTAIN
EVI-
DENCE.—When redetermining the entitlement, 
or making an initial determination of entitle-
ment, of an individual under this title, the Com-
missioner shall disregard any evidence if there 
is reason to believe that fraud or similar fault 
was involved in the providing of such evidence. 
‘‘(2) SIMILAR
FAULT
DESCRIBED.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), similar fault is involved with 
respect to a determination if— 
‘‘(A) an incorrect or incomplete statement 
that is material to the determination is know-
ingly made; or 
‘‘(B) information that is material to the 
determination is knowingly concealed. 
‘‘(3) TERMINATION OF BENEFITS.—If, after re-
determining pursuant to this subsection the entitle-
ment of an individual to comprehensive paid leave 
benefits, the Commissioner determines that there is 
insufficient evidence to support such entitlement, the 
Commissioner may terminate such entitlement and 
may treat benefits paid on the basis of such insuffi-
cient evidence as overpayments. 
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‘‘SEC. 2207. FUNDING FOR BENEFIT PAYMENTS, GRANTS, 
AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) FUNDING
FOR
BENEFIT
PAYMENTS
AND 
GRANTS.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be nec-
essary to pay benefits under section 2202 and for grants 
under sections 2208 and 2209. 
‘‘(b) FUNDING FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated, out of any 
funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
$1,500,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2022 
and 
$1,590,700,000 for each subsequent fiscal year (sub-
ject to paragraph (2)) for timely and accurate ad-
ministration of all sections of this title, including 
costs related to necessary customer service, staffing, 
technology, training, data sharing, identity valida-
tion, technical assistance to legacy States under sec-
tion 2208 and employers or employer-designated 
third party administrators under section 2209, pub-
lic education and outreach to potential beneficiaries, 
and research for the purpose of ensuring full and eq-
uitable access to the programs under this title. 
‘‘(2) INDEXING TO WAGE GROWTH.—For each 
fiscal year after 2024, there shall be substituted for 
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the dollar amount specified in paragraph (1) for 
such fiscal year an amount equal to the larger of the 
dollar amount in effect under this subsection for the 
fiscal year preceding such fiscal year or the product 
of $1,590,700,000 multiplied by the ratio of— 
‘‘(A) the national average wage index (as 
defined in section 2210) for the most recent 
calendar year that ends before the beginning of 
such preceding fiscal year, to 
‘‘(B) the national average wage index (as 
so defined) for 2021. 
‘‘(3) NO USE OF TITLE II FUNDS.—No funds 
made available for the administration of title II may 
be used to carry out the paid leave program estab-
lished under this title. 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF EMERGENCY FUNDING.—In 
addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appro-
priated for fiscal year 2022, out of any funds in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for administrative expenses de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1) during fiscal year 2024 or any 
subsequent fiscal year, except that such amount shall not 
be available in any fiscal year unless the Commissioner 
determines that the number of applications filed during 
such fiscal year for comprehensive paid leave benefits 
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under section 2202(a) will exceed the number that were 
anticipated to be filed during such fiscal year (as deter-
mined by the Commissioner) by 20 percent or more. 
‘‘SEC. 2208. FUNDING FOR STATE ADMINISTRATION OPTION 
FOR LEGACY STATES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In each calendar year beginning 
with calendar year 2025, the Commissioner shall make a 
grant to each State that, for the calendar year preceding 
such calendar year, was a legacy State and that met the 
data sharing requirements of subsection (e), in an amount 
equal to the lesser of— 
‘‘(1) an amount, as estimated by the Commis-
sioner, equal to the total amount of comprehensive 
paid leave benefits that would have been paid under 
section 2202 (including the costs to the Commis-
sioner to administer such benefits, not to exceed (for 
purposes of estimating such total amount under this 
paragraph) 7 percent of the total amount of such 
benefits paid) to individuals who received paid family 
and medical leave benefits under a State law de-
scribed in paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (b) 
during the calendar year preceding such calendar 
year if the State had not been a legacy State for 
such preceding calendar year; or 
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‘‘(2) an amount equal to the total cost of paid 
family and medical leave benefits under a State law 
described in paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (b) 
for the calendar year preceding such calendar year, 
including— 
‘‘(A) any paid family and medical leave 
benefits provided by an employer (whether di-
rectly, under a contract with an insurer, or pro-
vided through a multiemployer plan) as de-
scribed in subsection (d); and 
‘‘(B) the full cost to the State of admin-
istering such law (except that such cost may 
not exceed 7 percent of the total amount of 
paid family and medical leave benefits paid 
under such State law). 
In any case in which, during any calendar year, the Com-
missioner has reason to believe that a State will be a leg-
acy State and meet the data sharing requirements of sub-
section (e) for such calendar year, the Commissioner may 
make estimated payments during such calendar year of 
the grant which would be paid to such State in the suc-
ceeding calendar year, to be adjusted as appropriate in 
the succeeding calendar year. 
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‘‘(b) LEGACY STATE.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘legacy State’ for a calendar year means a State 
with respect to which the Commissioner determines that— 
‘‘(1) the State has enacted, not later than the 
date of enactment of this title, a State law that pro-
vides paid family and medical leave benefits; 
‘‘(2) for any calendar year that begins before 
the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this title, the State certifies to the Commissioner 
that the State intends to remain a legacy State and 
meet the data sharing requirements of subsection (e) 
at least through the first calendar year that begins 
on or after such date; and 
‘‘(3) for any calendar year that begins on or 
after such date, a State law of the State provides for 
a State program to remain in effect throughout such 
calendar year that provides comprehensive paid fam-
ily and medical leave benefits (which may be paid di-
rectly by the State or, if permitted under such State 
law, by an employer pursuant to such State law)— 
‘‘(A) for at least 4 full workweeks of leave 
during each 12-month period to at least all of 
those individuals in the State who would be eli-
gible for comprehensive paid leave benefits 
under section 2202 (without regard to section 
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2202(c)(2)(D)), except that the State shall pro-
vide such benefits for leave from employment by 
the State or any political subdivision thereof, 
and may elect to provide such benefits for leave 
from any other governmental employment; 
‘‘(B) at a wage replacement rate that is at 
least equivalent to the wage replacement rate 
under the comprehensive paid leave benefit pro-
gram under section 2202 (without regard to 
section 2202(c)(2)(D)). 
‘‘(c) COVERED EMPLOYMENT UNDER THE LAW OF 
A LEGACY STATE.—For purposes of this title, the term 
‘covered employment under the law of a legacy State’ 
means employment (or self-employment) with respect to 
which an individual would be eligible to receive paid family 
and medical benefits under the State law of a State, as 
described in paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (b), during 
any period during which such State is a legacy State. 
‘‘(d) EMPLOYER-PROVIDED BENEFITS IN A LEGACY 
STATE.— 
‘‘(1) TREATMENT
FOR
PURPOSES
OF
THIS 
TITLE.—Notwithstanding any provision of section 
2209, in the case of a State that permits paid family 
and medical leave benefits to be provided by an em-
ployer (whether directly, under a contract with an 
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insurer, or provided through a multiemployer plan) 
pursuant to a State law described in paragraph (1) 
or (3) of subsection (b)— 
‘‘(A) such benefits shall be considered, for 
all purposes under this title, paid family and 
medical leave benefits under the law of a legacy 
State; and 
‘‘(B) leave for which such benefits are paid 
shall be considered, for all such purposes, leave 
from covered employment under the law of a 
legacy State. 
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT FUNDS.—In any 
case in which paid family and medical leave benefits 
are provided by one or more employers (whether di-
rectly, under a contract with an insurer, or provided 
through a multiemployer plan) in a legacy State pur-
suant to a State law described in paragraph (1) or 
(3) of subsection (b), the State, upon the receipt of 
any grant amount under subsection (a), may dis-
tribute an appropriate share of such grant to each 
such employer. 
‘‘(e) DATA SHARING.—As a condition of receiving a 
grant under subsection (a) in a calendar year, a State 
shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner 
under which the State shall provide the Commissioner— 
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‘‘(1) with information, to be provided periodi-
cally as determined by the Commissioner, concerning 
individuals who received a paid leave benefit under 
a State law described in paragraph (1) or (3) of sub-
section (b), including each individual’s name, infor-
mation to establish the individual’s identity, dates 
for which such paid leave benefits were paid, the 
amount of such paid leave benefit, and, to the extent 
available, such other information concerning such in-
dividuals as necessary for the purpose of carrying 
out this section and section 2202(c)(2)(D); 
‘‘(2) not later than July 1 of such calendar 
year, the amount described in subsection (a)(2) for 
the calendar year preceding such calendar year; and 
‘‘(3) such other information as needed to deter-
mine compliance with grant requirements. 
‘‘(f) GREATER BENEFITS PERMITTED.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to prohibit a legacy State 
or an employer providing benefits pursuant to a legacy 
State law from providing paid family and medical leave 
benefits that exceed the requirements described in this sec-
tion. 
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‘‘SEC. 2209. REIMBURSEMENT OPTION FOR EMPLOYER- 
SPONSORED COMPREHENSIVE PAID LEAVE 
BENEFITS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For each calendar year begin-
ning with calendar year 2024, the Commissioner shall 
make a grant to each employer that is an eligible employer 
for such calendar year in an amount equal to— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an eligible employer spon-
soring a comprehensive paid leave benefit program 
with respect to which benefits are awarded and paid 
under a contract with an insurer (or through a mul-
tiemployer plan), an amount (not to exceed the em-
ployer’s expenditures for such program) equal to the 
lesser of— 
‘‘(A) 90 percent of the product of— 
‘‘(i) the projected national average 
cost per individual of providing comprehen-
sive paid leave benefits under section 2202 
as determined by the Commissioner for 
such calendar year under subsection (c)(3) 
(or, in the case of a calendar year during 
which the eligible employer sponsored such 
comprehensive paid leave benefit program 
for only a fraction of the year, an equal 
fraction of such projected national average 
cost); multiplied by 
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‘‘(ii) the number of eligible employees 
(within 
the 
meaning 
of 
subsection 
(b)(1)(A) and pro-rated for part-time eligi-
ble employees) whose employment is cov-
ered employment under the employer-spon-
sored program (as defined in subsection 
(g)) for such calendar year (or, in the case 
of a calendar year during which the eligible 
employer sponsored such comprehensive 
paid leave benefit program for only a frac-
tion of the year, for such fraction of the 
year); and 
‘‘(B) 90 percent of the total premiums 
paid to the insurer (or contributions paid to the 
multiemployer plan) by the eligible employer 
under such contract (or such plan) for such cal-
endar year (or such fraction thereof) for the 
coverage under such contract (or such plan) of 
eligible employees of the employer; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of an eligible employer spon-
soring a self-insured comprehensive paid leave ben-
efit program with respect to which benefits are 
awarded and paid directly by the employer (or by a 
third party administrator on behalf of the employer), 
an amount equal to 90 percent of— 
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‘‘(A) the amount of benefits paid under the 
program for such calendar year to eligible em-
ployees of the employer for up to 4 weeks of 
leave per eligible employee; or 
‘‘(B) if lesser, the product of the national 
average weekly benefit amount paid under sec-
tion 2203(a) during such calendar year multi-
plied by the number of weeks of leave (up to 4 
per eligible employee) paid by the employer for 
all eligible employees under the program for the 
calendar year. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), an eligible employer for a calendar year is an 
employer (other than the Federal Government or the 
government of any State (or political subdivision 
thereof) that is a legacy State for such calendar year 
under section 2208) that satisfies all of the following 
requirements: 
‘‘(A) NON-LEGACY
STATE
EMPLOYEES.— 
The employer has one or more employees dur-
ing such calendar year whose employment with 
such employer is not covered employment under 
the law of a legacy State (as defined in section 
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2208(c)) (in this section referred to as ‘eligible 
employees’). 
‘‘(B) GRANT CONDITIONS.—As a condition 
of the grant, the employer agrees— 
‘‘(i) that, on return from leave under 
the program described in subparagraph 
(C)(ii), the eligible employee taking such 
leave will— 
‘‘(I) be restored by the employer 
to the position of employment held by 
the eligible employee when the leave 
commenced; or 
‘‘(II) be restored to an equivalent 
position with equivalent employment 
benefits, pay, and other terms and 
conditions of employment; 
‘‘(ii) to maintain coverage for the eli-
gible employee under any ‘group health 
plan’ (as defined in section 2210) for the 
duration of such leave at the level and 
under the conditions coverage would have 
been provided if the eligible employee had 
continued in employment continuously for 
the duration of such leave; 
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subsection (g)) and informing them of the 
right to appeal any adverse determination 
with respect to comprehensive paid leave 
benefits under the program described in 
subparagraph (C)(ii); and 
‘‘(v) not to impose any fee on any eli-
gible employee related to ensuring cov-
erage, or to the receipt of comprehensive 
paid leave benefits, under the program de-
scribed in subparagraph (C)(ii). 
‘‘(C) APPLICATION; SUBMISSION
OF
RE-
QUIRED INFORMATION.—Not later than the cer-
tification deadline specified in paragraph (2)(A) 
for such calendar year, the employer— 
‘‘(i) notifies the Commissioner that 
the employer intends to seek a grant under 
this section for such calendar year; 
‘‘(ii) certifies to the Commissioner 
that the employer will have in effect during 
such calendar year a comprehensive paid 
leave benefit program that meets the re-
quirements of subsection (c) and, not later 
than the submission deadline specified in 
paragraph (2)(B) for such calendar year, 
provides all documentation relating to such 
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program as the Commissioner may request; 
and 
‘‘(iii) pays an application fee to the 
Commissioner in accordance with this sub-
paragraph, such amounts to remain avail-
able to the Commissioner without further 
appropriation, in addition to amounts oth-
erwise available, to administer this section 
and 
appeals 
described 
in 
section 
2205(a)(1)(B). 
In the case of an initial application, the applica-
tion fee under this subparagraph shall be $500 
for an employer with 50 or fewer employees, 
$1,000 for an employer with more than 50 but 
fewer than 500 employees, and $2,000 for an 
employer with 500 or more employees. In the 
case of a renewed application, the application 
fee under this subparagraph shall be $200. 
‘‘(D) APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSIONER.— 
The comprehensive paid leave benefit program 
referred to in subparagraph (C)(ii) is subse-
quently approved by the Commissioner as meet-
ing all applicable requirements. 
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‘‘(E) INFORMATION SUBMISSION REQUIRE-
MENT.—At the time of application for such 
grant for each calendar year, the employer— 
‘‘(i) submits to the Commissioner— 
‘‘(I) an attestation that the com-
prehensive paid leave benefit program 
referred to in subparagraph (C)(ii) 
will remain in effect during the whole 
of such calendar year (or, in the case 
of a program not in effect at the be-
ginning of such calendar year, an at-
testation that such program will re-
main in effect until the end of such 
calendar year); and 
‘‘(II) with respect to each eligible 
employee of the employer whose em-
ployment 
is 
covered 
employment 
under the employer-sponsored pro-
gram (as defined in subsection (g)) 
for such calendar year, the eligible 
employee’s name, information to es-
tablish the eligible employee’s identity, 
and in the case of a part-time eligible 
employee (for purposes of determining 
the number of eligible employees (pro- 
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rated for part-time eligible employees) 
covered under the program for such 
calendar 
year 
under 
subsection 
(a)(1)(B)), the number of hours the 
eligible employee regularly works in a 
week; and 
‘‘(ii) agrees to submit information to 
the Commissioner as described in sub-
section (e). 
‘‘(F) MAINTENANCE
OF
RECORDS.—The 
employer agrees to retain all records relating to 
the employer’s comprehensive paid leave benefit 
program for not less than 3 years. 
‘‘(G) 
ADDITIONAL
GRANT
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—As a condition of the grant, the em-
ployer (or administering entity) does not— 
‘‘(i) interfere with, restrain, or deny 
the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, 
any right provided under the program de-
scribed in subparagraph (C)(ii); or 
‘‘(ii) discharge, or in any other man-
ner discriminate against, any eligible em-
ployee for opposing any practice prohibited 
by such program. 
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‘‘(H) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIRE-
MENTS
FOR
SELF-INSURED
EMPLOYERS.—In 
the case of a comprehensive paid leave benefit 
program of an employer with respect to which 
benefits are awarded and paid directly by the 
employer (or by a third party administrator on 
behalf of the employer)— 
‘‘(i) such employer employs at least 
50 eligible employees; and 
‘‘(ii) such benefits are guaranteed by 
a surety bond held by the employer. 
‘‘(2) TIMING OF APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) CERTIFICATION.—The certification 
deadline specified in this subparagraph for a 
calendar year is the date that is 90 days before 
the beginning of the calendar year, or, if later, 
the date that is 90 days before a plan described 
in paragraph (1)(C)(ii) first goes into effect. 
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTATION.— 
The submission deadline specified in this sub-
paragraph for a calendar year is the date that 
is 45 days before the beginning of the calendar 
year, or, if later, the date that is 45 days before 
a plan described in paragraph (1)(C)(ii) first 
goes into effect. 
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‘‘(c) EMPLOYER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A comprehensive paid leave 
benefit program shall not be considered to meet the 
requirements of this subsection unless such program 
consists of a written employer policy in accordance 
with paragraph (2) that provides for the payment, 
through one or more employee benefit plans, of fam-
ily and medical leave benefits (in addition to any 
paid vacation, paid sick leave, or paid consolidated 
leave otherwise provided), which may be guaranteed 
through an insurer or provided through a multiem-
ployer plan and which may be administered by an 
insurer, multiemployer plan, or by another third- 
party entity, that includes each element described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (H) of paragraph (2), 
and under which the employer provides for each of 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Each of the additional grant condi-
tions described in subsection (b)(1)(B). 
‘‘(B) Each of the requirements described 
in subsection (b)(1)(G). 
‘‘(C) Submission of information to the 
Commissioner as described in subsection (e). 
‘‘(2) COMPREHENSIVE PAID LEAVE PLAN RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR GRANTEES.—As a condition of a 
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grant under this section, the written employer policy 
referred to in paragraph (1) shall provide com-
prehensive paid leave benefits— 
‘‘(A) to all eligible employees of the em-
ployer, regardless of length of service, job type, 
membership in a labor organization, seniority 
status, or any other employee classification; 
‘‘(B) at a wage replacement rate that is at 
least as great as the wage replacement rate that 
an eligible employee would receive under the 
comprehensive paid leave benefit program under 
section 
2202 
(without 
regard 
to 
section 
2202(c)(2)(C)); 
‘‘(C) for a total number of weeks of paid 
leave that is at least as great as the total num-
ber of weeks of paid leave that an eligible em-
ployee would receive under such program (with-
out regard to such section); 
‘‘(D) for all qualifying reasons (as de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 
section 2210(6)), regardless of any pre-existing 
medical conditions; 
‘‘(E) for leave which may be taken inter-
mittently or on a reduced leave schedule; 
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‘‘(F) that does not impose any fee on any 
eligible employee related to ensuring coverage 
for, or to the receipt of, such benefits; 
‘‘(G) which must be paid not less fre-
quently than monthly; and 
‘‘(H) for which any information contained 
in an application for such benefits shall be pre-
sumed to be true and accurate, unless the em-
ployer (or administering entity) demonstrates 
by a preponderance of the evidence that infor-
mation contained in the application is false. 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL
AVERAGE
COST.—Not later 
than October 1 of the calendar year before each cal-
endar year beginning with 2024, the Commissioner 
shall determine and publish the projected national 
average cost per individual of providing comprehen-
sive paid leave benefits under section 2202 for such 
calendar year, such cost to be determined by divid-
ing the total cost of benefits under such section for 
such calendar year (including the costs to the Com-
missioner to administer such benefits, not to exceed 
(for purposes of calculating the national average cost 
under this paragraph) 7 percent of the total amount 
of such benefits paid) by the number of individ-
uals— 
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‘‘(A) who have wages or self-employment 
income at any time during such calendar year; 
and 
‘‘(B) whose employment in a regular work-
week (within the meaning of section 2203(d)) 
includes employment that is not covered em-
ployment under an employer-sponsored program 
(as defined in subsection (g) of this section) or 
covered employment under the law of a legacy 
State (as defined in section 2208(c)). 
‘‘(d) TIMING OF PAYMENT; PENALTY FOR LATE FIL-
ING.— 
‘‘(1) INSURED
EMPLOYERS
AND
EMPLOYERS 
CONTRIBUTING
TO
MULTIEMPLOYER
PLANS.—A 
grant paid under this section for a calendar year to 
an eligible employer described in subsection (a)(1) 
shall be paid by the Commissioner not later than 30 
days after the beginning of such calendar year. 
‘‘(2) SELF-INSURED
EMPLOYERS.—A grant 
paid under this section for a calendar year to an eli-
gible employer described in subsection (a)(2) shall be 
paid by the Commissioner not later than March 31 
of the calendar year succeeding such calendar year. 
‘‘(3) PENALTY FOR LATE FILING.—In any case 
in which an eligible employer seeking a grant under 
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this subsection for a calendar year fails to submit all 
required documentation by the submission deadline 
for such calendar year as required under subsection 
(b)(2)(B)— 
‘‘(A) the grant for such calendar year for 
such employer shall not be paid until 45 days 
after the date of payment otherwise specified in 
paragraph (1) or (2), as applicable; and 
‘‘(B) the amount of such grant shall be re-
duced by 2 percent for each 7 days by which 
such submission deadline is exceeded. 
‘‘(e) INFORMATION SUBMISSION.—As a condition of 
receiving a grant under subsection (a) for a calendar year, 
an employer shall provide the Commissioner with informa-
tion, at such times and in such manner as required by 
the Commissioner, concerning eligible employees who re-
ceived a paid leave benefit under the comprehensive paid 
leave benefit program of the employer, including each eli-
gible employee’s name, information to establish the eligible 
employee’s identity, dates for which such paid leave bene-
fits were paid, the amount of such paid leave benefit, and, 
to the extent available, such other information concerning 
such eligible employees as needed for the purpose of car-
rying out this section and section 2202(c)(2)(C), and for 
otherwise carrying out the provisions of this title. 
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‘‘(f) ENFORCEMENT AND GRANT RECOVERY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commissioner shall 
conduct periodic reviews of employers receiving 
grants under this section (and of entities admin-
istering such programs). The Commissioner may 
withdraw approval of the comprehensive paid leave 
benefit program of an employer in any case in which 
the Commissioner finds that the employer (or ad-
ministering entity) has violated any requirement of 
this section, may require the employer to repay the 
full amount of such grant, and may disqualify an 
employer from receiving subsequent grants (or an 
administering entity from administering programs) 
under this section in the case of repeated violations. 
‘‘(2) PENALTIES
RELATING
TO
APPEALS.—In 
any case in which the Commissioner determines that 
a pattern exists with respect to an employer (or ad-
ministering entity) in which the employer (or admin-
istering entity) has incorrectly denied claims for paid 
leave benefits under the employer-sponsored pro-
gram and such claims have subsequently been ap-
proved by the Commissioner pursuant to an appeal 
described in section 2205(a)(1)(B), the Commis-
sioner may impose penalties on the employer (or ad-
ministering entity), which may include requiring the 
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employer to repay the full amount of such grant and 
a reduction in, or disqualification from, receiving 
subsequent grants (or an entity from administering 
programs) under this section. 
‘‘(3) PENALTIES
ON
ADMINISTERING
ENTI-
TIES.—In the case of a third-party entity admin-
istering a comprehensive paid leave benefit program 
of an employer, such entity shall notify such em-
ployer in any case in which a penalty is imposed 
under this subsection on the administering entity 
not later than 30 days after the date on which such 
penalty has been imposed. In any case in which the 
Commissioner determines that a pattern of mis-
conduct exists with respect to an entity admin-
istering benefits under this section for multiple em-
ployers, the Commissioner may disqualify such enti-
ty from administering employer-sponsored programs 
receiving subsequent grants under this section. 
‘‘(4) EMPLOYER
AND
ADMINISTRATOR
AP-
PEALS.—An employer (or administering entity) with 
respect to which a penalty is imposed under this 
subsection may appeal such decision to the Commis-
sioner only if such appeal is filed with the Commis-
sioner not later than 60 days after the date of such 
decision. 
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‘‘(g) COVERED EMPLOYMENT UNDER AN EMPLOYER- 
SPONSORED PROGRAM.—For purposes of this title, the 
term ‘covered employment under an employer-sponsored 
program’— 
‘‘(1) means employment with an eligible em-
ployer sponsoring a comprehensive paid leave benefit 
program that meets the requirements of subsection 
(c) during a calendar year for which the eligible em-
ployer receives a grant under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) does not include covered employment 
under the law of a legacy State (as defined in sec-
tion 2208(c)). 
‘‘(h) GREATER BENEFITS PERMITTED.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to prohibit an eligible em-
ployer from providing paid family and medical leave bene-
fits that exceed the requirements described in this section. 
‘‘SEC. 2210. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For purposes of this title: 
‘‘(1) 
COMMISSIONER.—The 
term 
‘Commis-
sioner’ means the Commissioner of Social Security. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—With respect to any ref-
erence in this title to an individual’s eligibility or in-
eligibility for comprehensive paid leave benefits 
under section 2202(a) for a month, an individual 
shall be considered to be eligible for such benefits 
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for such month if, upon filing an application for 
such benefits for such month, the individual would 
be entitled to such benefits for such month. 
‘‘(3) GROUP HEALTH PLAN.—The term ‘group 
health plan’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 5000(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
‘‘(4) MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN.—The term ‘multi-
employer plan’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 3(37) of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(37)). 
‘‘(5) NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE INDEX.—The 
term ‘national average wage index’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 209(k)(1). 
‘‘(6) QUALIFYING REASON.—The term ‘quali-
fying reason’ means, with respect to any determina-
tion of whether an individual is engaged in qualified 
caregiving under section 2202(c)(2)(A), any of the 
following: 
‘‘(A) A reason described in subparagraph 
(A) or (B) of section 102(a)(1) of the Family 
and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 
2612(a)(1)) (applied for purposes of this para-
graph as if the individual involved were the em-
ployee referred to in such section). 
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‘‘(B)(i) In order to care for a qualified 
family member of the individual, if such quali-
fied family member has a serious health condi-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) For purposes of clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) the term ‘qualified family mem-
ber’ means, with respect to an individual— 
‘‘(aa) a spouse (including a do-
mestic partner in a civil union or 
other registered domestic partnership 
recognized by a State) and a spouse’s 
parent; 
‘‘(bb) a child and a child’s 
spouse; 
‘‘(cc) a parent and a parent’s 
spouse; 
‘‘(dd) a sibling and a sibling’s 
spouse; 
‘‘(ee) a grandparent, a grand-
child, or a spouse of a grandparent or 
grandchild; and 
‘‘(ff) any other individual who is 
related by blood or affinity and whose 
association with the individual in-
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volved is equivalent of a family rela-
tionship; and 
‘‘(II) the term ‘serious health condi-
tion’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 101(11) of the Family and Medical 
Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611(11)) . 
‘‘(C) Because of a serious health condition 
(as defined in subparagraph (B)(ii)(II)) that 
makes the individual unable to satisfy the re-
quirements needed to continue receiving (or in 
the case of an individual no longer employed, to 
resume receiving) the wages or self-employment 
income described in section 2202(a)(3). 
‘‘(7) 
REASONABLE
DOCUMENTATION.—The 
term ‘reasonable documentation’ means the informa-
tion that is required to be stated under subsection 
(b) of section 103 of the Family and Medical Leave 
Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613). 
‘‘(8) SELF-EMPLOYMENT
INCOME.—The term 
‘self-employment income’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 1402(b) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 for purposes of the taxes imposed by 
section 1401(b) of such Code. For purposes of sec-
tion 2202(a) and 2203(b)(3), the Commissioner 
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shall determine rules for the crediting of self-employ-
ment income to calendar quarters, under which— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a taxable year which is 
a calendar year, self-employment income shall 
be credited equally to each quarter of such cal-
endar year; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of any other taxable year, 
such income shall be credited equally to the cal-
endar quarter in which such taxable year ends 
and to each of the next three or fewer preceding 
quarters any part of which is in such taxable 
year. 
‘‘(9) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means any 
State of the United States or the District of Colum-
bia or any territory or possession of the United 
States. 
‘‘(10) WAGES.—The term ‘wages’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3121(a) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes of the 
taxes imposed by sections 3101(b) and 3111(b) of 
such Code (without regard to section 3121(u)(2)(C) 
of such Code), except that such term also includes— 
‘‘(A) compensation, as defined in section 
3231(e) of such Code for purposes of the Rail-
road Retirement Tax Act; and 
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‘‘(B) unemployment compensation, as de-
fined in section 85(b) of such Code. 
‘‘(11) WEEK.—The term ‘week’ means a 7-day 
period beginning on a Sunday.’’. 
SEC. 130002. ACCESS TO WAGE INFORMATION FROM THE 
NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES FOR 
THE 
PURPOSE 
OF 
ADMINISTERING 
COM-
PREHENSIVE PAID LEAVE. 
Section 453(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
653(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) INFORMATION
COMPARISONS
AND
DIS-
CLOSURE TO ASSIST IN ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE 
XXII.— 
‘‘(A) FURNISHING
OF
INFORMATION
BY 
THE
COMMISSIONER
OF
SOCIAL
SECURITY.— 
The Commissioner of Social Security shall fur-
nish to the Secretary, on such periodic basis as 
determined by the Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity in consultation with the Secretary, informa-
tion in the custody of the Commissioner of So-
cial Security for comparison with information in 
the National Directory of New Hires, in order 
to obtain information in such Directory with re-
spect to individuals for purposes of admin-
istering title XXII. 
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‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT
TO
SEEK
MINIMUM 
INFORMATION.—The Commissioner of Social 
Security shall seek information pursuant to this 
section only to the extent necessary to admin-
ister title XXII. 
‘‘(C) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(i) INFORMATION DISCLOSURE.—The 
Secretary, in cooperation with the Commis-
sioner of Social Security, shall compare in-
formation in the National Directory of 
New Hires with information provided by 
the Commissioner of Social Security with 
respect to individuals described in subpara-
graph (A), and shall disclose information 
in such Directory regarding such individ-
uals to the Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity, in accordance with this paragraph, for 
the purposes specified in this paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) CONDITION
ON
DISCLOSURE.— 
The Secretary shall make disclosures in ac-
cordance with clause (i) only to the extent 
that the Secretary determines that such 
disclosures do not interfere with the effec-
tive operation of the program under this 
part. 
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‘‘(D) USE OF INFORMATION BY THE COM-
MISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY.—The Com-
missioner of Social Security may use informa-
tion provided under this paragraph only for 
purposes of administering title XXII, and shall 
maintain such information in the records of the 
Commissioner of Social Security for such time 
as the Commissioner of Social Security deems 
necessary for the administration of such title. 
‘‘(E) DISCLOSURE
OF
INFORMATION
BY 
THE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY.— 
‘‘(i) PURPOSE OF DISCLOSURE.—The 
Commissioner of Social Security may make 
a disclosure under this subparagraph only 
for purposes of verifying the employment 
and income of individuals described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) CONDITIONS ON DISCLOSURE.— 
Disclosures under this subparagraph shall 
be— 
‘‘(I) made in accordance with 
data security and control policies es-
tablished by the Commissioner of So-
cial Security and approved by the Sec-
retary; 
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‘‘(II) subject to audit in a man-
ner satisfactory to the Secretary; and 
‘‘(III) subject to the sanctions 
under subsection (l)(2). 
‘‘(iii) RESTRICTIONS
ON
REDISCLO-
SURE.—A person or entity to which infor-
mation is disclosed under this subpara-
graph may use or disclose such informa-
tion only as needed for verifying the em-
ployment and income of individuals de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), subject to the 
conditions in clause (ii) and such addi-
tional conditions as agreed to by the Sec-
retary and the Commissioner of Social Se-
curity. 
‘‘(F) REIMBURSEMENT OF HHS COSTS.—. 
The Commissioner of Social Security shall reim-
burse the Secretary, in accordance with sub-
section (k)(3), for the costs incurred by the 
Secretary in furnishing the information re-
quested under this paragraph.’’. 
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SEC. 130003. ACCESS TO SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME IN-
FORMATION FOR PAID LEAVE ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6103(l) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(23) DISCLOSURE
OF
CERTAIN
RETURN
IN-
FORMATION TO CARRY OUT PAID FAMILY AND MED-
ICAL LEAVE BENEFIT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, 
upon written request, disclose to officers and 
employees of the Social Security Administration 
return information with respect to a taxpayer 
whose self-employment income is relevant in de-
termining entitlement to, or the correct amount 
of, a paid family and medical leave benefit 
under title XXII of the Social Security Act. 
Such information shall be limited to— 
‘‘(i) the taxpayer identity information 
with respect to the taxpayer, 
‘‘(ii) the self-employment income of 
the taxpayer, 
‘‘(iii) the taxable year to which such 
self-employment income relates, and 
‘‘(iv) if applicable, the fact that any of 
the preceding information is unavailable. 
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‘‘(B) RESTRICTION ON DISCLOSURE.—Re-
turn information disclosed under subparagraph 
(A) may be used by officers and employees of 
the Social Security Administration solely for the 
purpose of administering the paid family and 
medical leave benefit program under title XXII 
of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(C) SELF-EMPLOYMENT
INCOME.—For 
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘self-em-
ployment income’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 1402(b) for purposes of the 
taxes imposed by section 1401(b).’’. 
(b) 
APPLICATION
OF
SAFEGUARDS.—Section 
6103(p)(4) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘or (22)’’ 
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and in subpara-
graph (F)(ii) and inserting ‘‘(22), or (23)’’. 
SEC. 130004. CERTAIN COMPREHENSIVE PAID LEAVE BENE-
FITS EXCLUDED FROM GROSS INCOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting after section 139I the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 139J. CERTAIN COMPREHENSIVE PAID LEAVE BENE-
FITS. 
‘‘In the case of an individual, gross income shall not 
include any amount received by the taxpayer by reason 
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of entitlement to a comprehensive paid leave benefit under 
section 2202(a) of the Social Security Act.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
139I the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 139J. Certain comprehensive paid leave benefits.’’. 
Subtitle B—Miscellaneous Health 
Items 
SEC. 132000. REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES. 
(a) MEDICARE.—Section 1819(b)(4)(C)(i) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(b)(4)(C)(i)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘registered professional nurse’’ and 
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘registered professional nurse, with respect 
to such services furnished— 
‘‘(I) before October 1, 2024, at 
least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 
days a week; and 
‘‘(II) on or after such date, 24 
hours a day, 7 days a week.’’. 
(b) MEDICAID.—Section 1919(b)(4)(C)(i)(II) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r(b)(4)(C)(i)(II)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘registered professional nurse’’ and 
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
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the following: ‘‘registered professional nurse, with respect 
to such services furnished— 
‘‘(aa) 
before 
October 
1, 
2024, at least 8 consecutive 
hours a day, 7 days a week; and 
‘‘(bb) on or after such date, 
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.’’. 
SEC. 132001. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF THE INDEPEND-
ENCE AT HOME MEDICAL PRACTICE DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
Section 1866E of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395cc–5) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(j) PERMANENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(e)(1) and subject to paragraph (2), beginning on 
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall conduct the demonstration program on 
a permanent basis. 
‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENTS.—In conducting the dem-
onstration program on a permanent basis pursuant 
to paragraph (1), the preceding provisions of this 
section shall apply except that, beginning on the 
date of enactment of this subsection, the following 
shall apply: 
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‘‘(A) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and 
(5) of subsection (e)— 
‘‘(i) there shall be no limit on the 
number of qualified independence at home 
medical practices or applicable bene-
ficiaries that may participate in the dem-
onstration program; and 
‘‘(ii) participation of qualified inde-
pendence at home medical practices in the 
demonstration program shall not be limited 
to practices that were selected to partici-
pate prior to the date of enactment of this 
subsection. 
‘‘(B) In applying subsection (c), any appli-
cable beneficiary that participates in the dem-
onstration program, including by reason of the 
elimination under subparagraph (A) of the limit 
on the number of applicable beneficiaries who 
may participate, shall be taken into account in 
establishing any— 
‘‘(i) estimated annual spending target 
under subsection (c)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) incentive payment under sub-
section (c)(2). 
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‘‘(3) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts other-
wise available, there is appropriated to the Centers 
for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program Manage-
ment Account for fiscal year 2022, out of any money 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$60,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2031, for purposes of administering and car-
rying out the demonstration program, other than for 
payments for items and services furnished under this 
title and incentive payments under subsection (c).’’. 
Subtitle C—Trade Adjustment 
Assistance 
SEC. 133001. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Trade Adjustment 
Assistance Modernization Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 133002. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.—Except as 
otherwise provided in this subtitle, the provisions of chap-
ters 2 through 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
in effect on June 30, 2021, and as amended by this sub-
title, shall— 
(1) take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
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(2) apply with respect to petitions for certifi-
cation filed under chapter 2, 3, 4, or 6 of title II of 
the Trade Act of 1974 on or after such date of en-
actment. 
(b) REFERENCE.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this subtitle, whenever in this subtitle 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 June 30, 2021. 
(c) REPEAL
OF SNAPBACK.—Section 406 of the 
Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 
2015 (Public Law 114–27; 129 Stat. 379) is repealed. 
PART 1—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR 
WORKERS 
SEC. 133101. FILING PETITIONS. 
Section 221(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2271(a)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) One or more workers in the group of 
workers.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or a 
State dislocated worker unit’’ and inserting ‘‘a State 
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dislocated worker unit, or workforce intermediaries, 
including labor-management organizations that carry 
out re-employment and training services’’. 
SEC. 133102. GROUP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 222(a)(2) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, failed to 
increase, or will decrease absolutely due to a 
scheduled or imminently anticipated, long-term 
decrease in or reallocation of the production ca-
pacity of the firm’’ after ‘‘absolutely’’; and 
(B) in clause (iii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘to the decline’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to any decline or absence of in-
crease’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C)(i) the sales or production, or both, of such 
firm have decreased; 
‘‘(ii)(I) exports of articles produced or services 
supplied by such workers’ firm have decreased; or 
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‘‘(II) imports of articles or services necessary 
for the production of articles or services supplied by 
such firm have decreased; and 
‘‘(iii) the decrease in exports or imports de-
scribed in clause (ii) contributed to such workers’ 
separation or threat of separation and to the decline 
in the sales or production of such firm.’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2272) is amended— 
(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ‘‘im-
portantly’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), re-
spectively. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY OF STAFFED WORKERS AND TELE-
WORKERS.—Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2272), as amended by subsection (b), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) TREATMENT OF STAFFED WORKERS AND TELE-
WORKERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), workers in a firm include staffed workers and 
teleworkers. 
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‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) 
STAFFED
WORKER.—The 
term 
‘staffed worker’ means a worker who performs 
work under the operational control of a firm 
that is the subject of a petition filed under sec-
tion 221, even if the worker is directly em-
ployed by another firm. 
‘‘(B) 
TELEWORKER.—The 
term 
‘tele-
worker’ means a worker who works remotely 
but who reports to the location listed for a firm 
in a petition filed under section 221.’’. 
SEC. 133103. APPLICATION OF DETERMINATIONS OF ELIGI-
BILITY TO WORKERS EMPLOYED BY SUCCES-
SORS-IN-INTEREST. 
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2273) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) TREATMENT OF WORKERS OF SUCCESSORS-IN- 
INTEREST.—If the Secretary certifies a group of workers 
of a firm as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance 
under this chapter, a worker of a successor-in-interest to 
that firm shall be covered by the certification to the same 
extent as a worker of that firm.’’. 
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SEC. 133104. PROVISION OF BENEFIT INFORMATION TO 
WORKERS. 
Section 225 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2275) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after the sec-
ond sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘The Sec-
retary shall make every effort to provide such infor-
mation and assistance to workers in their native lan-
guage.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall provide a second notice to 
a worker described in paragraph (1) before the worker has 
exhausted all rights to any unemployment insurance to 
which the worker is entitled (other than additional com-
pensation described in section 231(a)(3)(B) funded by a 
State and not reimbursed from Federal funds).’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘newspapers of gen-
eral circulation’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate 
print or digital outlets’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(4) For purposes of providing sustained outreach re-
garding the benefits available under this chapter to work-
ers covered by a certification made under this subchapter, 
the Secretary may take any necessary actions, including 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Collecting the email addresses and tele-
phone numbers of such workers from the employers 
of such workers to provide sustained outreach to 
such workers. 
‘‘(B) Partnering with the certified or recognized 
union, a community-based worker organization, or 
other duly authorized representatives of such work-
ers. 
‘‘(C) Hiring peer support workers to perform 
sustained outreach to other workers covered by that 
certification. 
‘‘(D) Using advertising methods and public in-
formation campaigns, including social media, in ad-
dition to notice published in print or digital outlets 
under paragraph (3).’’. 
SEC. 133105. QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR WORKERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 231(a) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2); 
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and 
(5) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and 
(3) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated), by strik-
ing ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2)’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 232 of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2292) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 231(a)(3)(B)’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘section 231(a)(2)(B)’’. 
(2) Section 233(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2293(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 
231(a)(3)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 231(a)(2)(A)’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘adversely affected employ-
ment’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(A) with-
in’’ and inserting ‘‘adversely affected employ-
ment within’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, and’’ and inserting a pe-
riod; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (B). 
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SEC. 133106. MODIFICATION TO TRADE READJUSTMENT AL-
LOWANCES. 
Section 233 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2293) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting after 
‘‘104-week period’’ the following: ‘‘(or, in the 
case of an adversely affected worker who re-
quires a program of prerequisite education or 
remedial education (as described in section 
236(a)(5)(D)) in order to complete training ap-
proved for the worker under section 236, the 
130-week period)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘65 addi-
tional weeks in the 78-week period’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘78 additional weeks in the 91-week pe-
riod’’; and 
(C) in the flush text, by striking ‘‘78-week 
period’’ and inserting ‘‘91-week period’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (d); and 
(3) by amending subsection (f) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(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 
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the worker under section 236 that includes a program of 
prerequisite education or remedial education (as described 
in section 236(a)(5)(D)), and in accordance with regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary, payments may be made 
as trade readjustment allowances for up to 26 additional 
weeks in the 26-week period that follows the last week of 
entitlement to trade readjustment allowances otherwise 
payable under this chapter.’’. 
SEC. 133107. AUTOMATIC EXTENSION OF TRADE READJUST-
MENT ALLOWANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part I of subchapter B of chapter 
2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291- 
2294) is amended by inserting after section 233 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 233A. AUTOMATIC EXTENSION OF TRADE READJUST-
MENT ALLOWANCES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the limitations 
under section 233(a), the Secretary shall extend the period 
during which trade readjustment allowances are payable 
to an adversely affected worker who completes training ap-
proved under section 236 by the Secretary during a period 
of heightened unemployment with respect to the State in 
which such worker seeks benefits, for the shorter of— 
‘‘(1) the 26-week period beginning on the date 
of completion of such training; or 
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‘‘(2) the period ending on the date on which the 
adversely affected worker secures employment. 
‘‘(b) JOB SEARCH REQUIRED.—A worker shall only 
be eligible for an extension under subsection (a) if the 
worker is complying with the job search requirements as-
sociated with unemployment insurance in the applicable 
State. 
‘‘(c) PERIOD OF HEIGHTENED UNEMPLOYMENT DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘period of heightened 
unemployment’ with respect to a State means a 90-day 
period during which, in the determination of the Sec-
retary, either of the following average rates equals or ex-
ceeds 5.5 percent: 
‘‘(1) The average rate of total unemployment in 
such State (seasonally adjusted) for the period con-
sisting of the most recent 3-month period for which 
data for all States are published before the close of 
such period. 
‘‘(2) The average rate of total unemployment in 
all States (seasonally adjusted) for the period con-
sisting of the most recent 3-month period for which 
data for all States are published before the close of 
such period.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 233 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 233A. Automatic extension of trade readjustment allowances.’’. 
SEC. 133108. EMPLOYMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERV-
ICES. 
Section 235 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2295) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘regional areas’’ the 
following: ‘‘(including information about reg-
istered apprenticeship programs, on-the-job 
training opportunities, and other work-based 
learning opportunities)’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘suitable training’’ 
the following: ‘‘, information regarding the 
track record of a training provider’s ability to 
successfully place participants into suitable em-
ployment’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para-
graph (10); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) Information related to direct job place-
ment, including facilitating the extent to which em-
ployers within the community commit to employing 
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workers who would benefit from the employment and 
case management services under this section. 
‘‘(9) Sustained outreach to groups of workers 
likely to be certified as eligible for adjustment assist-
ance under this chapter and members of certified 
worker groups who have not yet applied for or been 
enrolled in benefits or services under this chapter, 
especially such groups and members from under-
served communities.’’. 
SEC. 133109. TRAINING. 
Section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2296(a)) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(D), by inserting ‘‘, 
with a demonstrated ability to place partici-
pants into employment’’ before the comma at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 
before the period the following: ‘‘, except that 
every effort shall be made to ensure that em-
ployment opportunities are available upon the 
completion of training’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘, 
and’’ and inserting a comma; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (H)(ii), by strik-
ing the period at the end and inserting ‘‘, 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end before the 
flush text the following: 
‘‘(I) pre-apprenticeship training.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) REIMBURSEMENT FOR OUT-OF-POCKET TRAIN-
ING EXPENSES.—If the Secretary approves training for 
a worker under paragraph (1) of subsection (a), the Sec-
retary may reimburse the worker for out-of-pocket ex-
penses relating to training program described in para-
graph (5) of that subsection that were incurred by the 
worker on and after the date of the worker’s total or par-
tial separation and before the date on which the certifi-
cation of eligibility under section 222 that covers the work-
er is issued.’’. 
SEC. 133110. JOB SEARCH, RELOCATION, AND CHILD CARE 
ALLOWANCES. 
(a) JOB SEARCH ALLOWANCES.—Section 237 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2297) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘may use 
funds made available to the State to carry out sec-
tions 235 through 238’’ and inserting ‘‘shall use, 
from funds made available to the State to carry out 
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sections 235 through 238A, such amounts as may be 
necessary’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘may grant’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall grant’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘not 
more than 90 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘100 per-
cent’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$1,250’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$2,000 (subject to adjustment 
under paragraph (4))’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following; 
‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT
OF
MAXIMUM
ALLOWANCE 
LIMITATION FOR INFLATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall adjust the maximum allowance limi-
tation under paragraph (2) on the date that is 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph, and at the beginning of each fiscal 
year thereafter, to reflect the percentage (if 
any) of the increase in the average of the Con-
sumer Price Index for the preceding 12-month 
period compared to the Consumer Price Index 
for fiscal year 2020. 
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‘‘(B) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
CALCULATION 
OF
ADJUSTMENT.—In making an adjustment 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) shall round the amount of any in-
crease in the Consumer Price Index to the 
nearest dollar; and 
‘‘(ii) may ignore any such increase of 
less than 1 percent. 
‘‘(C) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX DEFINED.— 
For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘Con-
sumer Price Index’ means the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers published by 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Depart-
ment of Labor.’’. 
(b) RELOCATION ALLOWANCES.—Section 238 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2298) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘may use 
funds made available to the State to carry out sec-
tions 235 through 238’’ and inserting ‘‘shall use, 
from funds made available to the State to carry out 
sections 235 through 238A, such amounts as may be 
necessary’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘may be grant-
ed’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be granted’’; 
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(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘not 
more than 90 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘100 per-
cent’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$1,250’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$2,000 (subject to adjustment 
under subsection (d))’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) ADJUSTMENT OF MAXIMUM PAYMENT LIMITA-
TION FOR INFLATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor 
shall adjust the maximum payment limitation under 
subsection (b)(2) on the date that is 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, and at 
the beginning of each fiscal year thereafter, to re-
flect the percentage (if any) of the increase in the 
average of the Consumer Price Index for the pre-
ceding 12-month period compared to the Consumer 
Price Index for fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES FOR CALCULATION OF AD-
JUSTMENT.—In making an adjustment under para-
graph (1), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall round the amount of any in-
crease in the Consumer Price Index to the near-
est dollar; and 
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‘‘(B) may ignore any such increase of less 
than 1 percent. 
‘‘(3) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Consumer 
Price Index’ means the Consumer Price Index for 
All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.’’. 
(c) CHILD CARE ALLOWANCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part II of subchapter B of 
chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2295-2298) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 238A. CHILD CARE ALLOWANCES. 
‘‘(a) CHILD CARE ALLOWANCES AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall use, from 
funds made available to the State to carry out sec-
tions 235 through 238A, such amounts as may be 
necessary to allow an adversely affected worker cov-
ered by a certification issued under subchapter A of 
this chapter to file an application for a child care al-
lowance with the Secretary, and the Secretary may 
grant the child care allowance, subject to the terms 
and conditions of this section. 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS
FOR
GRANTING
ALLOW-
ANCE.—A child care allowance shall be granted if 
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the allowance will assist an adversely affected worker 
to attend training or seek suitable employment, by 
providing for the care of one or more of the minor 
dependents of the worker. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF ALLOWANCE.—Any child care al-
lowance granted to a worker under subsection (a) shall 
not exceed $2,000 per minor dependent per year. 
‘‘(c) ADJUSTMENT OF MAXIMUM ALLOWANCE LIMI-
TATION FOR INFLATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor 
shall adjust the maximum allowance limitation under 
subsection (b) on the date that is 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this subsection, and at the 
beginning of each fiscal year thereafter, to reflect 
the percentage (if any) of the increase in the average 
of the Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12- 
month period compared to the Consumer Price 
Index for fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES FOR CALCULATION OF AD-
JUSTMENT.—In making an adjustment under para-
graph (1), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall round the amount of any in-
crease in the Consumer Price Index to the near-
est dollar; and 
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‘‘(B) may ignore any such increase of less 
than 1 percent. 
‘‘(3) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Consumer 
Price Index’ means the Consumer Price Index for 
All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) LIMITATIONS ON ADMINISTRATIVE EX-
PENSES AND EMPLOYMENT AND CASE MANAGE-
MENT SERVICES.—Section 235A of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2295a) is amended in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
‘‘through 238’’ and inserting ‘‘through 238A’’. 
(B) TRAINING.—Section 236(a)(2) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)) is 
amended— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and 238’’ and inserting ‘‘238, and 
238A’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and 238’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘238, and 238A’’; 
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(iii) in subparagraph (C)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘and 238’’ and inserting ‘‘238, and 
238A’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (C)(v), by strik-
ing ‘‘and 238’’ and inserting ‘‘238, and 
238A’’; and 
(v) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and 238’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘238, and 238A’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by add-
ing after the item relating to section 238 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 238A. Child care allowances.’’. 
SEC. 133111. AGREEMENTS WITH STATES. 
(a) COORDINATION.—Section 239(f) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(f) Any agreement’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(f)(1) Any agreement’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) In arranging for training programs to be 
carried out under this chapter, each cooperating 
State agency shall, among other factors, take into 
account and measure the progress of the extent to 
which such programs— 
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‘‘(A) achieve a satisfactory rate of comple-
tion and placement in jobs that provide a living 
wage and that increase economic security; 
‘‘(B) assist workers in developing the 
skills, networks, and experiences necessary to 
advance along a career path; 
‘‘(C) assist workers from underserved com-
munities to establish a work history, dem-
onstrate success in the workplace, and develop 
the skills that lead to entry into and retention 
in unsubsidized employment; and 
‘‘(D) adequately serve individuals who face 
the greatest barriers to employment, including 
people with low incomes, people of color, immi-
grants, persons with disabilities, and formerly 
incarcerated individuals. 
‘‘(3) Each cooperating State agency shall facili-
tate joint cooperation between training programs, 
representatives of workers, employers, and commu-
nities, especially in underserved rural and urban re-
gions, to ensure a fair and engaging workplace that 
balances the priorities and well-being of workers 
with the needs of businesses. 
‘‘(4) Each cooperating State agency shall seek, 
including through agreements and training programs 
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described in this subsection, to ensure the reemploy-
ment of adversely affected workers upon completion 
of training as described in section 236.’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 239(g) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311(g)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating— 
(A) paragraphs (1) through (4) as para-
graphs (3) through (6), respectively; and 
(B) paragraph (5) as paragraph (8); 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (3) (as redes-
ignated) the following: 
‘‘(1) review each layoff of more than 5 workers 
in a firm to determine whether trade played a role 
in the layoff and whether workers in such firm are 
potentially eligible to receive benefits under this 
chapter, 
‘‘(2) perform sustained outreach to firms to fa-
cilitate and assist with filing petitions under section 
221 and collecting necessary supporting informa-
tion,’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated), by strik-
ing ‘‘who applies for unemployment insurance of’’ 
and inserting ‘‘identified under paragraph (1) of un-
employment insurance benefits and’’; 
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(4) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated), by in-
serting ‘‘and assist with’’ after ‘‘facilitate’’; 
(5) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated), by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as redesig-
nated) the following: 
‘‘(7) perform sustained outreach to workers 
from underserved communities and to firms that em-
ploy a majority or a substantial percentage of work-
ers from underserved communities and develop a 
plan, in consultation with the Secretary, for address-
ing common barriers to receiving services that such 
workers have faced,’’; 
(7) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated), by strik-
ing ‘‘funds provided to carry out this chapter are in-
sufficient to make such services available, make ar-
rangements to make such services available through 
other Federal programs’’ and inserting ‘‘support 
services are needed beyond what this chapter can 
provide, make arrangements to coordinate such serv-
ices available through other Federal programs’’ ; 
and 
(8) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) develop a strategy to engage with local 
workforce development institutions, including local 
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community colleges and other educational institu-
tions, and 
‘‘(10) develop a comprehensive strategy to pro-
vide agency staffing to support the requirements of 
paragraphs (1) through (9).’’. 
(c) STAFFING.—Section 239 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311) is amended by striking subsection 
(k) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(k) STAFFING.—An agreement entered into under 
this section shall provide that the cooperating State or co-
operating State agency shall require that any individual 
engaged in functions (other than functions that are not 
inherently governmental) to carry out the trade adjust-
ment assistance program under this chapter shall be a 
State employee covered by a merit system of personnel ad-
ministration.’’. 
SEC. 133112. REEMPLOYMENT TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM. 
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 
‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$70,000 (subject to ad-
justment under paragraph (8))’’; 
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(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(5)(B)(i), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000 (subject to ad-
justment under paragraph (8))’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) ADJUSTMENT OF SALARY LIMITATION AND 
TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS FOR INFLATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall adjust the salary limitation under 
paragraph (3)(B)(ii) and the amount under 
paragraph (5)(B)(i) on the date that is 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this para-
graph, and at the beginning of each fiscal year 
thereafter, to reflect the percentage (if any) of 
the increase in the average of the Consumer 
Price Index for the preceding 12-month period 
compared to the Consumer Price Index for fis-
cal year 2020. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
CALCULATION 
OF
ADJUSTMENT.—In making an adjustment 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) shall round the amount of any in-
crease in the Consumer Price Index to the 
nearest dollar; and 
‘‘(ii) may ignore any such increase of 
less than 1 percent. 
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‘‘(C) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX DEFINED.— 
For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘Con-
sumer Price Index’ means the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers published by 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Depart-
ment of Labor.’’. 
SEC. 133113. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSIST-
ANCE TO PUBLIC AGENCY WORKERS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—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 ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject 
to section 222(d)(5), the’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or 
service sector firm’’ and inserting ‘‘, service sec-
tor firm, or public agency’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(20) The term ‘public agency’ means a depart-
ment or agency of a State or local government or of 
the Federal Government.’’. 
(b) GROUP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272), as 
amended by subsections (b) and (c) of section 133102, is 
further amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), 
and (f) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respec-
tively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) ADVERSELY AFFECTED WORKERS IN PUBLIC 
AGENCIES.—A group of workers in a public agency shall 
be certified by the Secretary as eligible to apply for adjust-
ment assistance under this chapter pursuant to a petition 
filed under section 221 if the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(1) a significant number or proportion of the 
workers in the public agency have become totally or 
partially separated, or are threatened to become to-
tally or partially separated; 
‘‘(2) the public agency has acquired from a for-
eign country services like or directly competitive with 
services which are supplied by such agency; and 
‘‘(3) the acquisition of services described in 
paragraph (2) contributed to such workers’ separa-
tion or threat of separation.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated), by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) REFERENCE TO FIRM.—For purposes of 
subsections (a) and (b), the term ‘firm’ does not in-
clude a public agency.’’; and 
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(4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) (as redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (a), (b), or (c)’’. 
SEC. 133114. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR 
WORKERS
TO
TERRITORIES.—Section 247(7) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2319(7)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, Guam, the Virgin Islands of 
the United States, American Samoa, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,’’ after 
‘‘District of Columbia’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘such Commonwealth.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such territories.’’. 
(b) UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.—Section 247 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2319), as amended by sec-
tion 133113(a), is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(21) The term ‘underserved community’ 
means a community with populations sharing a par-
ticular characteristic that have been systematically 
denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects of 
economic, social, or civic life, such as Black, Latino, 
and Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian 
Americans and Pacific Islanders, other persons of 
color, members of other minority communities, per-
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sons with disabilities, persons who live in rural 
areas, and other populations otherwise adversely af-
fected by persistent poverty or inequality.’’. 
SEC. 133115. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TERRITORIES. 
Section 248 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2320) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN TERRITORIES.— 
The Secretary shall establish such requirements as may 
be necessary and appropriate to modify the requirements 
of this chapter, including requirements relating to eligi-
bility for trade readjustment allowances, to address the 
particular circumstances of Guam, American Samoa, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in 
implementing and carrying out this chapter.’’. 
SEC. 133116. SUBPOENA POWER. 
Section 249 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2321) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The authority under the preceding sen-
tence includes the authority of States to require, by 
subpoena, a firm to provide information on workers 
employed by, or totally or partially separated from, 
the firm that is necessary to make a determination 
under this chapter or to provide outreach to work-
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ers, including the names and address of workers.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENAS BY STATES.— 
A State may enforce compliance with a subpoena issued 
under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) as provided for under State law; and 
‘‘(2) by petitioning an appropriate United 
States district court for an order requiring compli-
ance with the subpoena.’’. 
PART 2—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR 
FIRMS 
SEC. 133201. PETITIONS AND DETERMINATIONS. 
Section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2341) is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘Upon’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 15 
days after’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary shall certify a firm (including 
any agricultural firm or service sector firm) as eligible to 
apply for adjustment assistance under this chapter if the 
Secretary determines— 
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‘‘(A)(i) that a significant number or proportion 
of the workers in such firm have become totally or 
partially separated, or are threatened to become to-
tally or partially separated, or 
‘‘(ii) that— 
‘‘(I) sales or production, or both, of the 
firm have decreased absolutely or failed to in-
crease, 
‘‘(II) sales or production, or both, of an ar-
ticle or service that accounted for not less than 
25 percent of the total sales or production of 
the firm during the 12-month period preceding 
the most recent 12-month period for which data 
are available have decreased absolutely or failed 
to increase, 
‘‘(III) sales or production, or both, of the 
firm during the most recent 12-month period 
for which data are available have decreased or 
failed to increase compared to— 
‘‘(aa) the average annual sales or pro-
duction for the firm during the 24-month 
period preceding that 12-month period, or 
‘‘(bb) the average annual sales or pro-
duction for the firm during the 36-month 
period preceding that 12-month period, or 
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‘‘(IV) sales or production, or both, of an 
article or service that accounted for not less 
than 25 percent of the total sales or production 
of the firm during the most recent 12-month 
period for which data are available have de-
creased or failed to increase compared to— 
‘‘(aa) the average annual sales or pro-
duction for the article or service during the 
24-month period preceding that 12-month 
period, or 
‘‘(bb) the average annual sales or pro-
duction for the article or service during the 
36-month period preceding that 12-month 
period, and 
‘‘(B)(i) increases of imports of articles or serv-
ices like or directly competitive with articles which 
are produced or services which are supplied by such 
firm contributed to such total or partial separation, 
or threat thereof, or to such decline or failure to in-
crease in sales or production, or 
‘‘(ii) decreases in exports of articles produced or 
services supplied by such firm, or imports of articles 
or services necessary for the production of articles or 
services supplied by such firm, contributed to such 
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total or partial separation, or threat thereof, or to 
such decline in sales or production. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B): 
‘‘(A) Any firm which engages in exploration or 
drilling for oil or natural gas shall be considered to 
be a firm producing oil or natural gas. 
‘‘(B) Any firm that engages in exploration or 
drilling for oil or natural gas, or otherwise produces 
oil or natural gas, shall be considered to be pro-
ducing articles directly competitive with imports of 
oil and with imports of natural gas.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘this section,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘this section.’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘but in any event’’ and all 
that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘If the 
Secretary does not make a determination with 
respect to a petition within 55 days after the 
date on which an investigation is initiated 
under subsection (a) with respect to the peti-
tion, the Secretary shall be deemed to have cer-
tified the firm as eligible to apply for adjust-
ment assistance under this chapter.’’. 
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SEC. 133202. APPROVAL OF ADJUSTMENT PROPOSALS. 
Section 252 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2342) is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by 
adding at the end before the period the following: 
‘‘and an assessment of the potential employment 
outcomes of such proposal’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘gives 
adequate consideration to’’ and inserting ‘‘is in’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A firm may receive adjust-
ment assistance under this chapter with respect to 
the firm’s economic adjustment proposal in an 
amount not to exceed $300,000, subject to adjust-
ment under paragraph (2) and the matching re-
quirement under paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENT OF ASSISTANCE LIMITATION 
FOR INFLATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
Commerce shall adjust the technical assistance 
limitation under paragraph (1) on the date that 
is 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
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this paragraph, and at the beginning of each 
fiscal year thereafter, to reflect the percentage 
(if any) of the increase in the average of the 
Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12- 
month period compared to the Consumer Price 
Index for fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
CALCULATION 
OF
ADJUSTMENT.—In making an adjustment 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) shall round the amount of any in-
crease in the Consumer Price Index to the 
nearest dollar; and 
‘‘(ii) may ignore any such increase of 
less than 1 percent. 
‘‘(C) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX DEFINED.— 
For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘Con-
sumer Price Index’ means the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers published by 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Depart-
ment of Labor. 
‘‘(3) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—A firm may 
receive adjustment assistance under this chapter 
only if the firm provides matching funds in an 
amount equal to the amount of adjustment assist-
ance received under paragraph (1).’’. 
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SEC. 133203. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 253(a)(3) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2343(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end be-
fore the period the following: ‘‘, including assistance to 
provide skills training programs to employees of the firm’’. 
SEC. 133204. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 259 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2351) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘underserved community’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 247.’’. 
SEC. 133205. PLAN FOR SUSTAINED OUTREACH TO POTEN-
TIALLY-ELIGIBLE FIRMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title II of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341-2355) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 263. PLAN FOR SUSTAINED OUTREACH TO POTEN-
TIALLY-ELIGIBLE FIRMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop a 
plan to provide sustained outreach to firms that may be 
eligible for adjustment assistance under this chapter. 
‘‘(b) MATTERS
TO BE INCLUDED.—The plan re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Outreach to the United States Inter-
national Trade Commission and to such firms in in-
dustries with increased imports identified in the 
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Commission’s annual report regarding the operation 
of the trade agreements program under section 
163(c). 
‘‘(2) Outreach to such firms in the service sec-
tor. 
‘‘(3) Outreach to such firms that are small 
businesses. 
‘‘(4) Outreach to such firms that are minority- 
or women-owned firms. 
‘‘(5) Outreach to such firms that employ a ma-
jority or a substantial percentage of workers from 
underserved communities. 
‘‘(c) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall update the plan 
required under this section on an annual basis. 
‘‘(d) SUBMISSION
TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
shall submit the plan and each update to the plan required 
under this section to Congress.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 262 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 263. Plan for sustained outreach to potentially-eligible firms.’’. 
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PART 3—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR 
COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES 
SEC. 133301. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COM-
MUNITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title II of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2371-2372) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after the chapter heading the 
following: 
‘‘Subchapter B—Trade Adjustment Assistance 
for 
Community 
Colleges 
and 
Career 
Training’’; and 
(2) by redesignating sections 271 and 272 as 
sections 279 and 279A, respectively; and 
(3) by inserting before subchapter B (as des-
ignated by paragraph (1)) the following: 
‘‘Subchapter A—Trade Adjustment Assistance 
for Communities 
‘‘SEC. 271. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subchapter: 
‘‘(1) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY PRODUCER.— 
The term ‘agricultural commodity producer’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 291. 
‘‘(2) 
COMMUNITY.—The 
term 
‘community’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) a city or other political subdivision of 
a State, including a special purpose unit of a 
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State or local government engaged in economic 
or infrastructure development activities, or a 
consortium of political subdivisions; 
‘‘(B) an Economic Development District 
designated by the Economic Development Ad-
ministration of the Department of Commerce; 
or 
‘‘(C) an Indian Tribe. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘eligible 
community’ means a community that is impacted by 
trade under section 273(a)(2) and is determined to 
be eligible for assistance under this subchapter. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) an eligible community; 
‘‘(B) an institution of higher education or 
a consortium of institutions of higher education; 
or 
‘‘(C) a public or private nonprofit organi-
zation or association acting in cooperation with 
officials of a political subdivision of a State. 
‘‘(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce. 
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‘‘(6) UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘underserved community’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 247. 
‘‘SEC. 272. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT AS-
SISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES PROGRAM. 
‘‘The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Sec-
retary for Economic Development, shall, not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this subchapter, 
establish a program to provide communities impacted by 
trade with assistance in accordance with the requirements 
of this subchapter. 
‘‘SEC. 273. ELIGIBILITY; NOTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY. 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A community shall be eligi-
ble for assistance under this subchapter if the com-
munity is a community impacted by trade under 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) COMMUNITY
IMPACTED
BY
TRADE.—A 
community is impacted by trade if it meets each of 
the following requirements: 
‘‘(A) One or more of the following certifi-
cations are made with respect to the commu-
nity: 
‘‘(i) By the Secretary of Labor, that a 
group of workers located in the community 
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is eligible to apply for assistance under 
section 223. 
‘‘(ii) By the Secretary of Commerce, 
that a firm located in the community is eli-
gible to apply for adjustment assistance 
under section 251. 
‘‘(iii) By the Secretary of Agriculture, 
that a group of agricultural commodity 
producers located in the community is eli-
gible to apply for adjustment assistance 
under section 293. 
‘‘(B) The community— 
‘‘(i) applies for assistance not later 
than 180 days after the date on which the 
most recent certification described in sub-
paragraph (A) is made; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a community with 
respect to which one or more such certifi-
cations were made on or after January 1, 
1994, and before the date of the enactment 
of this subchapter, applies for assistance 
not later than September 30, 2024. 
‘‘(C) The community— 
‘‘(i) has a per capita income of 80 
percent or less of the national average; 
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‘‘(ii) has a history of economic dis-
tress and long-term unemployment, as de-
termined by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(iii) is significantly affected by a loss 
of, or threat to, the jobs associated with 
any certification described in subparagraph 
(A), or the community is undergoing tran-
sition of its economic base as a result of 
changing trade patterns, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—If one or more 
certifications described in subsection (a)(2)(A) are made 
with respect to a community, the applicable Secretary with 
respect to such certification shall concurrently notify the 
Governor of the State in which the community is located 
of the ability of the community to apply for assistance 
under this section. 
‘‘SEC. 274. GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE COMMUNITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) upon the application of an eligible commu-
nity, award a grant under this section to the com-
munity to assist in developing or updating a stra-
tegic plan that meets the requirements of section 
275; or 
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‘‘(2) upon the application of an eligible entity, 
award an implementation grant under this section to 
the entity to assist in implementing projects included 
in a strategic plan that meets the requirements of 
section 275. 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) REVOLVING LOAN FUND GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
maintain the proper operation and financial in-
tegrity of revolving loan funds established by el-
igible entities with assistance under this section. 
‘‘(B) EFFICIENT
ADMINISTRATION.—The 
Secretary may— 
‘‘(i) at the request of an eligible enti-
ty, amend and consolidate grant agree-
ments governing revolving loan funds to 
provide flexibility with respect to lending 
areas and borrower criteria; and 
‘‘(ii) assign or transfer assets of a re-
volving loan fund to third party for the 
purpose of liquidation, and the third party 
may retain assets of the fund to defray 
costs related to liquidation. 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF ACTIONS.—An action 
taken by the Secretary under this subsection 
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with respect to a revolving loan fund shall not 
constitute a new obligation if all grant funds 
associated with the original grant award have 
been disbursed to the recipient. 
‘‘(2) USE
OF
FUNDS
IN
PROJECTS
CON-
STRUCTED UNDER PROJECT COST.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a grant 
for a construction project under this section, if 
the Secretary determines, before closeout of the 
project, that the cost of the project, based on 
the designs and specifications that were the 
basis of the grant, has decreased because of de-
creases in costs, the Secretary may approve the 
use of the excess funds (or a portion of the ex-
cess funds) to improve the project. 
‘‘(B) OTHER USES OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 
Any amount of excess funds remaining after ap-
plication of subparagraph (A) may be used by 
the Secretary for providing assistance under 
this section. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—If an eligible institution (as 
such term is defined in section 279) located in an eligible 
community is seeking a grant under section 279 at the 
same time the community is seeking an implementation 
grant under subsection (a)— 
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‘‘(1) the Secretary, upon receipt of such infor-
mation from the Secretary of Labor as required 
under section 279(e), shall notify the community 
that the institution is seeking a grant under section 
279; and 
‘‘(2) the community shall provide to the Sec-
retary, in coordination with the institution, a de-
scription of how the community will integrate 
projects included in the strategic plan with the spe-
cific project for which the institution submits the 
grant proposal under section 279. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—The total amount of grants 
awarded with respect to an eligible community under this 
section for fiscal years 2022 through 2025 may not exceed 
$25,000,000. 
‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall, in awarding 
grants under this section, provide higher levels of funding 
with respect to eligible communities that have a history 
of economic distress and long-term unemployment, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, in 
awarding grants under this section, ensure that 
grants are awarded with respect to eligible commu-
nities from geographically diverse areas. 
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‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC
REGION
REQUIREMENT.— 
The Secretary shall, in meeting the requirement 
under paragraph (1), award a grant under this sec-
tion for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2025 
to at least one eligible community located in each ge-
ographic region for which regional offices of the 
Economic Development Administration of the De-
partment of Commerce are responsible, to the extent 
that the Secretary receives an application from at 
least one eligible community in each such geographic 
region. 
‘‘(g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance for communities— 
‘‘(1) to identify significant impediments to eco-
nomic development that result from the impact of 
trade on the community, including in the course of 
developing a strategic plan under section 275; and 
‘‘(2) to access assistance under other available 
sources, including State, local, or private sources, to 
implement projects that diversify and strengthen the 
economy in the community. 
‘‘SEC. 275. STRATEGIC PLANS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A strategic plan meets the re-
quirements of this section if— 
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‘‘(1) the consultation requirements of sub-
section (b) are met with respect to the development 
of the plan; 
‘‘(2) the plan meets the requirements of sub-
section (c); and 
‘‘(3) the plan is approved in accordance with 
the requirements of subsection (d). 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent practicable, 
an eligible community shall consult with the entities 
described in paragraph (2) in developing the stra-
tegic plan. 
‘‘(2) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—The entities de-
scribed in this paragraph are public and private en-
tities located in or serving the eligible community, 
including— 
‘‘(A) local, county, or State government 
agencies; 
‘‘(B) firms, including small- and medium- 
sized firms; 
‘‘(C) local workforce investment boards; 
‘‘(D) labor organizations, including State 
labor federations and labor-management initia-
tives, representing workers in the community; 
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‘‘(E) educational institutions, local edu-
cational agencies, and other training providers; 
and 
‘‘(F) local civil rights organizations and 
community-based organizations, including orga-
nizations representing underserved commu-
nities. 
‘‘(c) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan may contain, as 
applicable to the community, the following: 
‘‘(1) A description and analysis of the capacity 
of the eligible community to achieve economic ad-
justment to the impact of trade. 
‘‘(2) An analysis of the economic development 
challenges and opportunities facing the community, 
including the strengths and weaknesses of the econ-
omy of the community. 
‘‘(3) An assessment of— 
‘‘(A) the commitment of the community to 
carry out the strategic plan on a long-term 
basis; 
‘‘(B) the participation and input of mem-
bers of the community who are dislocated from 
employment due to the impact of trade; and 
‘‘(C) the extent to which underserved com-
munities have been impacted by trade. 
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‘‘(4) A description of how underserved commu-
nities will benefit from the strategic plan. 
‘‘(5) A description of the role of the entities de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2) in developing the stra-
tegic plan. 
‘‘(6) A description of projects under the stra-
tegic plan to facilitate the community’s economic ad-
justment to the impact of trade, including projects 
to— 
‘‘(A) develop public facilities, public serv-
ices, jobs, and businesses (including establishing 
a revolving loan fund); 
‘‘(B) provide for planning and technical as-
sistance; 
‘‘(C) provide for training; 
‘‘(D) provide for the demolition of vacant 
or abandoned commercial, industrial, or resi-
dential property; 
‘‘(E) redevelop brownfields; 
‘‘(F) establish or support land banks; 
‘‘(G) support energy conservation; and 
‘‘(H) support historic preservation. 
‘‘(7) A strategy for continuing the community’s 
economic adjustment to the impact of trade after the 
completion of such projects. 
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‘‘(8) A description of the educational and train-
ing programs and the potential employment opportu-
nities available to workers in the community, includ-
ing for workers under the age of 25, and the future 
employment needs of the community. 
‘‘(9) An assessment of— 
‘‘(A) the cost of implementing the strategic 
plan; and 
‘‘(B) the timing of funding required by the 
community to implement the strategic plan. 
‘‘(10) A description of the methods of financing 
to be used to implement the strategic plan, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) an implementation grant received 
under section 274 or under other authorities; 
‘‘(B) a loan, including the establishment of 
a revolving loan fund; or 
‘‘(C) other types of financing. 
‘‘(11) An assessment of how the community will 
address unemployment among agricultural com-
modity producers, if applicable. 
‘‘(d) APPROVAL; CEDS EQUIVALENT.— 
‘‘(1) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve 
the strategic plan developed by an eligible commu-
nity under this section if the Secretary determines 
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that the strategic plan meets the requirements of 
this section. 
‘‘(2) CEDS OR EQUIVALENT.—The Secretary 
may deem an eligible community’s Comprehensive 
Economic Development Strategy that substantially 
meets the requirements of this section to be an ap-
proved strategic plan for purposes of this sub-
chapter. 
‘‘(e) ALLOCATION.—Of the funds appropriated to 
carry out this chapter for each of the fiscal years 2022 
through 2025, the Secretary may make available not more 
than $50,000,000 to award grants under section 
274(a)(1). 
‘‘SEC. 276. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, sub-
ject to paragraph (3), promulgate such regulations 
as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter, in-
cluding with respect to— 
‘‘(A) administering the awarding of grants 
under section 274, including establishing guide-
lines for the submission and evaluation of grant 
applications under such section; and 
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‘‘(B) establishing guidelines for the evalua-
tion of strategic plans developed to meet the re-
quirements of section 275. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
consult with the Committee on Ways and Means of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate not later than 90 days prior 
to promulgating any final rule or regulation under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(3) RELATIONSHIP
TO
EXISTING
REGULA-
TIONS.—The Secretary, to the maximum extent 
practicable, shall— 
‘‘(A) rely on and apply regulations promul-
gated to carry out other economic development 
programs of the Department of Commerce in 
carrying out this subchapter; and 
‘‘(B) provide guidance regarding the man-
ner and extent to which such other economic 
development programs relate to this subchapter. 
‘‘(b) RESOURCES.—The Secretary shall allocate such 
resources as may be necessary to provide sufficiently indi-
vidualized assistance to each eligible community that re-
ceives a grant under section 274(a) or seeks technical as-
sistance under section 274(g) to develop and implement 
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a strategic plan that meets the requirements of section 
275.’’. 
(b) 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 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER A—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES 
‘‘Sec. 271. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 272. Establishment of trade adjustment assistance for communities pro-
gram. 
‘‘Sec. 273. Eligibility; notification of eligibility. 
‘‘Sec. 274. Grants to eligible communities. 
‘‘Sec. 275. Strategic plans. 
‘‘Sec. 276. General provisions. 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER B—COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND CAREER TRAINING GRANT 
PROGRAM 
‘‘Sec. 279. Community College and Career Training Grant Program. 
‘‘Sec. 279A. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
SEC. 133302. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COM-
MUNITY COLLEGES AND CAREER TRAINING. 
Section 279 of the Trade Act of 1974, as redesig-
nated by section 133301(a)(2), is amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘eligible 
institutions’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible entities’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘eligible institution’’ 
and inserting ‘‘eligible entity’’; and 
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(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$2,500,000’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(B)(i) in the case of an eligible 
institution,’’; 
(III) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a consortium of eligible 
institutions, a grant under this section in excess 
of $15,000,000.’’. 
(2) In subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means an eligible institution or a consortium of 
eligible institutions. 
‘‘(4) UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘underserved community’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 247.’’. 
(3) In subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘eligible institution’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘eligible entity’’; 
and 
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(B) in paragraph (5)(A)(i)— 
(i) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(III) any opportunities to sup-
port industry or sector partnerships to 
develop or expand quality academic 
programs and curricula; and’’. 
(4) In subsection (d), by striking ‘‘eligible insti-
tution’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘eligible 
entity’’. 
(5) By redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (h) and inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity shall use 
a grant awarded under this section to establish and 
scale career training programs, including career and 
technical education programs, and career pathways 
and supports for students participating in such pro-
grams. 
‘‘(2) STUDENT
SUPPORT
AND
EMERGENCY 
SERVICES.—Not less than 15 percent of the amount 
of a grant awarded to an eligible entity under this 
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section shall be used to carry out student support 
services, which may include the following: 
‘‘(A) 
Supportive 
services, 
including 
childcare, transportation, mental health serv-
ices, substance use disorder prevention and 
treatment, assistance in obtaining health insur-
ance coverage, housing, and other benefits, as 
appropriate. 
‘‘(B) Connecting students to State or Fed-
eral means-tested benefits programs. 
‘‘(C) The provision of direct financial as-
sistance to help students facing financial hard-
ships that may impact enrollment in or comple-
tion of a program supported by such funds. 
‘‘(D) Navigation, coaching, mentorship, 
and case management services, including pro-
viding information and outreach to the popu-
lation described in subparagraph (C) to take 
part in such a program. 
‘‘(E) Providing access to necessary sup-
plies, materials, technological devices, or re-
quired equipment, and other supports necessary 
to participate in such a program. 
‘‘(f) PLAN FOR OUTREACH TO UNDERSERVED COM-
MUNITIES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that eligible institutions effec-
tively serve individuals from underserved com-
munities; and 
‘‘(B) develop a plan to ensure that grants 
provided under this subchapter effectively serve 
individuals from underserved communities. 
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall update 
the plan required by paragraph (1)(B) on an annual 
basis. 
‘‘(3) SUBMISSION
TO
CONGRESS.—The Sec-
retary shall submit the plan required by paragraph 
(1)(B) and each update to the plan required by 
paragraph (2) to Congress. 
‘‘(g) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—The Secretary shall, 
in awarding grants under this section, ensure that grants 
are awarded with respect to eligible entities from geo-
graphically diverse areas.’’. 
PART 4—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR 
FARMERS 
SEC. 133401. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 291 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2401) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3); 
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(E) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(B)(i) the volume of exports of the agricultural 
commodity produced by the group in the marketing 
year with respect to which the group files the peti-
tion decreased compared to the average volume of 
such exports during the 3 marketing years preceding 
such marketing year; and 
‘‘(ii) the decrease in such exports contributed to 
the decrease in the national average price, quantity 
of production, or value of production of, or cash re-
ceipts for, the agricultural commodity, as described 
in paragraph (1).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(3), by adding at the end 
before the period the following: ‘‘or exports’’. 
SEC. 133403. BENEFIT INFORMATION TO AGRICULTURAL 
COMMODITY PRODUCERS. 
Section 295(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2401d(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The Secretary shall develop a plan to conduct targeted 
sustained outreach and offer assistance to agricultural 
commodity producers from underserved communities’’. 
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SEC. 133404. QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS AND BENEFITS 
FOR 
AGRICULTURAL 
COMMODITY 
PRO-
DUCERS. 
Section 296 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2401e) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘90 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘120 days’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking 
‘‘$4,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,000’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking 
‘‘$8,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$24,000’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$12,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$36,000’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) ADJUSTMENTS FOR INFLATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall adjust each dollar amount limitation 
described in this section on the date that is 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
and at the beginning of each fiscal year thereafter, 
to reflect the percentage (if any) of the increase in 
the average of the Consumer Price Index for the 
preceding 12-month period compared to the Con-
sumer Price Index for fiscal year 2020. 
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‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES FOR CALCULATION OF AD-
JUSTMENT.—In making an adjustment under para-
graph (1), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall round the amount of any in-
crease in the Consumer Price Index to the near-
est dollar; and 
‘‘(B) may ignore any such increase of less 
than 1 percent. 
‘‘(3) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Consumer 
Price Index’ means the Consumer Price Index for 
All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.’’. 
PART 5—APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 133501. EXTENSION OF AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF TERMINATION PROVISIONS.— 
Section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘2021’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
(b) TRAINING FUNDS.—Section 236(a)(2)(A) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)(A)) , as amend-
ed by section 133110(c)(2)(B), is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘shall not exceed $450,000,000’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘shall not exceed— 
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‘‘(i) $450,000,000’’; 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) $1,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 
through 2025.’’. 
(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 ‘‘2021’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) TRADE
ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE
FOR 
WORKERS.—Section 245 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2317) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2021’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2025’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) RESERVATION
BY
THE SECRETARY.—Of the 
funds appropriated to carry out this chapter for any fiscal 
year, the Secretary of Labor may reserve not more than 
1 percent for administration of the program (in addition 
to amounts otherwise available for such purposes), tech-
nical assistance, grants for pilots and demonstrations, and 
the evaluation of activities carried out under this chap-
ter.’’. 
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(2) TRADE
ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE
FOR 
FIRMS.—Section 255(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2345(a)) is amended in the first sentence 
by adding at the end before the period the following: 
‘‘and $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 
through 2025’’. 
(3) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COM-
MUNITY COLLEGES AND CAREER TRAINING.—Sub-
section (a) of section 279A of the Trade Act of 1974 
(as 
redesignated) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$40,000,000’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘$300,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2025’’. 
(4) TRADE
ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE
FOR 
FARMERS.—Section 298 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2401g(a)) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$90,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘2025’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) RESERVATION
BY
THE SECRETARY.—Of the 
funds appropriated to carry out this chapter for any fiscal 
year, the Secretary of Agriculture may not reserve more 
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than 5 percent for technical assistance, pilots and dem-
onstrations, and the evaluation of activities carried out 
under this chapter.’’. 
(e) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) TRADE
ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE
FOR 
WORKERS.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2025, out of any money in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, to carry out the 
purposes of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974, as authorized by section 245 of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317) (as amended by sub-
section (d)). 
(2) TRADE
ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE
FOR 
FIRMS.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2025, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to carry out the provisions 
of chapter 3 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, 
as authorized by section 255 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2345) (as amended by subsection 
(d)). 
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(3) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COM-
MUNITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $300,000,000, to remain available 
for obligation until September 30, 2026, to 
carry out subchapter A of chapter 4 of title II 
of the Trade Act of 1974, as added by section 
133301 of this Act. 
(B) SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES.—Of the 
amounts appropriated pursuant subparagraph 
(A) for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025, 
not more than $40,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for the salaries and expenses of personnel 
administering subchapter A of chapter 4 of title 
II of the Trade Act of 1974. 
(C) SUPPLEMENT AND NOT SUPPLANT.— 
Amounts appropriated pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) for each of the fiscal years 2022 
through 2025 shall be used to supplement, and 
not supplant, other Federal, State, regional, 
and local government funds made available to 
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provide economic development assistance for 
communities. 
(4) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COM-
MUNITY COLLEGES AND CAREER TRAINING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $300,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, to carry out subchapter B of 
chapter 4 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, 
as designated by section 13301 of this Act, as 
authorized by section 279A of such subchapter 
B (as redesignated and as amended by sub-
section (d)). 
(B) RESERVATION BY THE SECRETARY.— 
Of the funds appropriated to carry out sub-
chapter B of chapter 4 of title II of the Trade 
Act of 1974 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2025, the Secretary of Labor may re-
serve not more than 5 percent for administra-
tion of the program, including providing tech-
nical assistance, sustained outreach to eligible 
institutions effectively serving underserved com-
munities, grants for pilots and demonstrations, 
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and a rigorous third-party evaluation of the 
program carried out under such subchapter. 
(5) TRADE
ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE
FOR 
FARMERS.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated for each of fiscal years 
2022 through 2025, out of any money in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, to carry out the pur-
poses of chapter 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 
1974, as authorized by section 298 of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401) (as amended by sub-
section (d)). 
SEC. 133502. APPLICABILITY OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT AS-
SISTANCE PROVISIONS. 
(a) WORKERS CERTIFIED BEFORE DATE OF ENACT-
MENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (3), a worker certified as eligible for 
adjustment assistance under section 222 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 before the date of the enactment 
of this Act shall be eligible, on and after such date 
of enactment, to receive benefits only under the pro-
visions of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 
1974, as in effect on such date of enactment, or as 
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such provisions may be amended after such date of 
enactment. 
(2) COMPUTATION OF MAXIMUM BENEFITS.— 
Benefits received by a worker described in para-
graph (1) under chapter 2 of title II of the Trade 
Act of 1974 before the date of the enactment of this 
Act 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 such provisions may be 
amended after such date of enactment. 
(3) AUTHORITY
TO
MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS
TO 
BENEFITS.—For the 90-day period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary is 
authorized to make any adjustments to benefits to 
workers described in paragraph (1) that the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary and appropriate in 
applying and administering 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 such 
provisions may be amended after such date of enact-
ment, in a manner that ensures parity of treatment 
between the benefits of such workers and the bene-
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fits of workers certified after such date of enact-
ment. 
(b) WORKERS NOT CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO CER-
TAIN PETITIONS FILED BEFORE DATE
OF ENACT-
MENT.— 
(1) CERTIFICATIONS
OF
WORKERS
NOT
CER-
TIFIED BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 
(A) CRITERIA IF A DETERMINATION HAS 
NOT BEEN MADE.—If, as of the date of the en-
actment 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 sec-
tion 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to 
a petition described in subparagraph (C), the 
Secretary shall make that determination based 
on the requirements of section 222 of the Trade 
Act of 1974, as in effect on such date of enact-
ment. 
(B) RECONSIDERATION
OF
DENIALS
OF 
CERTIFICATIONS.—If, before the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary made a de-
termination not to certify a group of workers as 
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance 
under section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 
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pursuant to a petition described in subpara-
graph (C), 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 adjustment assistance. 
(C) PETITION DESCRIBED.—A petition de-
scribed in this subparagraph 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 January 1, 2021, and before 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a worker certified as eligible 
to apply for adjustment assistance under sec-
tion 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to 
a petition described in paragraph (1)(C) shall 
be eligible, on and after the date of the enact-
ment 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 
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enactment, or as such provisions may be 
amended after such date of enactment. 
(B) COMPUTATION
OF
MAXIMUM
BENE-
FITS.—Benefits received by a worker described 
in paragraph (1) under chapter 2 of title II of 
the Trade Act of 1974 before the date of the 
enactment of this Act 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 such provisions may be 
amended after such date of enactment. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TRADE ACT OF 2002.—Section 151 of the 
Trade Act of 2002 (19 U.S.C. note prec. 2271) is 
amended by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c). 
(2) TRADE AND GLOBALIZATION ADJUSTMENT 
ASSISTANCE
ACT
OF
2009.—Section 1891 of the 
Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act 
of 2009 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note) is repealed. 
(3) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE EXTEN-
SION ACT OF 2011.—The Trade Adjustment Assist-
ance Extension Act of 2011 is amended— 
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(A) in section 201 (19 U.S.C. note prec. 
2271), by striking subsections (b) and (c); and 
(B) in section 231(a) (19 U.S.C. 2271 
note), by striking paragraphs (1)(B) and (2). 
(4) TRADE
ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE
REAU-
THORIZATION ACT OF 2015.—The Trade Adjustment 
Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 is amend-
ed— 
(A) in section 402 (19 U.S.C. note prec. 
2271), by striking subsections (b) and (c); and 
(B) in section 405(a)(1) (19 U.S.C. 
2319(a)(1)), by striking subparagraph (B). 
(d) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS.— 
(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 en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 
has not made a determination with respect to 
whether to certify a firm as eligible to apply for 
adjustment 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-
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ments of section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974, 
as in effect on such date of enactment. 
(B) RECONSIDERATION
OF
DENIAL
OF 
CERTAIN PETITIONS.—If, before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary made a de-
termination not to certify a firm as eligible to 
apply for adjustment assistance under section 
251 of the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to a pe-
tition 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, cer-
tify the firm as eligible to apply for adjust-
ment 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 January 1, 2021, and 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) CERTIFICATION OF FIRMS THAT DID NOT 
SUBMIT PETITIONS BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2021, AND 
DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Com-
merce shall certify a firm described in subpara-
graph (B) as eligible to apply for adjustment 
assistance under section 251 of the Trade Act 
of 1974, as in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, if the firm or its representa-
tive files a petition for a certification of eligi-
bility 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 Sec-
retary determines would have been certified as 
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance if— 
(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 begin-
ning on January 1, 2021, 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 ef-
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fect on that date during the period de-
scribed in clause (i). 
SEC. 133503. SUNSET PROVISIONS. 
(a) APPLICATION OF PRIOR LAW.—Subject to sub-
section (b), beginning on July 1, 2025, the provisions of 
chapters 2, 3, 5, and 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271-2401g), as in effect on January 
1, 2014, shall be in effect and apply, except that in apply-
ing and administering 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’’ 
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 
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(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 Secretary 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 read-
justment allowance under this chapter if— 
‘‘(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— 
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‘‘(A) has substantially met the perform-
ance 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(a) of that Act shall be applied 
and administered by substituting ‘‘June 30, 2025’’ 
for ‘‘December 31, 2007’’; 
(4) section 246(b)(1) of that Act shall be ap-
plied and administered by substituting ‘‘June 30, 
2025’’ 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 July 1, 2025’’ for ‘‘each of fiscal years 
2003 through 2007, and $4,000,000 for the 3- 
month period beginning on October 1, 2007’’; 
(6) section 298(a) of that Act shall be applied 
and administered by substituting ‘‘the 1-year period 
beginning on July 1, 2025’’ for ‘‘each of the fiscal 
years’’ and all that follows through ‘‘October 1, 
2007’’; and 
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(7) section 285 of that Act shall be applied and 
administered— 
(A) in subsection (a), by substituting 
‘‘June 30, 2026’’ for ‘‘December 31, 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 June 30, 2026. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), any assistance approved under 
chapter 3 pursuant to a petition filed under sec-
tion 251 on or before June 30, 2026, may be 
provided— 
‘‘(i) to the extent funds are available 
pursuant to such chapter for such purpose; 
and 
‘‘(ii) to the extent the recipient of the 
assistance is otherwise eligible to receive 
such assistance. 
‘‘(2) FARMERS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), assistance may not be pro-
vided under chapter 6 after June 30, 2026. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), any assistance approved under 
chapter 6 on or before June 30, 2026, may be 
provided— 
‘‘(i) to the extent funds are available 
pursuant to such chapter for such purpose; 
and 
‘‘(ii) to the extent the recipient of the 
assistance is otherwise eligible to receive 
such assistance.’’. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The provisions of chapters 2, 3, 
5, and 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall continue 
to apply on and after July 1, 2025, with respect to— 
(1) workers certified as eligible for trade adjust-
ment assistance benefits under chapter 2 of title II 
of that Act pursuant to petitions filed under section 
221 of that Act before July 1, 2025; 
(2) firms certified as eligible for technical as-
sistance or grants under chapter 3 of title II of that 
Act pursuant to petitions filed under section 251 of 
that Act before July 1, 2025; and 
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(3) agricultural commodity producers certified 
as eligible for technical or financial assistance under 
chapter 6 of title II of that Act pursuant to petitions 
filed under section 292 of that Act before July 1, 
2025. 
Subtitle D—Career Pathways and 
Social Services 
PART 1—PROVISIONS RELATING TO PATHWAYS 
TO HEALTH CAREERS 
SEC. 134101. PATHWAYS TO HEALTH CAREERS. 
Effective October 1, 2021, title XX of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397–1397n–13) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subtitle 
D—Career 
Pathways 
Through Health Profession Op-
portunity Grants 
‘‘SEC. 2071. CAREER PATHWAYS THROUGH HEALTH PRO-
FESSION OPPORTUNITY GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An eligible en-
tity desiring a grant under this section for a project shall 
submit to the Secretary an application for the grant, that 
includes the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of how the applicant will use 
a career pathways approach to train eligible individ-
uals for health professions that will put eligible indi-
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viduals on a career path to an occupation that pays 
well, under the project. 
‘‘(2) A description of the adult basic education 
and literacy activities, work readiness activities, 
training activities, and case management and career 
coaching services that the applicant will use to assist 
eligible individuals to gain work experience, connec-
tion to employers, and job placement, and a descrip-
tion of the plan for recruiting, hiring, and training 
staff to provide the case management, mentoring, 
and career coaching services, under the project di-
rectly or through local governmental, apprenticeship, 
educational, or charitable institutions. 
‘‘(3) A demonstration that the applicant has ex-
perience working with low-income populations, or a 
description of the plan of the applicant to work with 
a partner organization that has the experience. 
‘‘(4) A plan for providing post-employment sup-
port and ongoing training as part of a career path-
way under the project. 
‘‘(5) A description of the support services that 
the applicant will provide under the project, includ-
ing a plan for how child care and transportation 
support services will be guaranteed and, if the appli-
cant will provide a cash stipend or wage supplement, 
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how the stipend or supplement would be calculated 
and distributed. 
‘‘(6) A certification by the applicant that the 
project development included— 
‘‘(A) consultation or commitment to con-
sult with a local workforce development board; 
‘‘(B) consideration of registered appren-
ticeship and pre-apprenticeship models; 
‘‘(C) consideration of career pathway pro-
grams in the State in which the project is to be 
conducted; and 
‘‘(D) a review of the State plan under sec-
tion 102 or 103 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act. 
‘‘(7) A description of the availability and rel-
evance of recent labor market information and other 
pertinent evidence of in-demand jobs or worker 
shortages. 
‘‘(8) A certification that the applicant will di-
rectly provide or contract for the training services 
described in the application. 
‘‘(9) A commitment by the applicant that, if the 
grant is made to the applicant, the applicant will— 
‘‘(A) during the planning period for the 
project, provide the Secretary with any informa-
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tion needed by the Secretary to establish ade-
quate data reporting and administrative struc-
ture for the project; 
‘‘(B) hire a person to direct the project not 
later than the end of the planning period appli-
cable to the project; 
‘‘(C) accept all technical assistance offered 
by the Secretary with respect to the grant; 
‘‘(D) participate in peer technical assist-
ance conferences as are regularly scheduled by 
the Secretary; and 
‘‘(E) provide all data required by the Sec-
retary under subsection (g). 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL APPLICATION ELEMENT.—In con-
sidering applications for a grant under this section, the 
Secretary shall require qualified applicants to have at least 
1 of the following application elements— 
‘‘(1) applications submitted by applicants to 
whom a grant was made under this section or any 
predecessor to this section; 
‘‘(2) applications submitted by applicants who 
have business and community partners in each of 
the following categories: 
‘‘(A) State and local government agencies 
and social service providers, including a State 
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or local entity that administers a State program 
funded under part A of this title; 
‘‘(B) institutions of higher education, ap-
prenticeship programs, and local workforce de-
velopment boards; and 
‘‘(C) health care employers, health care in-
dustry or sector partnerships, labor unions, and 
labor-management partnerships; 
‘‘(3) applications that include opportunities for 
mentoring or peer support, and make career coach-
ing available, as part of the case management plan; 
‘‘(4) applications which describe a project that 
will serve a rural area in which— 
‘‘(A) the community in which the individ-
uals to be enrolled in the project reside is lo-
cated; 
‘‘(B) the project will be conducted; or 
‘‘(C) an employer partnership that has 
committed to hiring individuals who successfully 
complete all activities under the project is lo-
cated; 
‘‘(5) applications that include a commitment to 
providing project participants with a cash stipend or 
wage supplement; and 
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‘‘(6) applications which have an emergency cash 
fund to assist project participants financially in 
emergency situations. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) GRANT AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall make a grant in accordance with this 
paragraph to an eligible entity whose appli-
cation for the grant is approved by the 
Secretary, to conduct a project designed to 
train low-income individuals for allied 
health professions, health information tech-
nology, physician assistants, nursing as-
sistants, registered nurse, advanced prac-
tice nurse, and other professions consid-
ered part of a health care career pathway 
model. 
‘‘(ii) GUARANTEE
OF
GRANTEES
IN 
EACH STATE AND THE DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA.—For each grant cycle, the Sec-
retary shall award a grant under this para-
graph to at least 2 eligible entities in each 
State that is not a territory, to the extent 
there are a sufficient number of applica-
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tions that have a high likelihood of success 
and that are submitted by the entities that 
meet the requirements applicable with re-
spect to such a grant. If, for a grant cycle, 
there are fewer than 2 such eligible entities 
in a State that have submitted applications 
with a high likelihood of success, the Sec-
retary shall identify qualified eligible appli-
cants located elsewhere, that are otherwise 
approved but un-funded, and issue a Sub-
stitution of Grant and tailored technical 
assistance. In the preceding sentence, the 
term ‘issue a Substitution of Grant’ 
means, in a case in which an approved 
grantee does not complete its full project 
period, or in which there are fewer than 2 
qualified grantees per State with a high 
likelihood of success, substitute an appli-
cant located in another State that was ap-
proved but un-funded during the competi-
tion for the award for the award recipient. 
‘‘(B) GUARANTEE OF GRANTS FOR INDIAN 
POPULATIONS.—The Secretary shall award a 
grant under this paragraph to at least 10 eligi-
ble entities that are an Indian tribe, an Alaska 
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Native Corporation, a tribal organization, or a 
tribal college or university, to the extent there 
are a sufficient number of applications sub-
mitted by the entities that meet the require-
ments applicable with respect to such a grant. 
‘‘(C) GUARANTEE OF GRANTEES IN THE 
TERRITORIES.—The Secretary shall award a 
grant under this paragraph to at least 2 eligible 
entities that are located in a territory, to the 
extent there are a sufficient number of applica-
tions submitted by the entities that meet the re-
quirements applicable with respect to such a 
grant. 
‘‘(2) GRANT
CYCLE.—The grant cycle under 
this section shall be not less than 5 years, with a 
planning period of not more than the first 12 
months of the grant cycle. During the planning pe-
riod, the amount of the grant shall be in such lesser 
amount as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(d) USE OF GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity to which a grant 
is made under this section shall use the grant in ac-
cordance with the approved application for the 
grant. 
‘‘(2) SUPPORT TO BE PROVIDED.— 
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‘‘(A) REQUIRED SUPPORT.—A project for 
which a grant is made under this section shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(i) An assessment for adult basic 
skill competency, and provision of adult 
basic skills education if necessary for 
lower-skilled eligible individuals to enroll in 
the project and go on to enter and com-
plete 
post-secondary 
training, 
through 
means including the following: 
‘‘(I) Establishing a network of 
partners that offer pre-training activi-
ties for project participants who need 
to improve basic academic skills or 
English language proficiency before 
entering a health occupational train-
ing career pathway program. 
‘‘(II) Offering resources to enable 
project participants to continue ad-
vancing adult basic skill proficiency 
while enrolled in a career pathway 
program. 
‘‘(III) Embedding adult basic 
skill maintenance as part of ongoing 
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post-graduation career coaching and 
mentoring. 
‘‘(ii) A guarantee that child care is an 
available and affordable support service for 
project participants through means such as 
the following: 
‘‘(I) Referral to, and assistance 
with, enrollment in a subsidized child 
care program. 
‘‘(II) Direct payment to a child 
care provider if a slot in a subsidized 
child care program is not available or 
reasonably accessible. 
‘‘(III) Payment of co-payments 
or associated fees for child care. 
‘‘(iii) Case management plans that in-
clude career coaching (with the option to 
offer appropriate peer support and men-
toring opportunities to help develop soft 
skills and social capital), which may be of-
fered on an ongoing basis before, during, 
and after initial training as part of a ca-
reer pathway model. 
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‘‘(iv) A plan to provide project partici-
pants with transportation through means 
such as the following: 
‘‘(I) Referral to, and assistance 
with enrollment in, a subsidized trans-
portation program. 
‘‘(II) If a subsidized transpor-
tation program is not reasonably 
available, direct payments to subsidize 
transportation costs. 
For purposes of this clause, the term 
‘transportation’ includes public transit, or 
gasoline for a personal vehicle if public 
transit is not reasonably accessible or 
available. 
‘‘(B) ALLOWED SUPPORT.—The goods and 
services provided under a project for which a 
grant is made under this section may include 
the following: 
‘‘(i) A cash stipend. 
‘‘(ii) A reserve fund for financial as-
sistance to project participants in emer-
gency situations. 
‘‘(iii) Tuition, certification exam fees, 
and training materials such as books, soft-
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ware, uniforms, shoes, connection to the 
internet, hair nets, and personal protective 
equipment. 
‘‘(iv) In-kind resource donations such 
as interview clothing and conference at-
tendance fees. 
‘‘(v) Assistance with accessing and 
completing high school equivalency or adult 
basic education courses as necessary to 
achieve success in the project and make 
progress toward career goals. 
‘‘(vi) Assistance with programs and 
activities, 
including 
legal 
assistance, 
deemed necessary to address arrest or con-
viction records as an employment barrier. 
‘‘(vii) 
Other 
support 
services 
as 
deemed necessary for family well-being, 
success in the project, and progress toward 
career goals. 
‘‘(3) TRAINING.—The number of hours of train-
ing provided to an eligible individual under a project 
for which a grant is made under this section, for a 
recognized postsecondary credential (including an in-
dustry-recognized 
credential, 
and 
a 
certificate 
awarded by a local workforce development board), 
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which is awarded in recognition of attainment of 
measurable technical or occupational skills necessary 
to gain employment or advance within an occupa-
tion, shall be— 
‘‘(A) not less than the number of hours of 
training required for certification in that level 
of skill by the State in which the project is con-
ducted; or 
‘‘(B) if there is no such requirement, such 
number of hours of training as the Secretary 
finds is necessary to achieve that skill level. 
‘‘(4) INCLUSION OF TANF RECIPIENTS.—In the 
case of a project for which a grant is made under 
this section that is conducted in a State that has a 
program funded under part A of title IV, at least 10 
percent of the eligible individuals to whom support 
is provided under the project shall meet the income 
eligibility requirements under that State program, 
without regard to whether the individuals receive 
benefits or services directly under that State pro-
gram. 
‘‘(5) INCOME LIMITATION.—An entity to which 
a grant is made under this section shall not use the 
grant to provide support to a person who is not an 
eligible individual. 
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‘‘(6) PROHIBITION.—An entity to which a grant 
is made under this section shall not use the grant 
for purposes of entertainment, except that case man-
agement and career coaching services may include 
celebrations of specific career-based milestones such 
as completing a semester, graduation, or job place-
ment. 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
technical assistance— 
‘‘(A) to assist eligible entities in applying 
for grants under this section; 
‘‘(B) that is tailored to meet the needs of 
grantees at each stage of the administration of 
projects for which grants are made under this 
section; 
‘‘(C) that is tailored to meet the specific 
needs of Indian tribes, Alaska Native Corpora-
tions, tribal organizations, and tribal colleges 
and universities; 
‘‘(D) that is tailored to meet the specific 
needs of the territories; 
‘‘(E) that is tailored to meet the specific 
needs of applicants, eligible entities, and grant-
ees, in carrying out dedicated career pathway 
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projects pursuant to subsections (h) and (i); 
and 
‘‘(F) to facilitate the exchange of informa-
tion among eligible entities regarding best prac-
tices and promising practices used in the 
projects. 
‘‘(2) CONTINUATION OF PEER TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE CONFERENCES.—The Secretary shall con-
tinue to hold peer technical assistance conferences 
for entities to which a grant is made under this sec-
tion or was made under the immediate predecessor 
of this section. The preceding sentence shall not be 
interpreted to require any such conference to be held 
in person. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION OF DEDICATED CAREER PATH-
WAYS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, by 
grant, contract, or interagency agreement, conduct 
rigorous and well-designed evaluations of the dedi-
cated career pathway projects carried out pursuant 
to subsections (h) and (i). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT
APPLICABLE
TO
SECOND 
CHANCE
CAREER
PATHWAY.—In the case of a 
project of the type described in subsection (i), the 
evaluation shall include identification of successful 
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activities for creating opportunities for developing 
and sustaining, particularly with respect to low-in-
come individuals with arrest or conviction records, a 
health professions workforce that has accessible 
entry points, that meets high standards for edu-
cation, training, certification, and professional devel-
opment, and that provides increased wages and af-
fordable benefits, including health care coverage, 
that are responsive to the needs of the workforce. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT APPLICABLE TO MATERNAL 
MORTALITY CAREER PATHWAY.—In the case of a 
project of the type described in subsection (h), the 
evaluation shall include identification of successful 
activities for creating opportunities for developing 
and sustaining, particularly with respect to low-in-
come individuals and other entry-level workers, a ca-
reer pathway that has accessible entry points, that 
meets high standards for education, training, certifi-
cation, and professional development, and that pro-
vides increased wages and affordable benefits, in-
cluding health care coverage, that are responsive to 
the needs of the birth, pregnancy, and post-partum 
workforce. 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.—As a condition of funding, an eligi-
ble entity awarded a grant to conduct a project under this 
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section shall submit interim reports to the Secretary on 
the activities carried out under the project, and, on the 
conclusion of the project, a final report on the activities. 
‘‘(h) MATERNAL MORTALITY CAREER PATHWAY.— 
‘‘(1) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall 
award grants in accordance with this subsection to 
eligible entities to conduct career pathway projects 
for the purpose of providing education for profes-
sions such as doulas, lactation consultants, child-
birth educators, infant massage therapists, newborn 
care specialists, midwives, and other community 
health worker professions, for individuals to enter 
and follow a dedicated career pathway in the field of 
pregnancy, childbirth, or post-partum services in a 
State that recognizes doulas or midwives as health 
care providers and that provides payment for serv-
ices provided by doulas or midwives, as the case may 
be, under the State plan approved under title XIX. 
‘‘(2) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this 
subsection shall have the same grant cycle as is pro-
vided in subsection (c)(2), and as a condition of 
funding the grantee shall comply with all data re-
porting requirements associated with the grant cycle. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An entity 
seeking a grant under this subsection for a project 
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shall submit to the Secretary an application for the 
grant, that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) A description of the partnerships, 
strategic staff hiring decisions, tailored program 
activities, or other programmatic elements of 
the project that are designed to support a 
strong career pathway in pregnancy, birth, or 
post-partum services. 
‘‘(B) A demonstration that the State in 
which the project is to be conducted recognizes 
and permits doulas and midwives to practice in 
the State. 
‘‘(C) A demonstration that the applicant 
has experience working with low-income popu-
lations, or a description of the plan of the appli-
cant to work with a partner that has the experi-
ence. 
‘‘(4) SUPPORT TO BE PROVIDED.—The recipi-
ent of a grant under this subsection for a project 
shall provide required supportive services described 
in subsection (d)(2)(A) to project participants who 
need the services, and may expend the funding on el-
igible supportive services described in subsection 
(d)(2)(B). 
‘‘(i) SECOND CHANCE CAREER PATHWAY.— 
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‘‘(1) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall 
award grants in accordance with this subsection to 
eligible entities to conduct career pathway projects 
for the purpose of providing education and training 
for eligible individuals with arrest or conviction 
records to enter and follow a career pathway in the 
health professions through occupations that are ex-
pected to experience a labor shortage or be in high 
demand. 
‘‘(2) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this 
subsection shall have the same grant cycle as is pro-
vided in subsection (c)(2), and as a condition of 
funding the grantee shall comply with all data re-
porting requirements associated with the grant cycle. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—An entity 
seeking a grant under this subsection for a project 
shall submit to the Secretary an application for the 
grant, that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) A demonstration that the State in 
which the project is to be conducted has in ef-
fect policies or laws that permit certain allied 
health and behavioral health care credentials to 
be awarded to people with certain arrest or con-
viction records (which policies or laws shall in-
clude appeals processes and other opportunities 
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to demonstrate rehabilitation to obtain licensure 
and approval to work in the proposed health ca-
reers), and a plan described in the application 
which will use a legally permitted career path-
way to train people with such a record to be 
trained and employed in such a career. 
‘‘(B) A discussion of how the project or fu-
ture strategic hiring decisions will demonstrate 
the experience and expertise of the project in 
working with job seekers who have arrest or 
conviction records or employers with experience 
working with people with arrest or conviction 
records. 
‘‘(C) A demonstration that the applicant 
has experience working with low-income popu-
lations, or a description of the plan of the appli-
cant to work with a partner that has the experi-
ence. 
‘‘(D) An identification of promising inno-
vations or best practices that can be used to 
provide the training. 
‘‘(E) A proof of concept or demonstration 
that the applicant has done sufficient research 
on workforce shortage or in-demand jobs for 
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which people with certain types of criminal 
records can be hired. 
‘‘(F) A plan for recruiting students who 
are eligible individuals into the project. 
‘‘(G) A plan for providing post-employment 
support and ongoing training as part of a ca-
reer pathway under the project. 
‘‘(4) SUPPORT TO BE PROVIDED.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRED SUPPORT.—A recipient of 
a grant under this subsection for a project shall 
provide— 
‘‘(i) access to legal assistance for 
project participants for the purpose of ad-
dressing arrest or conviction records and 
associated workforce barriers; 
‘‘(ii) assistance with programs and ac-
tivities deemed necessary to address arrest 
or conviction records as an employment 
barrier; 
‘‘(iii) required supportive services de-
scribed in subsection (d)(2)(A) to partici-
pants who need the services, and may ex-
pend funds on eligible supportive services 
described in subsection (d)(2)(B). 
‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) ALASKA NATIVE CORPORATION.—The term 
‘Alaska Native Corporation’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 3(m) of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(m)). 
‘‘(2) ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSION.—The term 
‘allied health profession’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 799B(5) of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act. 
‘‘(3) CAREER
PATHWAY.—The term ‘career 
pathway’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3(7) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act. 
‘‘(4) DOULA.—The term ‘doula’ means an indi-
vidual who— 
‘‘(A) is certified by an organization that 
has been established for not less than 5 years 
and that requires the completion of continuing 
education to maintain the certification, to pro-
vide non-medical advice, information, emotional 
support, and physical comfort to an individual 
during the individual’s pregnancy, childbirth, 
and post-partum period; and 
‘‘(B) maintains the certification by com-
pleting the required continuing education. 
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‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means any of the following entities that dem-
onstrates in an application submitted under this sec-
tion that the entity has the capacity to fully develop 
and administer the project described in the applica-
tion: 
‘‘(A) A local workforce development board 
established under section 107 of the Workforce 
Innovation and Opportunity Act. 
‘‘(B) A State or territory, a political sub-
division of a State or territory, or an agency of 
a State, territory, or such a political subdivi-
sion, including a State or local entity that ad-
ministers a State program funded under part A 
of this title. 
‘‘(C) An Indian tribe, an Alaska Native 
Corporation, a tribal organization, or a tribal 
college or university. 
‘‘(D) An institution of higher education (as 
defined in the Higher Education Act of 1965). 
‘‘(E) A hospital (as defined in section 
1861(e)). 
‘‘(F) A high-quality skilled nursing facility. 
‘‘(G) A Federally qualified health center 
(as defined in section 1861(aa)(4)). 
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‘‘(H) A nonprofit organization described in 
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, a labor organization, or an entity with 
shared labor-management oversight, that has a 
demonstrated history of providing health profes-
sion training to eligible individuals. 
‘‘(I) In the case of a project of the type 
provided for in subsection (h) of this section, an 
entity recognized by a State, an Indian tribe, 
an Alaska Native Corporation, or a tribal orga-
nization as qualified to train doulas or mid-
wives, if midwives or doulas, as the case may 
be, are permitted to practice in the State in-
volved. 
‘‘(J) An opioid treatment program (as de-
fined in section 1861(jjj)(2)), and other high 
quality comprehensive addiction care providers. 
‘‘(6) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘eligible 
individual’ means an individual whose family income 
does not exceed 200 percent of the Federal poverty 
level. 
‘‘(7) FEDERAL
POVERTY
LEVEL.—The term 
‘Federal poverty level’ means the poverty line (as de-
fined in section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Rec-
onciliation Act of 1981, including any revision re-
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quired by such section applicable to a family of the 
size involved). 
‘‘(8) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 or 
102(a)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(9) TERRITORY.—The term ‘territory’ means 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana 
Islands, and American Samoa. 
‘‘(10) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—The 
term ‘tribal college or university’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 316(b) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965. 
‘‘(11) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘trib-
al organization’ means the recognized governing 
body of any Indian tribe; any legally established or-
ganization of Indians which is controlled, sanctioned, 
or chartered by such governing body or which is 
democratically elected by the adult members of the 
Indian community to be served by such organization 
and which includes the maximum participation of 
Indians in all phases of its activities. 
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‘‘(k) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts otherwise 
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— 
‘‘(1) for grants under subsection (c)(1)(A)— 
‘‘(A) $318,750,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
and 
‘‘(B) $338,108,438 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2026; 
‘‘(2) for grants under subsection (c)(1)(B)— 
‘‘(A) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(B) $18,027,650 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2026; 
‘‘(3) for grants under subsection (c)(1)(C)— 
‘‘(A) $21,250,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(B) $22,534,563 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2026; 
‘‘(4) for projects conducted under subsections 
(h) and (i), $27,041,475 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2026; 
‘‘(5) for the provision of technical assistance 
and administration— 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2022, $25,500,000 
plus all amounts referred to in paragraphs (1) 
through (3) of this subsection that remain un-
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used after all grant awards are made for the 
fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2026, $27,041,475 plus all amounts referred to 
in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection 
that remain unused after all grant awards are 
made for the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(6) for studying the effects of the projects for 
which a grant is made under this section, and for 
administration, for the purpose of supporting the 
rigorous evaluation of the projects, and supporting 
the continued study of the short-, medium-, and 
long-term effects of all such projects, including the 
effectiveness of new or added elements of the 
projects— 
‘‘(A) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(B) $18,027,650 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2026.’’. 
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PART 2—PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELDER 
JUSTICE 
SEC. 134201. REAUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING FOR PRO-
GRAMS 
TO 
PREVENT 
AND 
INVESTIGATE 
ELDER 
ABUSE, 
NEGLECT, 
AND 
EXPLOI-
TATION. 
(a) LONG-TERM CARE STAFF TRAINING GRANTS.— 
Section 2041 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397m) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 2041. NURSING HOME WORKER TRAINING GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in addition to 
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the 
Secretary for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026— 
‘‘(1) $415,696,400 for grants under subsection 
(b)(1); and 
‘‘(2) $8,483,600 for grants under subsection 
(b)(2). 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) STATE ENTITLEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State shall be 
entitled to receive from the Secretary for each 
fiscal year specified in subsection (a) a grant in 
an amount equal to the amount allotted to the 
State under subparagraph (B) of this para-
graph. 
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‘‘(B) STATE
ALLOTMENTS.—The amount 
allotted to a State under this subparagraph for 
a fiscal year shall be— 
‘‘(i) the amount made available by 
subsection (a) for the fiscal year that is 
not required to be reserved by subsection 
(a); multiplied by 
‘‘(ii)(I) the number of State residents 
who have attained 65 years of age or are 
individuals with a disability, as determined 
by the Secretary using the most recent 
version of the American Community Sur-
vey published by the Bureau of the Census 
or a successor data set; divided by 
‘‘(II) the total number of such resi-
dents of all States. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Indian tribes and tribal orga-
nizations, shall make grants in accordance with 
this section to Indian tribes and tribal organiza-
tions who operate at least 1 eligible setting. 
‘‘(B) GRANT FORMULA.—The Secretary, in 
consultation with the Indian tribes and tribal 
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organizations, shall devise a formula for distrib-
uting among Indian tribes and tribal organiza-
tions the amount required to be reserved by 
subsection (a) for each fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) SUB-GRANTS.—A State, Indian tribe, or 
tribal organization to which an amount is paid under 
this paragraph may use the amount to make sub- 
grants to local organizations, including community 
organizations, local non-profits, elder rights and jus-
tice groups, and workforce development boards for 
any purpose described in paragraph (1) or (2) of 
subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED USES.—A State to which an 
amount is paid under subsection (b) shall use the 
amount to— 
‘‘(A) provide wage subsidies to eligible in-
dividuals; 
‘‘(B) provide student loan repayment or 
tuition assistance to eligible individuals for a 
degree or certification in a field relevant to 
their 
position 
referred 
to 
in 
subsection 
(f)(1)(A); 
‘‘(C) guarantee affordable and accessible 
child care for eligible individuals, including help 
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with referrals, co-pays, or other direct assist-
ance; and 
‘‘(D) provide assistance where necessary 
with obtaining appropriate transportation, in-
cluding public transportation if available, or gas 
money or transit vouchers for ride share, taxis, 
and similar types of transportation if public 
transportation is unavailable or impractical 
based on work hours or location. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED USES.—A State to which an 
amount is paid under subsection (b) may use the 
amount to— 
‘‘(A) establish a reserve fund for financial 
assistance to eligible individuals in emergency 
situations; 
‘‘(B) provide in-kind resource donations, 
such as interview clothing and conference at-
tendance fees; 
‘‘(C) provide assistance with programs and 
activities, including legal assistance, deemed 
necessary to address arrest or conviction 
records that are an employment barrier; 
‘‘(D) support employers operating an eligi-
ble setting in the State in providing employees 
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with not less than 2 weeks of paid leave per 
year; or 
‘‘(E) provide other support services the 
Secretary deems necessary to allow for success-
ful recruitment and retention of workers. 
‘‘(3) PROVISION
OF
FUNDS
ONLY
FOR
THE 
BENEFIT
OF
ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUALS
IN
ELIGIBLE 
SETTINGS.—A State to which an amount is paid 
under subsection (b) may provide the amount to only 
an eligible individual or a partner organization serv-
ing an eligible individual. 
‘‘(4) NONSUPPLANTATION.—A State to which 
an amount is paid under subsection (b) shall not use 
the amount to supplant the expenditure of any State 
funds for recruiting or retaining employees in an eli-
gible setting. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.—A State to which a grant is 
made under subsection (b) shall reserve not more than 10 
percent of the grant to— 
‘‘(1) administer subgrants in accordance with 
this section; 
‘‘(2) provide technical assistance and support 
for applying for and accessing such a subgrant op-
portunity; 
‘‘(3) publicize the availability of the subgrants; 
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‘‘(4) carry out activities to increase the supply 
of eligible individuals; and 
‘‘(5) provide technical assistance to help sub-
grantees find and train individuals to provide the 
services for which they are contracted. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘eligible 
individual’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(A)(i) is a qualified home health aide, as 
defined in section 484.80(a) of title 42, Code of 
Federal Regulations; 
‘‘(ii) is a nurse aide approved by the State 
as meeting the requirements of sections 
483.150 through 483.154 of such title, and is 
listed in good standing on the State nurse aide 
registry; 
‘‘(iii) is a personal care aide approved by 
the State, and furnishes personal care services, 
as defined in section 440.167 of such title; 
‘‘(iv) is a qualified hospice aide, as defined 
in section 418.76 of such title; or 
‘‘(v) is a licensed practical nurse or a li-
censed or certified social worker; or 
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‘‘(vi) is receiving training to be certified or 
licensed as such an aide, nurse, or social work-
er; and 
‘‘(B) provides (or, in the case of a trainee, 
intends to provide) services as such an aide, 
nurse, or social worker in an eligible setting. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
SETTING.—The term ‘eligible 
setting’ means— 
‘‘(A) a skilled nursing facility, as defined 
in section 1819; 
‘‘(B) a nursing facility, as defined in sec-
tion 1919; 
‘‘(C) a home health agency, as defined in 
section 1891; 
‘‘(D) a facility provider approved to deliver 
home or community-based services authorized 
under State options described in subsection (c) 
or (i) of section 1915 or, as relevant, dem-
onstration projects authorized under section 
1115; 
‘‘(E) a hospice, as defined in section 1814; 
‘‘(F) an intermediate care facility, as de-
fined in section 1905(d); or 
‘‘(G) a tribal assisted living facility. 
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‘‘(3) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘tribal 
organization’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act.’’. 
(b) ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES FUNCTIONS AND 
GRANT PROGRAMS.— 
(1) DIRECT FUNDING; STATE ENTITLEMENT.— 
Section 2042 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1397m–1) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘offices’’ and in-
serting ‘‘programs’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘and adults who 
are under a disability (as defined in 
section 216(i)(1))’’ before the semi-
colon; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in addition 
to amounts otherwise available, there are appro-
priated to the Secretary $8,483,600 for each of fis-
cal years 2023 through 2025 to carry out this sub-
section.’’; 
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(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘the availability of appropriations 
and’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B)— 
(aa) in the heading for 
clause (i), by inserting ‘‘AND THE 
DISTRICT
OF
COLUMBIA’’ after 
‘‘STATES’’; and 
(bb) in clause (ii), by insert-
ing ‘‘or the District of Columbia’’ 
after ‘‘States’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (5) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(5) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in addition 
to amounts otherwise available, there are appro-
priated to the Secretary for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2025— 
‘‘(A) $415,696,400 for grants to States 
under this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) $8,483,600 for grants to Indian 
tribes and tribal organizations under this sub-
section.’’; and 
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(C) in subsection (c), by striking para-
graph (6) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(6) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in addition 
to amounts otherwise available, there are appro-
priated to the Secretary $79,533,750 for each of fis-
cal years 2023 through 2025 to carry out this sub-
section.’’. 
(2) STATE ENTITLEMENT; GRANTS TO INDIAN 
TRIBES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 2042 
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397m–1) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘State and local’’ and inserting ‘‘State, local, 
and tribal’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘the 
Secretary shall annually award grants to States 
in the amounts calculated under paragraph (2)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘each State shall be entitled to 
annually receive from the Secretary in the 
amounts calculated under paragraph (2), and 
the Secretary may annually award to each In-
dian tribe and tribal organization in accordance 
with paragraph (3), grants’’; 
(C) in subsection (b)(2)— 
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(i) in the paragraph heading, by in-
serting ‘‘FOR A STATE’’ after ‘‘PAYMENT’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘to carry out’’ and inserting ‘‘for grants to 
States under’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘such year’’ and inserting ‘‘for grants 
to States under this subsection for the fis-
cal year’’; and 
(D) in subsection (b), by redesignating 
paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (4) 
through (6), respectively, and inserting after 
paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT TO INDIAN TRIBE 
OR TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with Indian tribes and tribal organizations, 
shall determine the amount of any grant to be made 
to each Indian tribe and tribal organization under 
this subsection. Paragraphs (4) and (5) shall apply 
to grantees under this paragraph in the same man-
ner in which the paragraphs apply to States.’’; 
(E) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘to 
States’’ and inserting ‘‘to States, Indian 
tribes, and tribal organizations’’; 
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(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and In-
dian tribes and tribal organizations’’ 
after ‘‘government’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (D), by in-
serting ‘‘or Indian tribe or tribal orga-
nization, as the case may be’’ after 
‘‘government’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or 
Indian tribe or tribal organization’’ after 
‘‘a State’’ the 1st place it appears; and 
(iv) in paragraph (5)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘or Indian tribe 
or tribal organization’’ after ‘‘Each 
State’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘or Indian tribe 
or tribal organization, as the case may 
be’’ after ‘‘the State’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS OF INDIAN TRIBE AND TRIBAL 
ORGANIZATION.—In this section, the terms ‘Indian tribe’ 
and ‘tribal organization’ have the meanings given the 
terms in section 419.’’. 
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(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
2011(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397j(2)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘such services provided to adults as 
the Secretary may specify’’ and inserting ‘‘services 
provided by an entity authorized by or under State 
law address neglect, abuse, and exploitation of older 
adults and people with disabilities’’. 
(c) LONG-TERM
CARE
OMBUDSMAN
PROGRAM 
GRANTS AND TRAINING.—Section 2043 of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397m–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in addition 
to amounts otherwise available, there are appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out this sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) $23,860,125 for fiscal year 2023; and 
‘‘(B) $31,813,500 for each of fiscal years 
2024 and 2025.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in addition 
to amounts otherwise available, there are appro-
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priated to the Secretary $31,813,500 for each of fis-
cal years 2023 through 2025 to carry out this sub-
section.’’. 
(d) INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING 
STRUCTURAL COMPETENCY IN PROVIDING HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES.—Part II of subtitle B of title XX of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397m-1397m–5) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2047. INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPING AND SUS-
TAINING STRUCTURAL COMPETENCY IN PRO-
VIDING HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS TO STATES TO SUPPORT LINKAGES TO 
LEGAL
SERVICES
AND
MEDICAL
LEGAL
PARTNER-
SHIPS.— 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in addition 
to amounts otherwise available, there are appro-
priated to the Secretary $530,225,000 for fiscal year 
2023, to remain available for the purposes of this 
subsection through fiscal year 2028. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—Within 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall es-
tablish and administer a program of grants to States 
to support the adoption of evidence-based ap-
proaches to establishing or improving and maintain-
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ing real-time linkages between health and social 
services and supports for vulnerable elders or in con-
junction with authorized representatives of vulner-
able elders, including through the following: 
‘‘(A) MEDICAL-LEGAL
PARTNERSHIPS.— 
The establishment and support of medical-legal 
partnerships, the incorporation of the partner-
ships in the elder justice framework and health 
and human services safety net, and the imple-
mentation and operation of such a partnership 
by an eligible grantee— 
‘‘(i) at the option of a State, in con-
junction with an area agency on aging; 
‘‘(ii) in a solo provider practice in a 
health professional shortage area (as de-
fined in section 332(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act), a medically under-
served community (as defined in section 
399V of such Act), or a rural area (as de-
fined in section 330J of such Act); 
‘‘(iii) in a minority-serving institution 
of higher learning with health, law, and so-
cial services professional programs; 
‘‘(iv) in a federally qualified health 
center, as described in section 330 of the 
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Public Health Service Act, or look-alike, as 
described in section 1905(l)(2)(B) of this 
Act; or 
‘‘(v) in certain hospitals that are crit-
ical access hospitals, Medicare-dependent 
hospitals, sole community hospitals, rural 
emergency hospitals, or that serve a high 
proportion of Medicare or Medicaid pa-
tients. 
‘‘(B) LEGAL HOTLINES DEVELOPMENT OR 
EXPANSION.—The provision of incentives to de-
velop, enhance, and integrate platforms, such as 
legal assistance hotlines, that help to facilitate 
the identification of older adults who could ben-
efit from linkages to available legal services 
such as those described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) STATE REPORTS.—Each State to which a 
grant is made under this subsection shall submit to 
the Secretary biannual reports on the activities car-
ried out by the State pursuant to this subsection, 
which shall include assessments of the effectiveness 
of the activities with respect to— 
‘‘(A) the number of unique individuals 
identified through the mechanism outlined in 
paragraph (2)(B) who are referred to services 
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described in paragraph (2)(A), and the average 
time period associated with resolving issues; 
‘‘(B) the success rate for referrals to com-
munity-based resources; and 
‘‘(C) other factors determined relevant by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall, by 
grant, contract, or interagency agreement, evaluate 
the activities conducted pursuant to this subsection, 
which shall include a comparison among the States. 
‘‘(5) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Support 
provided to area agencies on aging, State units on 
aging, eligible entities, or other community-based or-
ganizations pursuant to this subsection shall be used 
to supplement and not supplant any other Federal, 
State, or local funds expended to provide the same 
or comparable services described in this subsection. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS
AND TRAINING
TO SUPPORT AREA 
AGENCIES ON AGING OR OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED OR-
GANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL ISOLATION AMONG 
VULNERABLE OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DIS-
ABILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATION.—Out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in addition 
to amounts otherwise available, there are appro-
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priated to the Secretary $265,112,500 for fiscal year 
2023, to remain available for the purposes of this 
subsection through fiscal year 2028. 
‘‘(2) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall make 
grants to eligible area agencies on aging or other 
community-based organizations for the purpose of— 
‘‘(A) conducting outreach to individuals at 
risk for, or already experiencing, social isolation 
or loneliness, through established screening 
tools or other methods identified by the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(B) developing community-based interven-
tions for the purposes of mitigating loneliness 
or social isolation (including evidence-based pro-
grams, as defined by the Secretary, developed 
with multi-stakeholder input for the purposes of 
promoting social connection, mitigating social 
isolation or loneliness, or preventing social iso-
lation or loneliness) among at-risk individuals; 
‘‘(C) connecting at-risk individuals with 
community social and clinical supports; and 
‘‘(D) evaluating the effect of programs de-
veloped and implemented under subparagraphs 
(B) and (C). 
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‘‘(3) TRAINING.—The Secretary shall establish 
programs to provide and improve training for area 
agencies on aging or community-based organizations 
with respect to addressing and preventing social iso-
lation and loneliness among older adults and people 
with disabilities. 
‘‘(4) EVALUATION.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this section and 
at least once after fiscal year 2025, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Congress a written report which 
assesses the extent to which the programs estab-
lished under this subsection address social isolation 
and loneliness among older adults and people with 
disabilities. 
‘‘(5) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall co-
ordinate with resource centers, grant programs, or 
other funding mechanisms established under section 
411(a)(18) of the Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. 
3032(a)(18)), section 417(a)(1) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 3032F(a)(1)), or other programs as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AREA AGENCY ON AGING.—The term ‘area 
agency on aging’ means an area agency on aging 
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