‘‘(G) how Federal, State, and local officials 
are implementing the trade adjustment assist-
ance program to ensure that all eligible individ-
uals receive benefits, including providing out-
reach, rapid response, and other activities; and 
‘‘(H) any other data necessary to evaluate 
how individual States are implementing the re-
quirements of this chapter. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM PARTICIPATION.—The effective-
ness of the program relating to— 
‘‘(A) the number of workers receiving ben-
efits and the type of benefits being received 
both before and after the effective date of the 
Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 
2002; 
‘‘(B) the number of workers enrolled in, 
and the duration of, training by major types of 
training both before and after the effective date 
of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform 
Act of 2002; 
‘‘(C) earnings history of workers that re-
flects wages before separation and wages in any 
job obtained after receiving benefits under this 
Act; 
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‘‘(D) reemployment rates and sectors in 
which dislocated workers have been employed; 
‘‘(E) the cause of dislocation identified in 
each petition that resulted in a certification 
under this chapter; and 
‘‘(F) the number of petitions filed and 
workers certified in each congressional district 
of the United States. 
‘‘(c) STATE PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary shall 
ensure, to the extent practicable, through oversight and 
effective internal control measures the following: 
‘‘(1) STATE PARTICIPATION.—Participation by 
each State in the performance measurement system 
established under subsection (b) and shall provide 
incentives for States to supplement employment and 
wage data obtained through the use of unemploy-
ment insurance wage records. 
‘‘(2) MONITORING.—Monitoring by each State 
of internal control measures with respect to perform-
ance measurement data collected by each State. 
‘‘(3) RESPONSE.—The quality and speed of the 
rapid response provided by each State under section 
134(a)(2)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998 (29 U.S.C. 2864(a)(2)(A)). 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
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‘‘(1) REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of the 
American Competitiveness and Adjustment Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate and the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
tives a report that— 
‘‘(i) describes the performance meas-
urement system established under sub-
section (b); 
‘‘(ii) includes analysis of data col-
lected through the system established 
under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(iii) provides recommendations for 
program improvements. 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date the report is submitted 
under subparagraph (A), and annually there-
after, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Finance of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of 
Representatives and release to the public a re-
port that includes the information collected 
under clause (ii) of subparagraph (A). 
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‘‘(2) STATE REPORTS.—Pursuant to regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary, each State shall submit 
to the Secretary a report that details its participa-
tion in the programs established under this chapter, 
and that contains the data necessary to allow the 
Secretary to submit the report required under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(3) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall make 
available to each State, to Congress, and to the pub-
lic, the data gathered and evaluated through the per-
formance measurement system established under 
subsection (b).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) COORDINATION.—Section 281 of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2392) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Departments of Labor and Commerce’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Departments of Labor, Commerce, and Ag-
riculture’’. 
(2) TRADE MONITORING SYSTEM.—Section 282 
of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2393) is 
amended by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Commerce 
and the Secretary of Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
Secretaries of Commerce, Labor, and Agriculture’’. 
(3) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents for title II of the Trade Act of 1974 is amend-
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ed by inserting after the item relating to section 249 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 250. Data collection; evaluations; reports.’’. 
SEC. 202. DETERMINATIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF LABOR. 
Section 223(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2273(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) PUBLICATION
OF
DETERMINATIONS.—Upon 
reaching a determination on a petition, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) promptly publish a summary of the deter-
mination in the Federal Register, together with the 
Secretary’s reasons for making such determination; 
and 
‘‘(2) make the full text of the determination 
available to the public on the Internet website of the 
Department of Labor, with full-text searchability.’’. 
SEC. 203. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title take effect on the 
date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
TITLE III—INDUSTRY-WIDE 
CERTIFICATIONS 
SEC. 301. NOTIFICATION. 
Section 224 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2274) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 224. NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING AFFIRMATIVE DE-
TERMINATIONS AND SAFEGUARDS. 
‘‘(a) NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING CHAPTER 1 INVES-
TIGATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS.—Whenever the Inter-
national Trade Commission (in this chapter referred to as 
the ‘Commission’) makes a report under section 202(f) 
containing an affirmative finding regarding serious injury, 
or the threat thereof, to a domestic industry, the Commis-
sion shall immediately— 
‘‘(1) notify the Secretary of Labor of that find-
ing; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of a finding with respect to an 
agricultural commodity, as defined in section 291, 
notify the Secretary of Agriculture of that finding. 
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION REGARDING BILATERAL SAFE-
GUARDS.—The Commission shall immediately notify the 
Secretary of Labor and, in an investigation with respect 
to an agricultural commodity, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, whenever the Commission makes an affirmative 
determination pursuant to one of the following provisions: 
‘‘(1) Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2451). 
‘‘(2) Section 312 of the Dominican Republic- 
Central America-United States Free Trade Agree-
ment Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note). 
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‘‘(3) Section 312 of the United States-Oman 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(4) Section 312 of the United States-Australia 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(5) Section 312 of the United States-Morocco 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(6) Section 312 of the United States-Singa-
pore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(7) Section 312 of the United States-Chile 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(8) Section 302(b) of the North American 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3352(b)). 
‘‘(9) Section 212 of the United States-Jordan 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 2112). 
‘‘(10) A comparable provision in any other leg-
islation implementing a free trade agreement be-
tween the United States and one or more other 
countries. 
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‘‘(c) AGRICULTURAL SAFEGUARDS.—The Commis-
sioner of Customs shall immediately notify the Secretary 
of Labor and, in the case of an agricultural commodity, 
the Secretary of Agriculture, whenever the Commissioner 
of Customs assesses additional duties on a product pursu-
ant to one of the following provisions: 
‘‘(1) Section 202 of the Dominican Republic- 
Central America-United States Free Trade Agree-
ment Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(2) Section 202 of the United States-Australia 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(3) Section 202 of the United States-Morocco 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(4) Section 201(c) of the United States-Chile 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(5) Section 309 of the North American Free 
Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 
3358). 
‘‘(6) Section 301(a) of the United States-Can-
ada Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 
1988 (19 U.S.C. 2112 note). 
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‘‘(7) Section 404 of the United States-Israel 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 2112 note). 
‘‘(8) A comparable provision in any other legis-
lation implementing a free trade agreement between 
the United States and one or more other countries. 
‘‘(d) TEXTILE SAFEGUARDS.—The President shall 
immediately notify the Secretary of Labor whenever the 
President makes a positive determination pursuant to one 
of the following provisions: 
‘‘(1) Section 322 of the Dominican Republic- 
Central America-United States Free Trade Agree-
ment Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(2) Section 322 of the United States-Oman 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(3) Section 322 of the United States-Australia 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(4) Section 322 of the United States-Morocco 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(5) Section 322 of the United States-Chile 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
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‘‘(6) Section 322 of the United States-Singa-
pore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(7) A comparable provision in any other legis-
lation implementing a free trade agreement between 
the United States and one or more other countries. 
‘‘(e) ANTIDUMPING
AND
COUNTERVAILING
DU-
TIES.—Whenever the Commission makes a final affirma-
tive determination pursuant to section 705 or section 735 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d or 1673d), 
the Commission shall immediately notify the Secretary of 
Labor and, in the case of an agricultural commodity, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, of that determination.’’. 
SEC. 302. OTHER METHODS OF REQUESTING INVESTIGA-
TION. 
Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2271) is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) OTHER METHODS OF INITIATING A PETITION.— 
Upon the request of the President or the United States 
Trade Representative, or the resolution of either the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
tives or the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Sec-
retary shall promptly initiate an investigation under this 
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chapter to determine the eligibility for adjustment assist-
ance of— 
‘‘(1) a group of workers (which may include 
workers from more than one facility or employer); or 
‘‘(2) all workers in an occupation as that occu-
pation is defined in the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
Standard Occupational Classification System.’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘or a re-
quest or resolution filed under subsection (c),’’ after 
‘‘paragraph (1),’’; and 
(3) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ‘‘, request, 
or resolution’’ after ‘‘petition’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 303. INDUSTRY-WIDE DETERMINATION. 
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2273) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) INVESTIGATION REGARDING INDUSTRY-WIDE 
CERTIFICATION.—If the Secretary receives a request or 
a resolution under section 221(c) on behalf of workers in 
a domestic industry or occupation (described in section 
221(c)(2)) or receives 3 or more petitions under section 
221(a) within a 180-day period on behalf of groups of 
workers in a domestic industry or occupation, the Sec-
retary shall make an industry-wide determination under 
subsection (a) of this section with respect to the domestic 
industry or occupation in which the workers are or were 
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employed. If the Secretary does not make certification 
under the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall make 
a determination of eligibility under subsection (a) with re-
spect to each group of workers in that domestic industry 
or occupation from which a petition was received.’’. 
SEC. 304. COORDINATION WITH OTHER TRADE PROVI-
SIONS. 
(a) INDUSTRY-WIDE
CERTIFICATION
BASED
ON 
GLOBAL SAFEGUARDS.— 
(1) RECOMMENDATIONS BY ITC.— 
(A) Section 202(e)(2)(D) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252(e)(2)(D)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘, including the provision of trade 
adjustment assistance under chapter 2’’. 
(B) Section 203(a)(3)(D) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2253(a)(3)(D)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘, including the provision of trade 
adjustment assistance under chapter 2’’. 
(2) 
ASSISTANCE
FOR
WORKERS.—Section 
203(a)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2253(a)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1)(A) After receiving a report under section 
202(f) containing an affirmative finding regarding 
serious injury, or the threat thereof, to a domestic 
industry— 
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‘‘(i) the President shall take all appro-
priate and feasible action within his power; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) the Secretary of Labor shall certify 
as eligible to apply for adjustment assistance 
under section 223 workers employed in the do-
mestic industry defined by the Commission if 
such workers become totally or partially sepa-
rated, or are threatened to become totally or 
partially separated, not earlier than 1 year be-
fore, or not later than 1 year after, the date on 
which the Commission made its report to the 
President under section 202(f); and 
‘‘(II) in the case of a finding with respect 
to an agricultural commodity as defined in sec-
tion 291, the Secretary of Agriculture shall cer-
tify as eligible to apply for adjustment assist-
ance under section 293 agricultural commodity 
producers employed in the domestic production 
of the agricultural commodity that is the sub-
ject of the finding during the most recent mar-
keting year.’’. 
(b) INDUSTRY-WIDE CERTIFICATION BASED ON BI-
LATERAL SAFEGUARD PROVISIONS OR ANTIDUMPING OR 
COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS.— 
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