‘‘(1) FILING OF PETITIONS.—A petition for cer-
tification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assist-
ance under this subchapter may be filed by a group
of workers (including workers in any agricultural
firm or subdivision of an agricultural firm) or by
their certified or recognized union or other duly au-
thorized representative with the Governor of the
State in which such workers’ firm or subdivision
thereof is located.
‘‘(2) FINDINGS
AND
ASSISTANCE.—Upon re-
ceipt of a petition under paragraph (1), the Gov-
ernor shall—
‘‘(A) notify the Secretary that the Gov-
ernor has received the petition;
‘‘(B) within 10 days after receiving the pe-
tition—
‘‘(i) make a preliminary finding as to
whether the petition meets the criteria de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) (and for pur-
poses of this clause the criteria described
under subparagraph (A)(iii) of such sub-
section shall be disregarded), and
‘‘(ii) transmit the petition, together
with a statement of the finding under
clause (i) and reasons therefor, to the Sec-
retary for action under subsection (c); and
‘‘(C) if the preliminary finding under sub-
paragraph (B)(i) is affirmative, ensure that
rapid response and basic readjustment services
authorized under other Federal law are made
available to the workers.
‘‘(c) REVIEW OF PETITIONS BY SECRETARY; CER-
TIFICATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, within 30
days after receiving a petition under subsection (b),
shall determine whether the petition meets the cri-
teria described in subsection (a)(1). Upon a deter-
mination that the petition meets such criteria, the
Secretary, subject to paragraph (3), shall issue to
workers covered by the petition a certification of eli-
gibility to apply for assistance described in sub-
section (d).
‘‘(2) DENIAL OF CERTIFICATION.—Upon denial
of certification with respect to a petition under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall review the petition in
accordance with the requirements of subchapter A to
determine if the workers may be certified under such
subchapter.
‘‘(3) COVERED
WORKERS.—A certification is-
sued under paragraph (1) shall not apply to any
worker whose last total or partial separation from
the firm or subdivision occurred before January 1,
1994.
‘‘(d) COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE.—Workers cov-
ered by certification issued by the Secretary under sub-
section (c) shall be provided, in the same manner and to
the same extent as workers covered under a certification
under subchapter A, the following:
‘‘(1) Employment services described in section
235.
‘‘(2) Training described in section 236, except
that notwithstanding the provisions of section
236(a)(2)(A), the total amount of payments for
training under this subchapter between January 1,
1994, and June 30, 1995, shall not exceed
$45,000,000.
‘‘(3) Trade readjustment allowances described
in sections 231 through 234, except that—
‘‘(A) 
the 
provisions 
of 
sections
231(a)(5)(C) and 231(c), authorizing the pay-
ment of trade readjustment allowances upon a
finding that it is not feasible or appropriate to
approve a training program for a worker, shall
not be applicable to payment of such allowances
under this subchapter; and
‘‘(B) notwithstanding the provisions of sec-
tion 233(b), a worker shall be enrolled in a
training program approved by the Secretary
under section 236(a) by the end of the 16th
week of such worker’s initial unemployment
compensation benefit period in order for such
worker to qualify for trade readjustment allow-
ances under this subchapter.
‘‘(4) Job search allowances described in section
237.
‘‘(5) Relocation allowances described in section
238.
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION.—The provisions of sub-
chapter C shall apply to the administration of the program
under this subchapter in the same manner and to the
same extent as such provisions apply to the administration
of the program under subchapters A and B, except that
the agreement between the Secretary and the States de-
scribed in section 239 shall specify the procedures that
will be used to carry out the certification process under
subsection (c) and the procedures for the provision of rel-
evant data by the Secretary to assist the States in making
preliminary findings under subsection (b).’’.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) REFERENCES.—Sections 221(a), 222(a), and
223(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 are each amended by
striking out ‘‘chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘subchapter’’.
(b) BENEFIT INFORMATION.—Section 225(b) of the
Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting ‘‘or subchapter
D’’ after ‘‘subchapter A’’ in each place it appears.
(c) NONDUPLICATION OF ASSISTANCE.—Subchapter
C of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 249A. NONDUPLICATION OF ASSISTANCE.
‘‘No worker may receive assistance relating to a sepa-
ration pursuant to certifications under both subchapters
A and D of this chapter.’’.
(d) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Section 284 of the Trade
Act of 1974 is amended by inserting ‘‘or section 250(c)’’
after ‘‘section 223’’.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 245 of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended
by—
(1) inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘There’’,
(2) inserting ‘‘, except for subchapter D’’ after
‘‘chapter’’, and
(3) inserting the following new subsection at
the end: