‘‘(B) the Secretary of Commerce certifies a 
firm located in the community as eligible for 
adjustment assistance under section 251; 
‘‘(C) the Secretary of Agriculture certifies 
a group of agricultural commodity producers 
(or their authorized representative) in the com-
munity as eligible for adjustment assistance 
under section 293; 
‘‘(D) an affected domestic producer is lo-
cated in the community; or 
‘‘(E) the Secretary determines that a sig-
nificant number of fishermen in the community 
is negatively impacted by trade. 
‘‘(2) NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY TRADE.—The 
Secretary shall determine that a community is nega-
tively impacted by trade, after taking into consider-
ation—
‘‘(A) the number of jobs affected compared 
to the size of workforce in the community; 
‘‘(B) the severity of the rates of unemploy-
ment in the community and the duration of the 
unemployment in the community; 
‘‘(C) the income levels and the extent of 
underemployment in the community;
‘‘(D) the outmigration of population from 
the community and the extent to which the out-
migration is causing economic injury in the 
community; and 
‘‘(E) the unique problems and needs of the 
community. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITION AND SPECIAL RULES.—
‘‘(1) EVENT DESCRIBED.—An event described 
in this paragraph means one of the following: 
‘‘(A) A notification described in paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(B) A certification of a firm under section 
251. 
‘‘(C) A finding under the Antidumping Act 
of 1921, or an antidumping or countervailing 
duty order issued under title VII of the Tariff 
Act of 1930. 
‘‘(D) A determination by the Secretary 
that a significant number of fishermen in a 
community have been negatively impacted by 
trade. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Labor, 
immediately upon making a determination that a 
group of workers is eligible for trade adjustment as-
sistance under section 223, (or the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, immediately upon making a determination 
that a group of agricultural commodity producers is 
eligible for adjustment assistance under section 293, 
as the case may be) shall notify the Secretary of 
Commerce of the determination. 
‘‘(3) LOOK BACK.—In any case in which an 
event described in paragraph (1) occurred on or 
after January 1, 1998, and before the effective date 
of this chapter, the Secretary shall, not later than 
45 days after such effective date, determine whether 
the community is negatively impacted by trade, and 
if a positive determination is made, shall certify the 
community for assistance under this chapter. 
‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION TO ELIGIBLE COMMUNITIES.—
Immediately upon certification by the Secretary of Com-
merce that a community is eligible for assistance under 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall notify the community—
‘‘(1) of the determination under subsection (b); 
‘‘(2) of the provisions of this chapter;
‘‘(3) how to access the clearinghouse established 
by the Department of Commerce regarding available 
economic assistance; 
‘‘(4) how to obtain technical assistance provided 
under section 272(c)(3); and
‘‘(5) how to obtain grants, tax credits, low in-
come loans, and other appropriate economic assist-
ance. 
‘‘SEC. 274. STRATEGIC PLANS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible community may de-
velop a strategic plan for community economic adjustment 
and diversification. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS
FOR STRATEGIC PLAN.—A 
strategic plan shall contain, at a minimum, the following: 
‘‘(1) A description and justification of the ca-
pacity for economic adjustment, including the meth-
od of financing to be used. 
‘‘(2) A description of the commitment of the 
community to the strategic plan over the long term 
and the participation and input of groups affected 
by economic dislocation. 
‘‘(3) A description of the projects to be under-
taken by the eligible community. 
‘‘(4) A description of how the plan and the 
projects to be undertaken by the eligible community 
will lead to job creation and job retention in the 
community. 
‘‘(5) A description of how the plan will achieve 
economic adjustment and diversification.
‘‘(6) A description of how the plan and the 
projects will contribute to establishing or maintain-
ing a level of public services necessary to attract and 
retain economic investment. 
‘‘(7) A description and justification for the cost 
and timing of proposed basic and advanced infra-
structure improvements in the eligible community. 
‘‘(8) A description of how the plan will address 
the occupational and workforce conditions in the eli-
gible community. 
‘‘(9) A description of the educational programs 
available for workforce training and future employ-
ment needs. 
‘‘(10) A description of how the plan will adapt 
to changing markets and business cycles. 
‘‘(11) A description and justification for the 
cost and timing of the total funds required by the 
community for economic assistance. 
‘‘(12) A graduation strategy through which the 
eligible community demonstrates that the community 
will terminate the need for Federal assistance. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC PLANS.—The 
Secretary, upon receipt of an application from an eligible 
community, may award a grant to that community to be 
used to develop the strategic plan.
‘‘(d) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—A strategic plan devel-
oped under subsection (a) shall be submitted to the Sec-
retary for evaluation and approval. 
‘‘SEC. 275. GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, upon approval of 
a strategic plan from an eligible community, may award 
a grant to that community to carry out any project or 
program that is certified by the Secretary to be included 
in the strategic plan approved under section 274(d), or 
consistent with that plan. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
in order to assist eligible communities to obtain 
funds under Federal grant programs, other than the 
grants provided for in section 274(c) or subsection 
(a), the Secretary may, on the application of an eli-
gible community, make a supplemental grant to the 
community if—
‘‘(A) the purpose of the grant program 
from which the grant is made is to provide 
technical or other assistance for planning, con-
structing, or equipping public works facilities or 
to provide assistance for public service projects; 
and
‘‘(B) the grant is 1 for which the commu-
nity is eligible except for the community’s in-
ability to meet the non-Federal share require-
ments of the grant program. 
‘‘(2) USE AS NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—A supple-
mental grant made under this subsection may be 
used to provide the non-Federal share of a project, 
unless the total Federal contribution to the project 
for which the grant is being made exceeds 80 per-
cent and that excess is not permitted by law. 
‘‘(c) RURAL COMMUNITY PREFERENCE.—The Sec-
retary shall develop guidelines to ensure that rural com-
munities receive preference in the allocation of resources. 
‘‘SEC. 276. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provi-
sions of this chapter. Before implementing any regulation 
or guideline proposed by the Secretary with respect to this 
chapter, the Secretary shall submit the regulation or 
guideline to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and 
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives for approval. 
‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds appro-
priated under this chapter shall be used to supplement and 
not supplant other Federal, State, and local public funds
expended to provide economic development assistance for 
communities. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$350,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2007, 
to carry out this chapter. Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to this subsection shall remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TERMINATION.—Section 285(b) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) ASSISTANCE
FOR
COMMUNITIES.—Tech-
nical assistance and other payments may not be pro-
vided under chapter 4 after September 30, 2007.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
title II of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
the items relating to chapter 4 of title II and inserting 
after the items relating to chapter 3 the following new 
items:
‘‘CHAPTER 4—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES 
‘‘Sec. 271. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 272. Community Trade Adjustment Assistance Program. 
‘‘Sec. 273. Certification and notification. 
‘‘Sec. 274. Strategic plans. 
‘‘Sec. 275. Grants for economic development. 
‘‘Sec. 276. General provisions.’’.
(c) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Section 284(a) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2395(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 271’’ and inserting ‘‘section 273’’.
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The provisions of this Act shall take effect on October 
1, 2003.
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