(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 2 
of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 224 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 224A. INDUSTRY-WIDE CERTIFICATION WHEN BILAT-
ERAL SAFEGUARD PROVISIONS INVOKED OR 
ANTIDUMPING OR COUNTERVAILING DUTIES 
IMPOSED. 
‘‘(a) MANDATORY CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 
10 days after the date on which the Secretary of Labor 
receives a notification with respect to the imposition of a 
trade remedy, safeguard determination, or antidumping or 
countervailing duty determination under section 224 (a), 
(b), (c), (d), or (e), the Secretary shall certify as eligible 
for trade adjustment assistance under section 223(a) 
workers employed in the domestic production of the article 
that is the subject of the trade remedy, safeguard deter-
mination, or antidumping or countervailing duty deter-
mination, as the case may be, if such workers become to-
tally or partially separated, or are threatened to become 
totally or partially separated, not more than 1 year before 
or not more than 1 year after the applicable date. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE DATE.—In this section, the term 
‘applicable date’ means— 
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‘‘(1) the date on which the affirmative or posi-
tive determination or finding is made in the case of 
a notification under section 224 (a), (b), or (d); 
‘‘(2) the date on which a final determination is 
made in the case of a notification under section 
224(e); or 
‘‘(3) the date on which additional duties are as-
sessed in the case of a notification under section 
224(c).’’. 
(2) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY PRODUCERS.— 
Chapter 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended by striking section 
294 and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 294. INDUSTRY-WIDE CERTIFICATION FOR AGRICUL-
TURAL 
COMMODITY 
PRODUCERS 
WHERE 
SAFEGUARD PROVISIONS INVOKED OR ANTI-
DUMPING OR COUNTERVAILING DUTIES IM-
POSED. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Agriculture receives a noti-
fication with respect to the imposition of a trade remedy, 
safeguard determination, or antidumping or counter-
vailing duty determination under section 224 (b), (c), or 
(e), the Secretary shall certify as eligible for trade adjust-
ment assistance under section 293(a) agricultural com-
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modity producers employed in the domestic production of 
the agricultural commodity that is the subject of the trade 
remedy, safeguard determination, or antidumping or coun-
tervailing duty determination, as the case may be, during 
the most recent marketing year. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE DATE.—In this section, the term 
‘applicable date’ means— 
‘‘(1) the date on which the affirmative or posi-
tive determination or finding is made in the case of 
a notification under section 224(b); 
‘‘(2) the date on which a final determination is 
made in the case of a notification under section 
224(e); or 
‘‘(3) the date on which additional duties are as-
sessed in the case of a notification under section 
224(c).’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
The table of contents for title II of the Trade Act of 1974 
is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to section 224 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 224. Notifications regarding affirmative determinations and safeguards.’’; 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 224 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 224A. Industry-wide certification based on bilateral safeguard provisions 
invoked or antidumping or countervailing duties imposed.’’; 
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and 
(3) by striking the item relating to section 294 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 294. Industry-wide certification for agricultural commodity producers 
where safeguard provisions invoked or antidumping or counter-
vailing duties imposed.’’. 
SEC. 305. REGULATIONS. 
The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Secretary of Labor, and the International 
Trade Commission may promulgate such regulations as 
may be necessary to carry out the amendments made by 
this title. 
SEC. 306. 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 and apply to petitions filed or recertified on or 
after that effective date. 
TITLE IV—OFFICE OF TRADE 
ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 401. OFFICE OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title II of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.) is amended by in-
serting after section 255 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 255A. OFFICE OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of the American Competitiveness 
and Adjustment Act, there shall be established in the 
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International Trade Administration of the Department of 
Commerce an Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. 
‘‘(b) PERSONNEL.—The Office shall be headed by a 
Director, and shall have such staff as may be necessary 
to carry out the responsibilities of the Secretary of Com-
merce described in this chapter. 
‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Office shall assist the Sec-
retary of Commerce in carrying out the Secretary’s re-
sponsibilities under this chapter.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 255 the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 255A. Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance.’’. 
TITLE V—TRADE ADJUSTMENT 
ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS 
SEC. 501. CLARIFICATION OF MARKETING YEAR AND 
OTHER PROVISIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 291(5) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401(5)) is amended by inserting be-
fore the end period the following: ‘‘, or in the case of an 
agricultural commodity that has no officially designated 
marketing year, in a 12-month period for which the peti-
tioner provides written request’’. 
(b) FISHERMEN.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, for purposes of chapter 2 of title II of the 
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