I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3801 
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to address the impact of globalization, 
to reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade adjustment 
assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 10, 2007 
Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. 
KIND, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. CARNAHAN, 
Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. LARSEN of 
Washington, Mr. DICKS, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. BAIRD, Ms. BEAN, Mrs. 
MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. GONZALEZ, 
and Mr. CUELLAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees 
on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to address the impact 
of globalization, to reauthorize trade adjustment assist-
ance, to extend trade adjustment assistance to service 
workers, communities, firms, and farmers, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS 
Subtitle A—Trade Adjustment Assistance for Services Sector; Shifts in 
Production Overseas 
Sec. 101. Extension of trade adjustment assistance to services sector; shifts in 
production. 
Sec. 102. Monitoring and reporting. 
Sec. 103. Effective date. 
Subtitle B—Industry-Wide Trade Adjustment Assistance 
Sec. 111. Other methods of requesting investigation. 
Sec. 112. Notification. 
Sec. 113. Industry-wide determination. 
Sec. 114. Regulations. 
Subtitle C—Training 
Sec. 121. Prerequisite education; approved training programs. 
Sec. 122. Enrollment period; waivers. 
Sec. 123. Temporary employment and on-the-job training accountability. 
Sec. 124. Training funds. 
Subtitle D—Health Coverage Improvement 
Sec. 131. Short title. 
Sec. 132. Modifications relating to credit for health insurance costs of certain 
TAA and PBGC pension recipients. 
Sec. 133. TAA recipients not enrolled in training programs eligible for credit. 
Sec. 134. Alignment of COBRA coverage with TAA period for TAA-eligible in-
dividuals. 
Sec. 135. Notice requirements. 
Sec. 136. Annual report on enhanced TAA benefits. 
Subtitle E—Wage Insurance 
Sec. 151. Wage insurance. 
Subtitle F—Other Trade Adjustment Assistance Matters 
Sec. 161. Calculation of eligibility period for allowance to accommodate ex-
tended training, allowable breaks in training, litigation, and 
military service. 
Sec. 162. Job search and relocation allowances. 
Sec. 163. Certification of submissions; transparency. 
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Sec. 164. Establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman for the Trade Adjust-
ment Assistance program. 
Sec. 165. Data collection; information to workers. 
Sec. 166. Pilot program for distribution of information to workers. 
Sec. 167. Agreements with States. 
Sec. 168. Technical and conforming amendments. 
Sec. 169. Extension of authorization of trade adjustment assistance for work-
ers. 
TITLE II—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES 
Sec. 201. Purpose. 
Sec. 202. Trade Adjustment Assistance for communities. 
Sec. 203. Conforming amendments. 
Sec. 204. Effective date. 
TITLE III—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS 
Sec. 301. Trade adjustment assistance for firms. 
Sec. 302. Extension of authorization of trade adjustment assistance for firms. 
TITLE IV—TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS 
Sec. 401. Extension of authorization of trade adjustment assistance for farm-
ers. 
TITLE I—TRADE ADJUSTMENT 
ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS 
Subtitle A—Trade Adjustment As-
sistance 
for 
Services 
Sector; 
Shifts in Production Overseas 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
TO SERVICES SECTOR; SHIFTS IN PRODUC-
TION. 
(a) ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS.—Sec-
tion 221(a)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2271(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘firm)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘firm, and workers in a service sector firm or subdivi-
sion of a service sector firm, or public agency)’’. 
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(b) GROUP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS; SERVICE 
WORKERS; SHIFTS IN PRODUCTION.—Section 222 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘agricultural firm)’’ and inserting 
‘‘agricultural firm, and workers in a service sec-
tor firm or subdivision of a service sector firm, 
or public agency)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 
public agency’’ after ‘‘of the firm’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘like or directly competitive with arti-
cles produced’’ and inserting ‘‘or services 
like or directly competitive with articles 
produced or services provided’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B)(i) there has been a shift, by such 
workers’ firm, subdivision, or public agency to 
a foreign country, of production of articles, or 
in provision of services, like or directly competi-
tive with articles which are produced, or serv-
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ices which are provided by such firm, subdivi-
sion, or public agency; or 
‘‘(ii) such workers’ firm, subdivision, or 
public agency has obtained or is likely to obtain 
such services from a foreign country.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘agricultural firm)’’ and inserting 
‘‘agricultural firm, and workers in a service sec-
tor firm or subdivision of a service sector firm, 
or public agency)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 
service’’ after ‘‘related to the article’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 
services’’ after ‘‘component parts’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or services’’ after 
‘‘value-added production processes’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or finishing’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, finishing, testing, packaging, or 
maintenance or transportation services’’; 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘or services’’ after 
‘‘for articles’’; 
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(iv) by inserting ‘‘(or subdivision)’’ 
after ‘‘such other firm’’; and 
(v) by striking ‘‘, if the certification of 
eligibility’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Canada or Mexico’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘for articles’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, or services, used in the produc-
tion of articles or in the provision of serv-
ices’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘(or subdivision)’’ 
after ‘‘such other firm’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) BASIS FOR SECRETARY’S DETERMINATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) INCREASED
IMPORTS.—For purposes of 
subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii), the Secretary may deter-
mine that increased imports of like or directly com-
petitive articles or services exist if the workers’ firm 
or subdivision, or customers of the workers’ firm or 
subdivision accounting for not less than 20 percent 
of the sales of the workers’ firm or subdivision, cer-
tify to the Secretary that such customers are obtain-
ing such articles or services from a foreign country. 
‘‘(2) OBTAINING SERVICES ABROAD.—For pur-
poses of subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii), the Secretary may 
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determine that the workers’ firm, subdivision, or 
public agency has obtained or is likely to obtain like 
or directly competitive services from a foreign coun-
try based on a certification thereof from the work-
ers’ firm, subdivision, or public agency. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY
OF
THE
SECRETARY.—The 
Secretary may obtain the certifications under para-
graphs (1) and (2) through questionnaires or in 
such other manner as the Secretary determines is 
appropriate. 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—In determining 
whether to certify a group of workers under subsection 
(a) or (b) pursuant to a petition filed under section 221, 
the Secretary should confirm information furnished in the 
petition and elicit other relevant information by con-
tacting— 
‘‘(1) officials of firms and unions; 
‘‘(2) employees and any other persons; 
‘‘(3) Federal and State agencies; and 
‘‘(4) public and private organizations.’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 247 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2319) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or public agency’’ after 
‘‘of a firm’’; and 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘or public agency’’ after 
‘‘or subdivision’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘or public 
agency’’ after ‘‘the firm’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through 
(17) as paragraphs (9) through (18), respectively; 
and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) The term ‘public agency’ means a depart-
ment or agency of a State or local government or of 
the Federal Government. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘service sector firm’ means an 
entity engaged in the business of providing serv-
ices.’’. 
SEC. 102. MONITORING AND REPORTING. 
Section 282 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2393) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) MONITORING PROGRAMS.—The Secretary’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and services’’ after ‘‘im-
ports of articles’’; 
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and increased imports due to United States firms 
obtaining services from firms in foreign countries.’’. 
SEC. 103. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this subtitle shall take ef-
fect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
Subtitle B—Industry-Wide Trade 
Adjustment Assistance 
SEC. 111. OTHER METHODS OF REQUESTING INVESTIGA-
TION. 
Section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2271) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or a 
request or resolution filed under subsection 
(c),’’ after ‘‘paragraph (1),’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, re-
quest, or resolution’’ after ‘‘petition’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(2) 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 Finance of the Senate or the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the 
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Secretary shall promptly initiate an investigation under 
this chapter to determine the eligibility for adjustment as-
sistance 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.’’. 
SEC. 112. NOTIFICATION. 
Section 224 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2274) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 224. NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING AFFIRMATIVE DE-
TERMINATIONS AND SAFEGUARDS. 
‘‘(a) NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING CHAPTER 1 INVES-
TIGATIONS AND DETERMINATIONS.—Whenever the Inter-
national Trade Commission makes a report under section 
202(f) containing an affirmative finding regarding serious 
injury, or the threat thereof, to a domestic industry, the 
Commission 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. 
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‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION REGARDING BILATERAL SAFE-
GUARDS.—The International Trade Commission shall im-
mediately notify the Secretary of Labor and, in an inves-
tigation with respect to an agricultural commodity, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, whenever the Commission makes 
an affirmative determination pursuant to one of the fol-
lowing provisions: 
‘‘(1) Section 421 of this Act. 
‘‘(2) Section 312 of the United States-Australia 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(3) Section 312 of the United States-Morocco 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(4) Section 312 of the United States-Singa-
pore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(5) Section 312 of the United States-Chile 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(6) Section 302(b) of the North American 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3352(b)). 
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‘‘(7) Section 212 of the United States-Jordan 
Free Trade Area Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 
2112 note). 
‘‘(8) Section 312 of the Dominican Republic- 
Central America-United States Free Trade Agree-
ment Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4062). 
‘‘(9) Section 312 of the United States-Bahrain 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(10) Section 312 of the United States-Oman 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(c) AGRICULTURAL SAFEGUARDS.—The Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection of the De-
partment of Homeland Security shall immediately notify 
the Secretary of Labor and, in the case of an agricultural 
commodity, the Secretary of Agriculture, whenever the 
Commissioner assesses additional duties on a product pur-
suant to one of the following provisions: 
‘‘(1) Section 202 of the United States-Australia 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(2) Section 202 of the United States-Morocco 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
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‘‘(3) Section 201(c) of the United States-Chile 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(4) Section 309 of the North American Free 
Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 
3358). 
‘‘(5) Section 301(a) of the United States-Can-
ada Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 
1988 (19 U.S.C. 2112 note). 
‘‘(6) Section 404 of the United States-Israel 
Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 (19 
U.S.C. 2112 note). 
‘‘(7) Section 202 of the Dominican Republic- 
Central America-United States Free Trade Agree-
ment Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4032). 
‘‘(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 United States-Australia 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(2) Section 322 of the United States-Morocco 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
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‘‘(3) Section 322 of the United States-Chile 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(4) Section 322 of the United States-Singa-
pore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(5) Section 322 of the Dominican Republic- 
Central America-United States Free Trade Agree-
ment Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4082). 
‘‘(6) Section 322 of the United States-Bahrain 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(7) Section 322 of the United States-Oman 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 
U.S.C. 3805 note). 
‘‘(e) ANTIDUMPING
AND
COUNTERVAILING
DU-
TIES.—Whenever the International Trade Commission 
makes a final affirmative determination pursuant to sec-
tion 705 or 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1671d and 1673d), the Commission shall immediately no-
tify the Secretary of Labor and, in the case of an agricul-
tural commodity, the Secretary of Agriculture, of that de-
termination.’’. 
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SEC. 113. 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) DETERMINATION REGARDING INDUSTRY-WIDE 
CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) DETERMINATION.—If the Secretary re-
ceives a request or a resolution under section 221(c) 
on behalf of workers in a domestic industry or occu-
pation (described in section 221(c)(2)) or certifies 3 
or more petitions under section 221(a) within a 180- 
day period on behalf of groups of workers in a do-
mestic industry or occupation, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) make a determination, under sub-
section (a), of the eligibility of all adversely af-
fected workers in that domestic industry or oc-
cupation; or 
‘‘(B) make a determination, under sub-
section (a), of the eligibility of all adversely af-
fected workers in that domestic industry or oc-
cupation who are located in one or more States 
or regions of the United States. 
‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—Upon making a deter-
mination of the eligibility for adjustment assistance 
under this chapter of a group of workers or all work-
ers in an industry or occupation under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall— 
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‘‘(A) notify each State in which the work-
ers are located of the determination; and 
‘‘(B) promptly publish a summary of the 
determination, together with a summary of the 
basis for the determination, in the Federal Reg-
ister and on the website of the Department of 
Labor.’’. 
SEC. 114. REGULATIONS. 
The Secretary of Labor may promulgate such regula-
tions as may be necessary to carry out the amendments 
made by this subtitle. 
Subtitle C—Training 
SEC. 121. PREREQUISITE EDUCATION; APPROVED TRAIN-
ING PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 236(a)(5) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(5)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and 
(F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) any program of prerequisite education or 
coursework required to enroll in training that may 
be approved under this section,’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (F)(ii), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(4) in subparagraph (G), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) any training program or coursework at an 
accredited institution of higher education (as defined 
in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965) if there is a reasonable expectation of reem-
ployment upon completion of the training program 
or coursework, including a training program or 
coursework for the purpose of— 
‘‘(i) obtaining a degree or certification; or 
‘‘(ii) completing a degree or certification 
that the worker had previously begun at an ac-
credited institution of higher education.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 233 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘pre-
requisite education or’’ after ‘‘requires a program 
of’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘prerequisite 
education or’’ after ‘‘includes a program of’’. 
SEC. 122. ENROLLMENT PERIOD; WAIVERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 231 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(5)(A)(ii)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘16th’’ 
and inserting ‘‘26th’’; and 
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘8th’’ 
and inserting ‘‘26th’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(G) ADVANCED
DEGREE
OR
CERTIFI-
CATION.—The worker possesses a postgraduate 
degree from an institution of higher education 
(as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965) and there is a reason-
able expectation of reemployment. 
‘‘(H) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
ERROR.—The 
worker did not enroll in training before the date 
described in subsection (a)(5) as a result of an 
administrative error made by a State.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 233(b) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘within 210 days after the date of the worker’s 
first certification’’ and all that follows through the end 
period and inserting ‘‘in accordance with section 
231(a)(5).’’. 
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SEC. 123. TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AND ON-THE-JOB 
TRAINING ACCOUNTABILITY. 
Section 236(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2296(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A worker may not be deter-
mined to be ineligible or disqualified for unemploy-
ment insurance or benefits under this subchapter— 
‘‘(A) because the worker— 
‘‘(i) is in training approved under sub-
section (a); 
‘‘(ii) left work that was not suitable 
employment to enter such training; 
‘‘(iii) left work that the worker en-
gaged in on a temporary basis during a 
break in such training or a delay in the 
commencement of such training; 
‘‘(iv) left or refused on-the-job train-
ing that was not suitable on-the-job train-
ing; or 
‘‘(v) refused on-the-job training to at-
tend a classroom training course approved 
under subsection (a); or 
‘‘(B) because the provisions of State law or 
Federal unemployment insurance law relating 
to availability for work, active search for work, 
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or refusal to accept work apply to a week of 
training approved under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) ELECTION OF TRADE READJUSTMENT AL-
LOWANCE
OVER
UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE.—A 
worker may elect to receive benefits under this sub-
chapter instead of receiving unemployment insurance 
if— 
‘‘(A) the worker leaves work that the work-
er engaged in on a temporary basis during a 
break in training, as described in paragraph 
(1)(A)(iii); 
‘‘(B) the worker is eligible for benefits 
under this subchapter for which the worker was 
eligible before engaging in such work; and 
‘‘(C) the worker is eligible for unemploy-
ment insurance based on leaving such work. 
‘‘(3) SUITABLE
ON-THE-JOB
TRAINING.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘suitable on- 
the-job training’ means on-the-job training— 
‘‘(A) that can reasonably be expected to 
lead to suitable employment; 
‘‘(B) that is compatible with the skills of 
the worker; 
‘‘(C) that— 
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‘‘(i) involves a curriculum through 
which the worker learns the skills nec-
essary for the job for which the worker is 
being trained; and 
‘‘(ii) can be measured by benchmarks 
that indicate that the worker is learning 
such skills; and 
‘‘(D) that is certified by the State as an 
on-the-job training program that meets the re-
quirements of subparagraph (C).’’. 
SEC. 124. TRAINING FUNDS. 
Section 236(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) TOTAL PAYMENTS; ALLOCATION OF PAY-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) TOTAL PAYMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2008 AND SUCCEEDING FISCAL YEARS.— 
‘‘(i) FISCAL
YEAR
2008.—The total 
amount of payments that may be made 
under paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2008 
shall not exceed $440,000,000. 
‘‘(ii) FISCAL
YEAR
2009
AND
SUC-
CEEDING
FISCAL
YEARS.—The following 
shall apply to fiscal year 2009 and each 
fiscal year thereafter: 
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‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The amount 
of the total payments that may be 
made for a fiscal year shall be 110 
percent of the total payments author-
ized to be made for the preceding fis-
cal year, if during the preceding fiscal 
year the total amount obligated or ex-
pended by States was equivalent to 90 
percent or more of the total payments 
authorized to be made for such pre-
ceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(II) EXCEPTION.—The amount 
of the total payments that may be 
made for a fiscal year shall be 100 
percent of the total payments author-
ized to be made for the preceding fis-
cal year, if during the preceding fiscal 
year the total amount obligated or ex-
pended by States was equivalent to 
less than 90 percent of the total pay-
ments authorized to be made for such 
preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION OF TOTAL PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) PLAN AND RULEMAKING.— 
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‘‘(I) PLAN.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment 
of the Trade Adjustment Assistance 
Improvement Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a plan— 
‘‘(aa) for allocating and dis-
bursing payments among States 
in a manner that takes into ac-
count— 
‘‘(AA) historic trends in 
the number of workers cov-
ered by certifications under 
this chapter in each State, 
including the most recent 6- 
month period for which data 
are available; 
‘‘(BB) historic trends 
in the number of workers 
enrolled in training under 
this section in each State, 
including the most recent 6- 
month period for which data 
are available; 
‘‘(CC) the obligations of 
States to make payments 
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with 
respect 
to 
training 
under this section for work-
ers in the following fiscal 
year; and 
‘‘(DD) the ability of 
States to respond to unan-
ticipated demands for train-
ing under this section; and 
‘‘(bb) 
for 
ensuring 
that 
States collect and report accurate 
information on the trends, obliga-
tions, and demands described in 
subclause (I). 
‘‘(II) RULEMAKING.— 
‘‘(aa) IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary shall prescribe regula-
tions, pursuant to section 553 of 
title 5, United States Code, to 
carry out the plan required by 
subclause (I). 
‘‘(bb) TIMING
OF
RULE-
MAKING.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
issue the notice of proposed rule-
making with respect to the regu-
lations required by item (aa) not 
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earlier than the date that is 90 
days after the date on which the 
Secretary submits the plan under 
subclause (I). 
‘‘(ii) DISTRIBUTION
OF
REMAINING 
FUNDS.—If, in any fiscal year, the Sec-
retary does not distribute all of the funds 
authorized for payments under subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary shall distribute 
the remaining funds in a manner to be de-
termined by the Secretary— 
‘‘(I) to any State that requests 
the distribution of such funds and 
has— 
‘‘(aa) expended more than 
50 percent of the funds already 
distributed; or 
‘‘(bb) obligated more than 
75 percent of the funds already 
distributed; and 
‘‘(II) to any State that the Sec-
retary determines needs additional 
funds. 
‘‘(iii) ALLOCATION OF PAYMENTS IF 
COSTS ESTIMATED TO EXCEED TOTAL PAY-
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MENTS.—If, during a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary estimates that the amount of funds 
necessary to pay the costs of training ap-
proved under this section will exceed the 
amount of limitations imposed under sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary shall decide 
how the portion of such limitations that 
has not been expended at the time of such 
estimate is to be apportioned among the 
States for the remainder of such fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(C) USE OF TRAINING FUNDS FOR CASE-
WORKER
SERVICES.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, a State may expend not 
more than 5 percent of the funds allocated to 
the State in a fiscal year for the costs of train-
ing approved under this section to provide serv-
ices related to benefits under this chapter. 
‘‘(D) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Trade 
Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act, and 
every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives a report on— 
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‘‘(i) the allocation among States of 
funds for training approved under section 
236; 
‘‘(ii) the amount of funds obligated or 
expended to provide training under sub-
section (a), including obligations accrued 
for the following fiscal year, during the 
preceding quarter and cumulatively during 
the fiscal year; 
‘‘(iii) the demand for such funds an-
ticipated for any remaining quarters in the 
fiscal year; and 
‘‘(iv) the efforts of the Department of 
Labor to ensure that each State receives 
funds sufficient to provide training ap-
proved under section 236 to all eligible 
workers.’’. 
Subtitle D—Health Coverage 
Improvement 
SEC. 131. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘TAA Health Coverage 
Improvement Act of 2007’’. 
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‘‘(aa) the last day of the 
first month with respect to which 
such recipient becomes an eligible 
PBGC pension recipient, or 
‘‘(bb) the date of the enact-
ment of the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance Improvement Act.’’. 
(3) OUTREACH.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall carry out a program to notify individuals 
prior to their becoming eligible PBGC pension re-
cipients (as defined in section 35 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986) of the requirement of sub-
section (e)(2)(B)(ii) of such section. 
(e) CONTINUED QUALIFICATION OF FAMILY MEM-
BERS AFTER CERTAIN EVENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (g) of section 35 
of such Code is amended by redesignating paragraph 
(9) as paragraph (10) and inserting after paragraph 
(8) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) CONTINUED
QUALIFICATION
OF
FAMILY 
MEMBERS AFTER CERTAIN EVENTS.—In the case of 
a month which would be an eligible coverage month 
with respect to an eligible individual but for a quali-
fying event with respect to such individual (within 
the meaning of section 4980B(f)(3)), such month 
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shall be treated as an eligible coverage month with 
respect to any qualifying family member of such eli-
gible individual for a period of months not to exceed 
the 
period 
of 
months 
described 
in 
section 
4980B(f)(2)(B) with respect to such qualifying 
event.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 173(f) 
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2918(f)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(8) CONTINUED
QUALIFICATION
OF
FAMILY 
MEMBERS AFTER CERTAIN EVENTS.—In the case of 
a month which would be an eligible coverage month 
with respect to an eligible individual but for a quali-
fying event with respect to such individual (within 
the meaning of section 4980B(f)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986), such month shall be treated 
as an eligible coverage month with respect to any 
qualifying family member of such eligible individual 
for a period of months not to exceed the period of 
months described in section 4980B(f)(2)(B) of such 
Code with respect to such qualifying event.’’. 
(f) TAA PRE-CERTIFICATION PERIOD RULE
FOR 
PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHETHER THERE IS A 63- 
DAY LAPSE IN CREDITABLE COVERAGE.— 
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(1) IRC AMENDMENT.—Section 9801(c)(2) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to not 
counting periods before significant breaks in cred-
itable coverage) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) TAA-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.— 
‘‘(i) TAA PRE-CERTIFICATION PERIOD 
RULE.—In the case of a TAA-eligible indi-
vidual, the period beginning on the date 
the individual has a TAA-related loss of 
coverage and ending on the date which is 
5 days after the postmark date of the no-
tice by the Secretary (or by any person or 
entity designated by the Secretary) that 
the individual is eligible for a qualified 
health insurance costs credit eligibility cer-
tificate for purposes of section 7527 shall 
not be taken into account in determining 
the continuous period under subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘TAA- 
eligible individual’, and ‘TAA-related loss 
of coverage’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 4980B(f)(5)(C)(iv).’’. 
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(2) ERISA AMENDMENT.—Section 701(c)(2) of 
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 (29 U.S.C. 1181(c)(2)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) TAA-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.— 
‘‘(i) TAA PRE-CERTIFICATION PERIOD 
RULE.—In the case of a TAA-eligible indi-
vidual, the period beginning on the date 
the individual has a TAA-related loss of 
coverage and ending on the date that is 5 
days after the postmark date of the notice 
by the Secretary (or by any person or enti-
ty designated by the Secretary) that the 
individual is eligible for a qualified health 
insurance costs credit eligibility certificate 
for purposes of section 7527 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not be 
taken into account in determining the con-
tinuous period under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘TAA- 
eligible individual’, and ‘TAA-related loss 
of coverage’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 605(b)(4)(c).’’. 
(3) PHSA AMENDMENT.—Section 2701(c)(2) 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
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300gg(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) TAA-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.— 
‘‘(i) TAA PRE-CERTIFICATION PERIOD 
RULE.—In the case of a TAA-eligible indi-
vidual, the period beginning on the date 
the individual has a TAA-related loss of 
coverage and ending on the date that is 5 
days after the postmark date of the notice 
by the Secretary (or by any person or enti-
ty designated by the Secretary) that the 
individual is eligible for a qualified health 
insurance costs credit eligibility certificate 
for purposes of section 7527 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not be 
taken into account in determining the con-
tinuous period under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘TAA- 
eligible individual’, and ‘TAA-related loss 
of coverage’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 2205(b)(4)(c).’’. 
(g) OFFERING
OF
NATIONAL
FALLBACK
COV-
ERAGE.— 
(1) PROVISION OF FALLBACK COVERAGE.—The 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
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jointly with the Secretary of the Treasury shall es-
tablish a program under which eligible individuals 
(as defined in section 35(c) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) are offered enrollment under health 
benefit plans that are made available under 
FEHBP. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The terms and 
conditions of health benefits plans under paragraph 
(1) shall be the same as the terms and coverage of-
fered under FEHBP, except that the premium 
charged for such health benefit plans offered under 
such paragraph— 
(A) shall be equal to the full premium (in-
cluding both employer and beneficiary share) 
charged for such coverage determined in the 
same manner, subject to subparagraph (B), it 
is determined for full-time employees; and 
(B) shall be determined for the pool of in-
dividuals covered under this subsection, sepa-
rately from the pool of individuals otherwise 
covered under FEHBP. 
(3) STUDY.—The Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management jointly with the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall conduct a study of the impact of the 
offering of health benefit plans under this subsection 
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on the terms and conditions, including premiums, 
for health benefit plans offered under FEHBP and 
shall submit to Congress, not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report 
on such study. Such report may contain such rec-
ommendations regarding the establishment of sepa-
rate risk pools for individuals covered under 
FEHBP and eligible individuals covered this sub-
section as may be appropriate to protect the inter-
ests of individuals covered under FEHBP. 
(4) FEHBP DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘‘FEHBP’’ means the Federal 
Employees Health Benefits Program offered under 
chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 
(5) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Paragraph (1) of section 35(e) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(K) Coverage under a health benefits plan 
offered under section 17(g) of the Trade Ad-
justment Assistance Improvement Act.’’. 
(B) Section 173(f)(2)(A) of the Workforce 
Investment 
Act 
of 
1998 
(29 
U.S.C. 
2918(f)(2)(A)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new clause: 
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‘‘(xi) Coverage under a health benefits 
plan offered under section 17(g) of the 
Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement 
Act.’’. 
(h) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall transmit to the Congress 
a report which includes the recommendations of the Sec-
retary regarding increasing the number eligible individuals 
who are covered by qualified health insurance, including 
increasing such number by increasing the credit subsidy 
under section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to make the premiums for such insurance more affordable. 
Terms used in this subsection which are defined in such 
section shall have the meaning given such terms by such 
section. 
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply to months beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after 
such date. 
(2) GRANDFATHERING
OF
INDIVIDUAL
COV-
ERAGE
RULES
FOR
CURRENT
RECIPIENTS.—The 
amendments made by subsection (c) shall not apply 
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with respect to any eligible individual (or qualifying 
family members with respect to such individual) for 
any month if such individual was an eligible indi-
vidual for all previous months which began after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and was enrolled 
in coverage described in section 35(e)(1)(J) of such 
Code (as in effect immediately before the date of the 
enactment of this Act) for all such previous months. 
SEC. 133. TAA RECIPIENTS NOT ENROLLED IN TRAINING 
PROGRAMS ELIGIBLE FOR CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 35(c) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining eligible TAA 
recipient) is amended by inserting ‘‘or (a)(5)’’ after ‘‘sub-
section (a)(3)(B)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to months beginning after the date 
of the enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after 
such date. 
SEC. 134. ALIGNMENT OF COBRA COVERAGE WITH TAA PE-
RIOD FOR TAA-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.—Section 
4980B(f)(5)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended— 
(1) in the subparagraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND COVERAGE’’ after ‘‘ELECTION’’; and 
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(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) in the clause heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND PERIOD’’ after ‘‘COMMENCEMENT’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘In no event shall the maximum pe-
riod required under paragraph (2)(B)(i) with 
respect to such continuation coverage be less 
than the period during which the individual is 
a TAA-eligible individual.’’. 
(b) ERISA.—Section 605(b) of the Employee Retire-
ment Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1165(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND COVERAGE’’ after ‘‘ELECTION’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND PERIOD’’ after ‘‘COMMENCEMENT’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘In no event shall the maximum pe-
riod required under section 602(2)(A) with re-
spect to such continuation coverage be less than 
the period during which the individual is a 
TAA-eligible individual.’’. 
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(c) 
PUBLIC
HEALTH
SERVICE
ACT.—Section 
2205(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300bb–5(b)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND COVERAGE’’ after ‘‘ELECTION’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND PERIOD’’ after ‘‘COMMENCEMENT’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘In no event shall the maximum pe-
riod required under section 2202(2)(A) with re-
spect to such continuation coverage be less than 
the period during which the individual is a 
TAA-eligible individual.’’. 
SEC. 135. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 7527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to advance payment of credit for health insur-
ance costs of eligible individuals), as amended by this Act, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.—The 
notice by the Secretary (or by any person or entity des-
ignated by the Secretary) that an individual is eligible for 
a qualified health insurance costs credit eligibility certifi-
cate shall include— 
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‘‘(1) the name, address, and telephone number 
of the State office or offices responsible for deter-
mining that the individual is eligible for such certifi-
cate and for providing the individual with assistance 
with enrollment in qualified health insurance (as de-
fined in section 35(e)), 
‘‘(2) a list of the coverage options that are 
treated as qualified health insurance (as so defined) 
by the State in which the individual resides, and 
‘‘(3) in the case of a TAA-eligible individual (as 
defined in section 4980B(f)(5)(C)(iv)(II)), a state-
ment informing the individual that the individual 
has 63 days from the date that is 5 days after the 
date of such notice to enroll in such insurance with-
out a lapse in creditable coverage (as defined in sec-
tion 9801(c)).’’. 
SEC. 136. ANNUAL REPORT ON ENHANCED TAA BENEFITS. 
Not later than October 1 of each year (beginning in 
2008) the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation 
with the Secretary of Labor, shall report to the Committee 
on Finance and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 
Ways and Means and the Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives the following infor-
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(3) The number of States applying for and re-
ceiving national emergency grants under section 
173(f) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 
U.S.C. 2918(f)) and the time necessary for applica-
tion approval of such grants. 
(4) The cost of administering the health credit 
program under section 35 of such Code, by function, 
including the cost of subcontractors. 
Subtitle E—Wage Insurance 
SEC. 151. WAGE INSURANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 246 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2318) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘ALTERNATIVE 
TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR OLDER 
WORKERS’’ and inserting ‘‘WAGE INSURANCE’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘alternative trade adjustment 
assistance’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘wage insurance’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘for a period not 
to exceed 2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
the eligibility period under paragraph 
(4)’’; and 
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(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘paragraph 
(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(3)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘for a period not 
to exceed 2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
the eligibility period under paragraph 
(4)’’; and 
(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘paragraph 
(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(3)’’; 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) TRAINING.—A worker described in 
paragraph (3) shall be eligible to receive train-
ing approved under section 236.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (3) through (5) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—A worker in a group that 
the Secretary has certified as eligible to apply for 
adjustment assistance under section 223 may elect 
to receive benefits under the wage insurance pro-
gram if the worker— 
‘‘(A) is at least 50 years of age; 
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‘‘(B) does not earn more than $60,000 a 
year in wages from reemployment; and 
‘‘(C) does not return to the employment 
from which the worker was separated and— 
‘‘(i) obtains reemployment on a full- 
time basis as defined by State law in the 
State in which the worker is employed; 
‘‘(ii) obtains reemployment of not less 
than 20 hours a week and is enrolled in 
training approved under section 236; or 
‘‘(iii) received a trade readjustment 
allowance under part I of subchapter B for 
less than the total number of weeks for 
which the worker was eligible to receive 
such allowance under section 233 and ob-
tains reemployment not later than 26 
weeks after successfully completing a train-
ing program approved under section 236. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBILITY PERIOD.— 
‘‘(A) WORKER WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED 
TRADE ADJUSTMENT ALLOWANCE.—In the case 
of a worker described in paragraph (3) who has 
not received a trade readjustment allowance 
under part I of subchapter B, the worker may 
receive wage insurance under this section for a 
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period not to exceed 2 years from the date that 
is the earlier of— 
‘‘(i) the date on which the worker ex-
hausts all rights to unemployment insur-
ance based on the separation of the worker 
from adversely affected employment; or 
‘‘(ii) the date on which the worker ob-
tains reemployment. 
‘‘(B) WORKER WHO HAS RECEIVED TRADE 
ADJUSTMENT ALLOWANCE.—In the case of a 
worker described in paragraph (3) who received 
a trade readjustment allowance under part I of 
subchapter B, the worker may receive wage in-
surance under this section for a period— 
‘‘(i) beginning on the date on which 
the worker obtains reemployment; and 
‘‘(ii) not to exceed— 
‘‘(I) the total number of weeks 
for which the worker is eligible for 
such allowance, less 
‘‘(II) the total number of weeks 
for which the worker received such al-
lowance. 
‘‘(5) TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—The pay-
ments described in paragraph (2)(A) made to a 
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worker may not exceed $12,000 per worker during 
the eligibility period under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(6) LIMITATION
ON
TRADE
READJUSTMENT 
ALLOWANCES.—A worker described in paragraph (3) 
may not receive a trade readjustment allowance 
under part I of subchapter B during any week for 
which the worker receives a payment described in 
paragraph (2)(A).’’; and 
(4) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(3)’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 246(b)(1) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2318(b)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for title II of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by amend-
ing the item relating to section 246 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 246. Demonstration project for wage insurance.’’. 
Subtitle F—Other Trade 
Adjustment Assistance Matters 
SEC. 161. CALCULATION OF ELIGIBILITY PERIOD FOR AL-
LOWANCE 
TO 
ACCOMMODATE 
EXTENDED 
TRAINING, ALLOWABLE BREAKS IN TRAIN-
ING, LITIGATION, AND MILITARY SERVICE. 
Section 233 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2293), as amended by sections 121(b) and 122(b), is fur-
ther amended— 
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(1) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘30’’ and in-
serting ‘‘90’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) EXTENSION OF ALLOWANCE.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this section, a trade readjustment 
allowance may be paid to a worker for a period equivalent 
to the period the worker’s enrollment in training was ex-
tended beyond the deadline applicable under section 
231(a)(5)(A)(ii) pursuant to a waiver granted under sub-
paragraph (D), (E), or (F) of section 231(c)(1). 
‘‘(i) SPECIAL RULE
FOR CALCULATING SEPARA-
TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this chap-
ter, any period during which a judicial or administrative 
appeal is pending with respect to the denial by the Sec-
retary of a petition under section 223 shall not be counted 
for purposes of calculating the period of separation under 
subsection (a)(2) and an adversely affected worker that 
would otherwise be entitled to a trade readjustment allow-
ance shall not be denied such allowance because of such 
appeal. 
‘‘(j) SPECIAL RULE FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY 
SERVICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this section, an adversely affected work-
er described in paragraph (2) shall be eligible for a 
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trade readjustment allowance and other benefits 
under this subchapter in the same manner and to 
the same extent as if a petition that resulted in a 
certification under section 223 for that worker was 
filed on the date described in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) WORKER DESCRIBED.—A worker described 
in this paragraph means a worker who— 
‘‘(A) is a member of a reserve component 
of the Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(B) serves on active duty— 
‘‘(i) after the date on which the work-
er became totally separated, or partially 
separated, from the adversely affected em-
ployment; and 
‘‘(ii) before the worker completes 
training approved under section 236. 
‘‘(3) DATE DESCRIBED.—The date described in 
this paragraph is a date that is on or before the 
30th day after the worker returns from active duty 
or such later date as determined on a case-by-case 
basis by the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 162. JOB SEARCH AND RELOCATION ALLOWANCES. 
(a) JOB SEARCH ALLOWANCES.—Section 237(b) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2297(b)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘90 percent of 
the cost of’’ and inserting ‘‘all’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$1,250’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,500’’. 
(b) RELOCATION ALLOWANCES.—Section 238(b) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2298(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘90 percent of 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘all’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$1,250’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$1,500’’. 
SEC. 
163. 
CERTIFICATION 
OF 
SUBMISSIONS; 
TRANS-
PARENCY. 
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2273), as amended by section 113, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) SUBMISSIONS.— 
‘‘(1) CERTIFICATION.—If an employer submits 
a petition on behalf of a group of workers pursuant 
to section 221(a)(1) or if the Secretary requests evi-
dence or information from an employer in order to 
make a determination under this section, the accu-
racy and completeness of any evidence or informa-
tion submitted by the employer shall be certified by 
the employer’s legal counsel or by an officer of the 
employer. 
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‘‘(2) SUBPOENAS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Secretary should require an employer to 
provide evidence or information requested by the 
Secretary under paragraph (1) by subpoena pursu-
ant to section 249 if, within 20 days of such request, 
the employer does not— 
‘‘(A) provide such evidence or information; 
or 
‘‘(B) demonstrate to the satisfaction of the 
Secretary that the employer will provide such 
evidence or information within a reasonable 
time. 
‘‘(g) STANDARDS FOR INVESTIGATIONS AND DETER-
MINATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of the Trade Adjustment As-
sistance Improvement Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a plan for establishing standards, 
including data requirements, for investigations of pe-
titions filed under section 221 and criteria for mak-
ing determinations under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) RULEMAKING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
prescribe regulations, pursuant to section 553 
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of title 5, United States Code, to carry out the 
plan required by paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) TIMING OF RULEMAKING.—The Sec-
retary shall issue the notice of proposed rule-
making with respect to the regulations required 
by subparagraph (A) not earlier than the date 
that is 90 days after the date on which the Sec-
retary submits the plan under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 164. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF THE OM-
BUDSMAN FOR THE TRADE ADJUSTMENT AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) 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 221 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 221A. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF THE 
TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE OMBUDS-
MAN. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department of Labor an office to be known as the ‘Office 
of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Ombudsman’ (in this 
section referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) HEAD.—The head of the Office shall be the Om-
budsman. The individual serving as Ombudsman shall be 
either of the following: 
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‘‘(1) An officer or employee of the Department 
of Labor designated by the Secretary from among 
officers and employees of the Department who have 
experience and expertise necessary to carry out the 
duties of the Office specified in subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) An individual employed by the Secretary 
from the private sector from among individuals in 
the private sector who have experience and expertise 
necessary to carry out the duties of the Office speci-
fied in subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Office shall be as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) To provide information on— 
‘‘(A) the benefits available under this chap-
ter; 
‘‘(B) the requirements and procedures ap-
plicable to the provision of such benefits; and 
‘‘(C) the tax credit for health insurance 
costs under section 35 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986. 
‘‘(2) To provide technical assistance to individ-
uals, groups of workers, and other parties seeking to 
file petitions with the Secretary for benefits under 
section 221. 
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‘‘(3) To provide assistance to employers to pro-
vide information required by the Secretary related to 
a pending petition. 
‘‘(4) To receive complaints, grievances, and re-
quests for assistance from workers seeking benefits 
under this chapter with respect to the administra-
tion of such benefits. 
‘‘(5) To carry out such other duties with re-
spect to this chapter as the Secretary shall specify 
for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(d) INDEPENDENT OFFICE.—The Secretary shall 
take appropriate actions to ensure the independence of the 
Office within the Department of Labor, including inde-
pendence from other officers and employees of the Depart-
ment engaged in activities relating to the administration 
of the provisions of this chapter. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 
15 each year, the Ombudsman shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the activities of the Office under 
this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report under para-
graph (1) shall set forth the following: 
‘‘(A) The number and types of complaints, 
grievances, and requests for assistance received 
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by the Ombudsman under this chapter during 
the preceding year. 
‘‘(B) An assessment of the most common 
difficulties encountered by workers seeking ben-
efits under this chapter during the preceding 
year. 
‘‘(3) INITIAL REPORT.—The first report under 
paragraph (1) shall be the report submitted in 2008. 
‘‘(f) OUTREACH.—The Secretary of Labor (and the 
Secretary of the Treasury, with respect to the tax credit 
for health insurance costs under section 35 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986) shall undertake outreach to advise 
the public of the existence and duties of the Office.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for title II of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 221 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 221A. Establishment of the Office of the Trade Adjustment Assistance 
Ombudsman.’’. 
SEC. 165. DATA COLLECTION; INFORMATION TO WORKERS. 
(a) DATA COLLECTION.—Subchapter C of chapter 2 
of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2311 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 250. DATA COLLECTION; REPORT. 
‘‘(a) DATA COLLECTION.—The Secretary shall, pur-
suant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary, collect 
any data necessary to meet the requirements of this chap-
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ter. The Secretary shall collect and publish, on an annual 
basis, the following: 
‘‘(1) The number of workers certified and the 
number of workers actually participating in the 
trade adjustment assistance program. 
‘‘(2) The time for processing petitions filed 
under section 221. 
‘‘(3) The number of training waivers granted 
under section 231(c), classified by the type of waiver 
granted. 
‘‘(4) The number of workers receiving benefits 
and the type of benefits being received. 
‘‘(5) The number of workers enrolled in, and 
the duration of, training approved under section 236 
by major types of training. 
‘‘(6) Earnings history of workers that reflects 
wages before separation and wages in any job ob-
tained after receiving benefits under this chapter. 
‘‘(7) Reemployment rates and sectors in which 
dislocated workers have been employed. 
‘‘(8) The cause of dislocation identified in each 
petition that resulted in a certification under this 
chapter. 
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‘‘(9) The number of petitions filed and workers 
certified in each congressional district of the United 
States. 
‘‘(b) 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 collection of data required under 
subsection (a) and incentives for States to supple-
ment employment and wage data obtained through 
the use of unemployment insurance wage records. 
‘‘(2) MONITORING.—Monitoring by each State 
of internal control measures with respect to program 
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)). 
‘‘(c) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance Improvement Act, and annually there-
after, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a 
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report that includes the information collected under 
this section. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make 
a report required by paragraph (1) available to each 
State and to the public.’’. 
(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-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 249 
the following: 
‘‘Sec. 250. Data collection; report.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date that is 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 166. PILOT PROGRAM FOR DISTRIBUTION OF INFOR-
MATION TO WORKERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 
2008, the Secretary of Labor shall fully implement a pilot 
program to provide information on the availability of trade 
adjustment assistance under chapter 2 of title II of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) to workers 
who inquire about or receive unemployment insurance ben-
efits. The pilot program shall use telephone, Internet, and 
in-person communication to distribute such information to 
workers. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GEN-
ERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2011, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall— 
(1) conduct a study of the implementation and 
outcomes of the pilot program under subsection (a); 
and 
(2) submit to the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of 
the House of Representatives a report on the find-
ings of the study conducted under paragraph (1). 
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Labor shall 
prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to imple-
ment the pilot program under subsection (a), pursuant to 
section 553 of title 5, United States Code. 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 167. AGREEMENTS WITH STATES. 
Section 239(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2311(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘and (4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(4) will use personnel standards on a merit basis in the 
administration of services and payment of benefits to ad-
versely affected workers under this chapter, and (5)’’. 
SEC. 168. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 249 of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2321) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘subpena’’ and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’ each place 
it appears in the heading and the text. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
tents for the Trade Act of 1974 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Subpena’’ in the item relating to section 249 
and inserting ‘‘Subpoena’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 265(a) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2355(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘new product development’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
development of new products and services’’. 
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SEC. 169. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF TRADE AD-
JUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORKERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 245(a) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2012’’. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Section 285(a) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2007’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2012’’. 
TITLE II—TRADE ADJUSTMENT 
ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES 
SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to assist communities neg-
atively impacted by trade with economic adjustment 
through the integration of political and economic organiza-
tions, the coordination of Federal, State, and local re-
sources, the creation of community-based development 
strategies, and the provision of economic transition assist-
ance. 
SEC. 202. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMU-
NITIES. 
Chapter 4 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2371 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘CHAPTER 4—TRADE ADJUSTMENT 
ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITIES 
‘‘SEC. 271. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this chapter: 
‘‘(1) AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY PRODUCER.— 
The term ‘agricultural commodity producer’ has the 
same meaning as the term ‘person’ as prescribed by 
regulations promulgated under section 1001(e) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(e)). 
‘‘(2) 
COMMUNITY.—The 
term 
‘community’ 
means a city, county, or other political subdivision of 
a State or a consortium of political subdivisions of 
a State that the Secretary certifies as being nega-
tively impacted by trade. 
‘‘(3) COMMUNITY
NEGATIVELY
IMPACTED
BY 
TRADE.—A community negatively impacted by trade 
means a community with respect to which a positive 
determination has been made under section 273. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘eligible 
community’ means a community certified under sec-
tion 273 for assistance under this chapter. 
‘‘(5) FISHERMAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘fisherman’ 
means any person who— 
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‘‘(i) is engaged in commercial fishing; 
or 
‘‘(ii) is a United States fish processor. 
‘‘(B) COMMERCIAL FISHING, FISH, FISH-
ERY, FISHING, FISHING VESSEL, PERSON, AND 
UNITED STATES FISH PROCESSOR.—The terms 
‘commercial fishing’, ‘fish’, ‘fishery’, ‘fishing’, 
‘fishing vessel’, ‘person’, and ‘United States fish 
processor’ have the same meanings as such 
terms have in section 3 of the Magnuson-Ste-
vens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1802). 
‘‘(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce. 
‘‘SEC. 272. COMMUNITY TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Within 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of the Trade Adjustment Assistance 
Improvement Act, the Secretary shall establish a trade ad-
justment assistance for communities program at the De-
partment of Commerce. 
‘‘(b) PERSONNEL.—The Secretary shall designate 
such staff as may be necessary to carry out the respon-
sibilities described in this chapter. 
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‘‘(c) COORDINATION OF FEDERAL RESPONSE.—The 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) provide leadership, support, and coordina-
tion for a comprehensive management program to 
address economic dislocation in eligible communities; 
‘‘(2) coordinate the Federal response to an eli-
gible community— 
‘‘(A) by identifying all Federal, State, and 
local resources that are available to assist the 
eligible community in recovering from economic 
distress; 
‘‘(B) by ensuring that all Federal agencies 
offering assistance to an eligible community do 
so in a targeted, integrated manner that en-
sures that an eligible community has access to 
all available Federal assistance; 
‘‘(C) by assuring timely consultation and 
cooperation between Federal, State, and re-
gional officials concerning economic adjustment 
for an eligible community; and 
‘‘(D) by identifying and strengthening ex-
isting agency mechanisms designed to assist eli-
gible communities in their efforts to achieve 
economic adjustment and workforce reemploy-
ment; 
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‘‘(3) provide comprehensive technical assistance 
to any eligible community in the efforts of that com-
munity to— 
‘‘(A) identify serious economic problems in 
the community that are the result of negative 
impacts from trade; 
‘‘(B) integrate the major groups and orga-
nizations significantly affected by the economic 
adjustment; 
‘‘(C) access Federal, State, and local re-
sources designed to assist in economic develop-
ment and trade adjustment assistance; 
‘‘(D) diversify and strengthen the commu-
nity economy; and 
‘‘(E) develop a community-based strategic 
plan to address economic development and 
workforce dislocation, including unemployment 
among agricultural commodity producers and 
fishermen; 
‘‘(4) establish specific criteria for submission 
and evaluation of a strategic plan submitted under 
section 274(d); 
‘‘(5) establish specific criteria for submitting 
and evaluating applications for grants under section 
275; 
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‘‘(6) administer the grant programs established 
under sections 274 and 275; and 
‘‘(7) establish an interagency Trade Adjustment 
Assistance for Communities Working Group, chaired 
by the Secretary or a designee of the Secretary, con-
sisting of the representatives of any Federal depart-
ment or agency with responsibility for economic ad-
justment assistance, including the Department of 
Agriculture, the Department of Education, the De-
partment of Labor, the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, the Department of Health and 
Human Services, the Small Business Administra-
tion, the Department of the Treasury, the Depart-
ment of Commerce, and any other Federal, State, or 
regional department or agency the Secretary deter-
mines necessary or appropriate. 
‘‘SEC. 273. CERTIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION. 
‘‘(a) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
an event described in subsection (c)(1), a community de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1) may submit a petition to the 
Secretary for a determination under subsection (b)(2) that 
the community is negatively impacted by trade, as de-
scribed in subsection (b)(2). If the Secretary makes a posi-
tive determination, the Secretary shall certify the commu-
nity as eligible for assistance under this chapter. 
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‘‘(b) DETERMINATION THAT COMMUNITY IS ELIGI-
BLE.— 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY
DESCRIBED.—A community 
described in this paragraph means a community 
with respect to which, on or after October 1, 2008— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of Labor certifies a 
group of workers (or their authorized represent-
ative) in the community as eligible to apply for 
assistance pursuant to section 223; 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Commerce certifies a 
firm located in the community as eligible to 
apply for adjustment assistance under section 
251; or 
‘‘(C) the Secretary of Agriculture certifies 
a group of agricultural commodity producers 
(or their authorized representative) in the com-
munity as eligible to apply for adjustment as-
sistance under section 293. 
‘‘(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 the workforce in the community; 
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‘‘(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) of this section, the Secretary may, upon the ap-
plication of an eligible community, make a supple-
mental 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 
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‘‘(B) the grant is one for which the com-
munity 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. 
‘‘SEC. 276. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provi-
sions of this chapter. The Secretary may not implement 
any regulation or guideline proposed by the Secretary with 
respect to this chapter, until the date that is 60 days after 
the date the Secretary submits the regulation or guideline 
to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means of the House of Representa-
tives. 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013 
to carry out this chapter. Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to this subsection shall remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 203. 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: 
‘‘(3) ASSISTANCE
FOR
COMMUNITIES.—Tech-
nical assistance and other payments may not be pro-
vided under chapter 4 after September 30, 2013.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—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 
‘‘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.— 
(1) Section 284(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2395(a)) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or 296’’ after ‘‘section 
293’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘or any other interested 
domestic party’’ and inserting ‘‘or authorized 
representative of a community’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘section 271’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 273’’. 
(2) Section 1581(d) of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘271’’ and inserting 
‘‘273’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) any final determination of the Secretary of 
Agriculture under section 293 or 296 of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401b) with respect to the 
eligibility of a group of agricultural commodity pro-
ducers for adjustment assistance under such Act.’’. 
SEC. 204. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The provisions of this title shall take effect on Octo-
ber 1, 2008. 
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TITLE III—TRADE ADJUSTMENT 
ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS 
SEC. 301. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 251 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or service 
sector firm’’ after ‘‘(including any agricultural 
firm’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘or service sector 
firm’’ after ‘‘any agricultural firm’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘, 
or’’ and inserting a comma; 
(II) in clause (ii)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘or serv-
ice’’ after ‘‘of an article’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘, and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) sales or production, or both, of 
an article or service that accounted for not 
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less than 25 percent of the total produc-
tion or sales of the firm during the 60- 
month period preceding the most recent 
12-month period for which data are avail-
able have decreased absolutely, and’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘increases of imports of articles like or di-
rectly competitive with articles which are 
produced’’ and inserting ‘‘imports of arti-
cles or services like or directly competitive 
with articles or services which are pro-
duced or provided’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (1)(C)—’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)(C):’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) BASIS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE SEC-
RETARY.— 
‘‘(1) INCREASED
IMPORTS.—For purposes of 
subsection (c)(1)(C), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may use data from any of the pre-
ceding three calendar years to determine if the 
requirements of such subsection have been met; 
and 
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‘‘(B) may determine that increases of im-
ports of like or directly competitive articles or 
services exist if customers accounting for a sig-
nificant percentage of the sales of the workers’ 
firm certify to the Secretary that such cus-
tomers are obtaining such articles or services 
from a foreign country. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY
OF
THE
SECRETARY.—The 
Secretary may obtain the certifications under para-
graph (1) through questionnaires or in such other 
manner as the Secretary determines is appropriate. 
The Secretary may exercise the authority under sec-
tion 249 in carrying out this subsection.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 261 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2351) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘For purposes of’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) FIRM.—For purposes of’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) SERVICE SECTOR FIRM.—For purposes of this 
chapter, the term ‘service sector firm’ means a firm en-
gaged in the business of providing services.’’. 
SEC. 302. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF TRADE AD-
JUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 256(b) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2346(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
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$4,000,000 for the 3-month period beginning on October 
1, 2007,’’ and inserting ‘‘and $50,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2008 through 2012,’’. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Section 285(b)(1) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2012’’. 
TITLE IV—TRADE ADJUSTMENT 
ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS 
SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF TRADE AD-
JUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 298(a) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401g(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘through 2007’’ and all that follows through the end and 
inserting ‘‘through 2012 to carry out this chapter.’’. 
(b) TERMINATION.—Section 285(b)(2) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2007’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2012’’. 
Æ 
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