Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) fishermen 
who harvest wild stock shall be eligible for adjustment as-
sistance to the same extent and in the same manner as 
a group of workers under such chapter 2. 
SEC. 502. ELIGIBILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 292(c)(1) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401a(c)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘80 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘90 percent’’. 
(b) NET FARM INCOME.—Section 296(a)(1)(C) of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401e(a)(1)(C)) is 
amended by inserting before the end period the following: 
‘‘or the producer had no positive net farm income for the 
2 most recent consecutive years in which no adjustment 
assistance was received by the producer under this chap-
ter’’. 
SEC. 503. PETITION PROCESS. 
Section 293 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2401c) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) ADDITION OF COMMODITY PRODUCERS TO PE-
TITION.—At any time after a petition is filed under section 
292 by a group of agricultural commodity producers, in-
cluding after the Secretary issues a certification of eligi-
bility under subsection (a) to a group of agricultural pro-
ducers, any other producer of that agricultural commodity 
may elect to join the group of producers who filed the peti-
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tion. Any producer who makes an election under the pre-
ceding sentence is eligible for assistance under this chap-
ter to the same extent as the producers who filed the peti-
tion. 
‘‘(e) AMENDMENT OF PETITION.—In any case in 
which the Secretary issues a certification of eligibility 
under subsection (a) pursuant to a petition filed under 
section 292, the group of producers of an agricultural 
commodity to whom the certification applies may there-
after amend the petition to modify the countries described 
in section 292(c)(2) or to modify the heading or sub-
heading under which the agricultural commodity is classi-
fied under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States.’’. 
SEC. 504. AMOUNT OF CASH BENEFITS. 
Section 296(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2401e(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of 
section 298, an adversely affected agricultural com-
modity producer described in subsection (a) shall be 
entitled to adjustment assistance under this chapter 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) COMMODITIES
RECEIVING
ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the agricultural 
commodity with respect to which the cer-
tification under this chapter applies is de-
scribed in clause (ii), the adversely affected 
agricultural commodity producer shall be 
entitled to adjustment assistance under 
this chapter in an amount equal to the 
product of— 
‘‘(I) one-half of the difference be-
tween— 
‘‘(aa) an amount equal to 80 
percent of the average of the na-
tional average price of the agri-
cultural commodity covered by 
the application described in sub-
section (a) for the 5 marketing 
years preceding the most recent 
marketing year, and 
‘‘(bb) the national average 
price of the agricultural com-
modity for the most recent mar-
keting year, and 
‘‘(II) the amount of the agricul-
tural commodity produced by the agri-
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cultural commodity producer in the 
most recent marketing year. 
‘‘(ii) AGRICULTURAL
COMMODITIES 
DESCRIBED.—An agricultural commodity 
is described in this clause if it is— 
‘‘(I) a covered commodity for 
purposes of section 1103 or 1104 of 
the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7913, 
7914); 
‘‘(II) a loan commodity for pur-
poses of section 1202 of that Act (7 
U.S.C. 7932); or 
‘‘(III) a product eligible for as-
sistance under subtitle C, D, or E of 
title I of that Act, or the amendments 
made by any such subtitle. 
‘‘(B) OTHER COMMODITIES.—If the agri-
cultural commodity with respect to which the 
certification under this chapter applies is not 
covered under subparagraph (A), the adversely 
affected agricultural commodity producer shall 
be entitled to adjustment assistance under this 
chapter in an amount equal to the product of— 
‘‘(i) the difference between— 
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‘‘(I) an amount equal to 80 per-
cent of the average of the national av-
erage price of the agricultural com-
modity covered by the application de-
scribed in subsection (a) for the 5 
marketing years preceding the most 
recent marketing year, and 
‘‘(II) the national average price 
of the agricultural commodity for the 
most recent marketing year, and 
‘‘(ii) the amount of the agricultural 
commodity produced by the agricultural 
commodity producer in the most recent 
marketing year.’’. 
SEC. 505. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title apply to petitions 
filed or recertified under chapter 6 of title II of the Trade 
Act of 1974 on or after January 1, 2007. 
TITLE VI—TRADE ADJUSTMENT 
ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS 
SEC. 601. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 251(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2341(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘increases of’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘importantly’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph 
(A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) If imports of articles like or directly com-
petitive with articles which are produced by the firm 
concerned exceed 75 percent of the market for such 
articles in the United States, the Secretary shall give 
substantially greater weight to the factors set forth 
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) than 
to that set forth in subparagraph (C) of paragraph 
(1).’’. 
SEC. 
602. 
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT 
ON 
STRATEGIC 
TRADE TRANSFORMATION ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce shall 
conduct a demonstration project (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘project’’) to demonstrate a programmatic 
framework that will allow American small- and medium- 
sized manufacturers to gain access to resources that will 
help them better compete domestically and globally. The 
project should include among its primary goals the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Expanding the number of firms capable of 
taking advantage of a trade remedy program with-
out drastically increasing the cost of the remedy to 
the taxpayer. 
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(2) Certifying and providing assistance to ap-
proximately 700 firms. 
(3) Integrating the benefits of other applicable 
government programs into the project, and making 
benefits from the project subject to that integration. 
(4) Increasing the number of small- and me-
dium-sized firms that export and increasing the 
value of exports from these firms. 
(5) Increasing revenues that small- and me-
dium-sized firms derive from sales to the Federal 
Government and State and local governments. 
(6) Expanding technology availability to the 
small- and medium-sized firm segment by increasing 
access to, and adoption of, the latest technologies 
being developed at Federal laboratories and at uni-
versities. 
(7) Improving the business and manufacturing 
practices of small- and medium-sized firms to enable 
them to become competitive in a global marketplace. 
(b) ADVISORY BOARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the project, 
the Secretary of Commerce shall establish an advi-
sory board comprised of representatives described in 
paragraph (2) to provide advice and recommenda-
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tions with respect to the establishment and oper-
ation of the project. 
(2) REPRESENTATIVES.—Representatives re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) shall consist of the re-
spective executive directors of each Trade Adjust-
ment Assistance Center affiliated with the trade ad-
justment assistance for firms program under chapter 
3 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974. 
(c) SCOPE AND DURATION.— 
(1) SCOPE.—The project shall cover at least 5 
States. 
(2) DURATION.—The Secretary of Commerce 
shall conduct the project for the 3-year period begin-
ning on the date that is 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(d) ADMINISTRATION
OF
PROJECT.—In imple-
menting the project, the Secretary of Commerce shall give 
preference, in entering into contracts for the operation and 
administration of the project, to Trade Adjustment Assist-
ance Centers affiliated with the trade adjustment assist-
ance for firms program under chapter 3 of title II of the 
Trade Act of 1974. 
(e) REPORT.—The Secretary of Commerce shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the project not later than 6 
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months after the date of its completion. Such report shall 
include— 
(1) information on the impact of the project on 
mitigating the impact of imports in terms of com-
petitiveness; and 
(2) recommendations on the cost-effectiveness 
of extending or expanding the project. 
TITLE VII—TRADE ADJUSTMENT 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
SERVICE 
WORKERS AND FIRMS 
SEC. 701. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
TO SERVICES SECTOR. 
(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)’’. 
(b) GROUP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272) is amend-
ed— 
(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-
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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 amending subparagraph (B) 
(as amended by section 102(b) of this Act) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(B)(i) there has been a shift, by such workers’ 
firm, subdivision, or public agency to a foreign coun-
try, of production of articles, or in provision of serv-
ices, like or directly competitive with articles which 
are produced, or services which are provided, by 
such firm, subdivision, or public agency; or 
‘‘(ii) such workers’ firm, subdivision, or public 
agency has obtained or is likely to obtain such serv-
ices from a foreign country.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘agricultural firm)’’ and inserting 
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‘‘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, or testing’’; 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘or services’’ after 
‘‘for articles’’; and 
(iv) by inserting ‘‘(or subdivision)’’ 
after ‘‘such other firm’’; 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 
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(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) BASIS FOR SECRETARY’S DETERMINATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) INCREASED IMPORTS OF SERVICES.—For 
purposes of subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii), the Secretary 
may determine that increased imports of like or di-
rectly competitive 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 they are obtaining such 
services from a foreign country. 
‘‘(2) OBTAINING SERVICES ABROAD.—For pur-
poses of subsection (a)(2)(B)(ii), the Secretary may 
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.’’. 
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(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 
(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.’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 245(a) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘, other than subchapter D’’. 
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SEC. 702. TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS 
AND INDUSTRIES. 
(a) FIRMS.— 
(1) ASSISTANCE.—Section 251 of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or 
service sector firm’’ after ‘‘(including any agri-
cultural firm’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘or service sector 
firm’’ after ‘‘any agricultural firm’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by insert-
ing ‘‘or service’’ after ‘‘of an article’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘articles like or directly competitive with 
articles which are produced’’ and inserting 
‘‘articles or services like or directly com-
petitive with articles or services which are 
produced or provided’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) BASIS FOR SECRETARY DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) INCREASED IMPORTS OF SERVICES.—For 
purposes of subsection (c)(1)(C), the Secretary may 
determine that increases of imports of like or di-
rectly competitive services exist if customers ac-
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counting for not less than 20 percent of the sales of 
the workers’ firm certify to the Secretary that they 
are obtaining such 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.’’. 
(2) DEFINITION.—Section 261 of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2351) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘For purposes of’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) FIRM.—For purposes of’’; and 
(B) 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.’’. 
(b) INDUSTRIES.—Section 265(a) of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2355(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
service’’ after ‘‘new product’’. 
(c) 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. 
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(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’’. 
SEC. 703. 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 ‘‘(a) MONITORING
PROGRAMS.—The 
Secretary’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and services’’ after ‘‘im-
ports of articles’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘and domestic provision of 
services’’ after ‘‘domestic production’’; 
(D) by inserting ‘‘or providing services’’ 
after ‘‘producing articles’’; and 
(E) by inserting ‘‘, or provision of serv-
ices,’’ after ‘‘changes in production’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) COLLECTION OF DATA AND REPORTS ON SERV-
ICES SECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) SECRETARY OF LABOR.—Not later than 3 
months after the date of the enactment of the Amer-
ican Competitiveness and Adjustment Act, the Sec-
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retary of Labor shall implement a system to collect 
data on adversely affected service workers that in-
cludes the number of workers by State, industry, 
and cause of dislocation of each worker. 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY
OF
COMMERCE.—Not later 
than 6 months after such date of enactment, the 
Secretary of Commerce shall, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Labor, conduct a study and report 
to the Congress on ways to improve the timeliness 
and coverage of data on trade in services, including 
methods to identify increased imports due to the re-
location of United States firms to foreign countries, 
and increased imports due to United States firms 
obtaining services from firms in foreign countries.’’. 
SEC. 704. EFFECTIVE DATE . 
Except as provided in subsection (b), the amend-
ments made by this title shall take effect on the date that 
is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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