I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1088 
To extend the trade adjustment assistance program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2015 
Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. RANGEL, and Mr. 
KILMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Edu-
cation and the Workforce and Energy and Commerce, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To extend the trade adjustment assistance program, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2015’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; etc. 
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TITLE I—APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO TRADE 
ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
Sec. 101. Application of provisions relating to trade adjustment assistance. 
TITLE II—EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM 
Subtitle A—Extension Provisions 
Sec. 201. Extension of termination provisions. 
Sec. 202. Training funds. 
Sec. 203. Reemployment trade adjustment assistance. 
Sec. 204. Authorizations of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Other Provisions 
Sec. 211. Extension of trade adjustment assistance to public agency workers. 
Sec. 212. Limitations on trade readjustment allowances. 
Sec. 213. Job search and relocation allowances. 
Sec. 214. Reemployment trade adjustment assistance program. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Applicability of trade adjustment assistance provisions. 
Sec. 302. Sunset provisions. 
TITLE IV—HEALTH COVERAGE TAX CREDIT 
Sec. 401. Extension and modification of Health Coverage Tax Credit. 
Sec. 402. TAA pre-certification rule for purposes of determining whether there 
is a 63-day lapse in creditable coverage. 
Sec. 403. Extension of COBRA benefits for certain TAA-eligible individuals 
and PBGC recipients. 
TITLE I—APPLICATION OF PRO-
VISIONS RELATING TO TRADE 
ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 101. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) REPEAL
OF SNAPBACK.—Section 233 of the 
Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 
(Public Law 112–40; 125 Stat. 416) is repealed. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—Ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of 
chapters 2 through 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, 
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as in effect on December 31, 2013, and as amended by 
this Act, shall— 
(1) take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) apply to petitions for certification filed 
under chapter 2, 3, or 6 of title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974 on or after such date of enactment. 
(c) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this Act, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal 
is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, 
a provision of chapters 2 through 6 of title II of the Trade 
Act of 1974, the reference shall be considered to be made 
to a provision of any such chapter, as in effect on Decem-
ber 31, 2013. 
TITLE II—EXTENSION OF TRADE 
ADJUSTMENT 
ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM 
Subtitle A—Extension Provisions 
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF TERMINATION PROVISIONS. 
Section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2271 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 
SEC. 202. TRAINING FUNDS. 
Section 236(a)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)(A)) is amended— 
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(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and 2013’’ and 
inserting ‘‘through 2020’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2013’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 
SEC. 203. REEMPLOYMENT TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSIST-
ANCE. 
Section 246(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2318(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2020’’. 
SEC. 204. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORK-
ERS.—Section 245(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2317(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘2020’’. 
(b) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS.— 
Section 255(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2345(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$16,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$50,000,000’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘through 2020’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘$4,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$6,250,000’’; and 
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(4) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2013, and ending 
on December 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2020, and ending on December 31, 2020’’. 
(c) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR COMMU-
NITIES.—Section 272(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2372(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘$40,000,000’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and 
inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 2015 through 2020 and for the period begin-
ning October 1, 2020, and ending December 31, 2020’’. 
(d) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FARM-
ERS.—Section 298(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2401g(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘through 2020’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2013, and ending 
on December 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2020, and ending on December 31, 2020’’. 
Subtitle B—Other Provisions 
SEC. 211. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE 
TO PUBLIC AGENCY WORKERS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 247 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2319) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject 
to section 222(d)(5), the’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or 
service sector firm’’ and inserting ‘‘, service sec-
tor firm, or public agency’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(19) The term ‘public agency’ means a depart-
ment or agency of a State or local government or of 
the Federal Government, or a subdivision thereof.’’. 
(b) GROUP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and 
(e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) ADVERSELY AFFECTED WORKERS IN PUBLIC 
AGENCIES.—A group of workers in a public agency shall 
be certified by the Secretary as eligible to apply for adjust-
ment assistance under this chapter pursuant to a petition 
filed under section 221 if the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(1) a significant number or proportion of the 
workers in the public agency have become totally or 
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partially separated, or are threatened to become to-
tally or partially separated; 
‘‘(2) the public agency has acquired from a for-
eign country services like or directly competitive with 
services which are supplied by such agency; and 
‘‘(3) the acquisition of services described in 
paragraph (2) contributed importantly to such work-
ers’ separation or threat of separation.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated), by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) REFERENCE TO FIRM.—For purposes of 
subsections (a) and (b), the term ‘firm’ does not in-
clude a public agency.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) (as redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (a), (b), or (c)’’. 
SEC. 212. LIMITATIONS ON TRADE READJUSTMENT ALLOW-
ANCES. 
(a) LIMITATIONS.—Section 233(a)(3) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293(a)(3)) is amended in the 
matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘65 addi-
tional weeks in the 78-week period’’ and inserting ‘‘78 ad-
ditional weeks in the 91-week period’’. 
(b) PAYMENT OF TRADE READJUSTMENT ALLOW-
ANCES TO COMPLETE TRAINING.—Section 233(f) of the 
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Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293(f)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘13’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘26’’. 
SEC. 213. JOB SEARCH AND RELOCATION ALLOWANCES. 
(a) JOB SEARCH ALLOWANCES.—Section 237 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2297) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Each State’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘an adversely affected worker’’ 
and inserting ‘‘An adversely affected worker’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘to file’’ and inserting 
‘‘may file’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘not 
more than 90 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘100 per-
cent’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$1,250’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$1,500’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘a State may’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Secretary shall’’. 
(b) RELOCATION ALLOWANCES.—Section 238 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2298) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Each State’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘an adversely affected worker’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘An adversely affected worker’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘to file’’ and inserting 
‘‘may file’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘not 
more than 90 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘100 per-
cent’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘$1,250’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$1,500’’. 
SEC. 214. REEMPLOYMENT TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 246(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2318(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(B)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$55,000’’; and 
(B) in clause (iii)(I), by striking ‘‘and is 
not enrolled’’ and inserting ‘‘whether or not the 
worker is enrolled’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘$12,000’’. 
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TITLE III—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. APPLICABILITY OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSIST-
ANCE PROVISIONS. 
(a) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR WORK-
ERS.— 
(1) PETITIONS FILED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 
2014, AND BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 
(A) CERTIFICATIONS
OF
WORKERS
NOT 
CERTIFIED BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 
(i) CRITERIA
IF
A
DETERMINATION 
HAS NOT BEEN MADE.—If, as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Labor has not made a determination 
with respect to whether to certify a group 
of workers as eligible to apply for adjust-
ment assistance under section 222 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to a petition 
described in clause (iii), the Secretary shall 
make that determination based on the re-
quirements of section 222 of the Trade Act 
of 1974, as in effect on such date of enact-
ment. 
(ii) RECONSIDERATION
OF
DENIALS 
OF CERTIFICATIONS.—If, before the date 
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of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
made a determination not to certify a 
group of workers as eligible to apply for 
adjustment assistance under section 222 of 
the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to a peti-
tion described in clause (iii), the Secretary 
shall— 
(I) reconsider that determination; 
and 
(II) if the group of workers 
meets the requirements of section 222 
of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect 
on such date of enactment, certify the 
group of workers as eligible to apply 
for adjustment assistance. 
(iii) PETITION
DESCRIBED.—A peti-
tion described in this clause is a petition 
for a certification of eligibility for a group 
of workers filed under section 221 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 on or after January 1, 
2014, and before the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(B) ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), a worker certified as eligible 
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ble to apply for and receive benefits under the provi-
sions of chapter 2 of title II of such Act, as in effect 
on December 31, 2013. 
(3) QUALIFYING SEPARATIONS WITH RESPECT 
TO PETITIONS FILED WITHIN 90 DAYS OF DATE OF 
ENACTMENT.—Section 223(b) of the Trade Act of 
1974, as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, shall be applied and administered by sub-
stituting ‘‘before January 1, 2014’’ for ‘‘more than 
one year before the date of the petition on which 
such certification was granted’’ for purposes of de-
termining whether a worker is eligible to apply for 
adjustment assistance pursuant to a petition filed 
under section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974 on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and on 
or before the date that is 90 days after such date 
of enactment. 
(b) TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION OF FIRMS NOT CERTIFIED 
BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 
(A) CRITERIA IF A DETERMINATION HAS 
NOT BEEN MADE.—If, as of the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce 
has not made a determination with respect to 
whether to certify a firm as eligible to apply for 
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adjustment assistance under section 251 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to a petition de-
scribed in subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall 
make that determination based on the require-
ments of section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974, 
as in effect on such date of enactment. 
(B) RECONSIDERATION
OF
DENIAL
OF 
CERTAIN PETITIONS.—If, before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary made a de-
termination not to certify a firm as eligible to 
apply for adjustment assistance under section 
251 of the Trade Act of 1974 pursuant to a pe-
tition described in subparagraph (C), the Sec-
retary shall— 
(i) reconsider that determination; and 
(ii) if the firm meets the requirements 
of section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974, 
as in effect on such date of enactment, cer-
tify the firm as eligible to apply for adjust-
ment assistance. 
(C) PETITION DESCRIBED.—A petition de-
scribed in this subparagraph is a petition for a 
certification of eligibility filed by a firm or its 
representative under section 251 of the Trade 
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Act of 1974 on or after January 1, 2014, and 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) CERTIFICATION OF FIRMS THAT DID NOT 
SUBMIT PETITIONS BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2014, AND 
DATE OF ENACTMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Com-
merce shall certify a firm described in subpara-
graph (B) as eligible to apply for adjustment 
assistance under section 251 of the Trade Act 
of 1974, as in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, if the firm or its representa-
tive files a petition for a certification of eligi-
bility under section 251 of the Trade Act of 
1974 not later than 90 days after such date of 
enactment. 
(B) FIRM DESCRIBED.—A firm described 
in this subparagraph is a firm that the Sec-
retary determines would have been certified as 
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance if— 
(i) the firm or its representative had 
filed a petition for a certification of eligi-
bility under section 251 of the Trade Act 
of 1974 on a date during the period begin-
ning on January 1, 2014, and ending on 
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the day before the date of the enactment 
of this Act; and 
(ii) the provisions of chapter 3 of title 
II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect 
on such date of enactment, had been in ef-
fect on that date during the period de-
scribed in clause (i). 
SEC. 302. SUNSET PROVISIONS. 
(a) APPLICATION OF PRIOR LAW.—Subject to sub-
section (b), beginning on January 1, 2021, the provisions 
of chapters 2, 3, 5, and 6 of title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.), as in effect on January 
1, 2014, shall be in effect and apply, except that in apply-
ing and administering such chapters— 
(1) paragraph (1) of section 231(c) of that Act 
shall be applied and administered as if subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) of that paragraph were not 
in effect; 
(2) section 233 of that Act shall be applied and 
administered— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by substituting 
‘‘104-week period’’ for ‘‘104-week period’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘130-week pe-
riod)’’; and 
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(ii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by substituting ‘‘65’’ 
for ‘‘52’’; and 
(II) by substituting ‘‘78-week pe-
riod’’ for ‘‘52-week period’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(B) by applying and administering sub-
section (g) as if it read as follows: 
‘‘(g) PAYMENT OF TRADE READJUSTMENT ALLOW-
ANCES TO COMPLETE TRAINING.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this section, in order to assist an ad-
versely affected worker to complete training approved for 
the worker under section 236 that leads to the completion 
of a degree or industry-recognized credential, payments 
may be made as trade readjustment allowances for not 
more than 13 weeks within such period of eligibility as 
the Secretary may prescribe to account for a break in 
training or for justifiable cause that follows the last week 
for which the worker is otherwise entitled to a trade read-
justment allowance under this chapter if— 
‘‘(1) payment of the trade readjustment allow-
ance for not more than 13 weeks is necessary for the 
worker to complete the training; 
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‘‘(2) the worker participates in training in each 
such week; and 
‘‘(3) the worker— 
‘‘(A) has substantially met the perform-
ance benchmarks established as part of the 
training approved for the worker; 
‘‘(B) is expected to continue to make 
progress toward the completion of the training; 
and 
‘‘(C) will complete the training during that 
period of eligibility.’’; 
(3) section 234 shall be applied and adminis-
tered as in effect on December 31, 2013; 
(4) section 245(a) of that Act shall be applied 
and administered by substituting ‘‘2021’’ for 
‘‘2007’’; 
(5) section 246(b)(1) of that Act shall be ap-
plied and administered by substituting ‘‘December 
31, 2021’’ for ‘‘the date that is 5 years’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘State’’; 
(6) section 256(b) of that Act shall be applied 
and administered by substituting ‘‘the 1-year period 
beginning on January 1, 2021’’ for ‘‘each of fiscal 
years 2003 through 2007, and $4,000,000 for the 3- 
month period beginning on October 1, 2007’’; 
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(7) section 298(a) of that Act shall be applied 
and administered by substituting ‘‘the 1-year period 
beginning on January 1, 2021’’ for ‘‘each of the fis-
cal years’’ and all that follows through ‘‘October 1, 
2007’’; and 
(8) section 285 of that Act shall be applied and 
administered— 
(A) in subsection (a), by substituting 
‘‘2021’’ for ‘‘2007’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) by applying and administering sub-
section (b) as if it read as follows: 
‘‘(b) OTHER ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), assistance may not be pro-
vided under chapter 3 after December 31, 
2021. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), any assistance approved under 
chapter 3 pursuant to a petition filed under sec-
tion 251 on or before December 31, 2021, may 
be provided— 
‘‘(i) to the extent funds are available 
pursuant to such chapter for such purpose; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) to the extent the recipient of the 
assistance is otherwise eligible to receive 
such assistance. 
‘‘(2) FARMERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), assistance may not be pro-
vided under chapter 6 after December 31, 
2021. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), any assistance approved under 
chapter 6 on or before December 31, 2021, may 
be provided— 
‘‘(i) to the extent funds are available 
pursuant to such chapter for such purpose; 
and 
‘‘(ii) to the extent the recipient of the 
assistance is otherwise eligible to receive 
such assistance.’’. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The provisions of chapters 2, 3, 
5, and 6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, shall continue 
to apply on and after January 1, 2021, with respect to— 
(1) workers certified as eligible for trade adjust-
ment assistance benefits under chapter 2 of title II 
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to whom any advance payment is made under section 1412 
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for the 
taxable year.’’. 
(4) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall issue such procedures and guidance as may 
be necessary or appropriate to coordinate, and facili-
tate taxpayer choices between, advance payments 
under section 7527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 and section 1412 of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act. 
(d) HEALTH PLANS OFFERED THROUGH EXCHANGE 
TREATED AS QUALIFIED HEALTH INSURANCE.—Para-
graph (1) of section 35(e) of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(L) Coverage under a qualified health 
plan which was enrolled in through an Ex-
change established under title I of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to coverage months begin-
ning after December 31, 2013. 
(2) 
ADVANCE
PAYMENT
PROVISIONS.—The 
amendment made by subsection (c)(3) shall apply to 
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certificates issued after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 402. TAA PRE-CERTIFICATION RULE FOR PURPOSES 
OF DETERMINING WHETHER THERE IS A 63- 
DAY LAPSE IN CREDITABLE COVERAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions are each 
amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘January 1, 2021’’: 
(1) Section 9801(c)(2)(D). 
(2) Section 701(c)(2)(C) of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974. 
(3) Section 2701(c)(2)(C) of the Public Health 
Service Act (as in effect for plan years beginning be-
fore January 1, 2014). 
(4) Section 2704(c)(2)(C) of the Public Health 
Service Act (as in effect for plan years beginning on 
or after January 1, 2014). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to plan years beginning after 
December 31, 2013. 
(2) TRANSITIONAL RULES.— 
(A) 
BENEFIT
DETERMINATIONS.—Not-
withstanding the amendments made by this sec-
tion (and the provisions of law amended there-
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by), a plan shall not be required to modify ben-
efit determinations for the period beginning on 
January 1, 2014, and ending 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, but a plan 
shall not fail to be qualified health insurance 
within the meaning of section 35(e) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 during this period 
merely due to such failure to modify benefit de-
terminations. 
(B) GUIDANCE CONCERNING PERIODS BE-
FORE 30 DAYS AFTER ENACTMENT.—Except as 
provided in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of 
the Treasury (or his designee), in consultation 
with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices and the Secretary of Labor, may issue reg-
ulations or other guidance regarding the scope 
of the application of the amendments made by 
this section to periods before the date which is 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(C) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO CERTAIN 
LOSS OF COVERAGE.—In the case of a TAA-re-
lated loss of coverage (as defined in section 
4980B(f)(5)(C)(iv) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) that occurs during the period be-
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ginning on January 1, 2014, and ending 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the 7-day period described in section 
9801(c)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, section 701(c)(2)(C) of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974, and sec-
tion 2701(c)(2)(C) of the Public Health Service 
Act shall be extended until 30 days after such 
date of enactment. 
SEC. 403. EXTENSION OF COBRA BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN 
TAA-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND PBGC RE-
CIPIENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions are each 
amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘January 1, 2021’’: 
(1) Section 4980B(f)(2)(B)(i)(V). 
(2) Section 4980B(f)(2)(B)(i)(VI). 
(3) Section 602(2)(A)(v) of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974. 
(4) Section 602(2)(A)(vi) of such Act. 
(5) Section 2202(2)(A)(iv) of the Public Health 
Service Act. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to periods of coverage which would 
(without regard to the amendments made by this section) 
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end on or after the date which is 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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