Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1357
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT]
Introduced: 2013-07-24
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agricultural trade

Employment and training programs

Trade adjustment assistance

Unemployment
Latest action: action_date: 2013-07-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-07-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2013 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to extend through December 31, 2020: (1) the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) program, and (2) the reemployment trade adjustment assistance (RTAA) program.</p> <p>Makes funds available through FY2020, and for the period beginning October 1-December 31, 2020 (first quarter of FY2021) for training of adversely affected workers, employment and case management services, and job search expenses and relocation expenses.</p> <p>Reauthorizes appropriations: (1) through December 31, 2020, for the TAA program for workers; and (2) through FY2020, and for the first quarter of FY2021, for the TAA program for firms and farmers.</p> <p> Amends the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 to declare that TAA program requirements in effect as of February 13, 2011, under the Trade Act of 1974 shall apply to petitions for certification to apply for TAA for workers, firms, and farmers that are filed before January 1, 2021.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1357 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2013 Mr. Baucus (for himself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To extend the trade adjustment assistance program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2013 . 2. Extension of trade adjustment assistance program (a) 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 . (b) Training funds Section 236(a)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(2)(A)) is amended— (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 . (c) Reemployment trade adjustment assistance 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 . (d) Authorizations of appropriations (1) Trade adjustment assistance for workers Section 245(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2317(a) ) is amended by striking 2013 and inserting 2020 . (2) Trade adjustment assistance for firms Section 255(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2345(a) ) is amended— (A) by striking and 2013 and inserting through 2020 ; and (B) by striking October 1, 2013, and ending on December 31, 2013 and inserting October 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020 . (3) Trade adjustment assistance for farmers Section 298(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2401g(a) ) is amended— (A) by striking and 2013 and inserting through 2020 ; and (B) by striking October 1, 2013, and ending on December 31, 2013 and inserting October 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020 . (e) Amendments to Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 (1) Application of prior law Section 233(a) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 (title II of Public Law 112–40 ; 125 Stat. 416; 19 U.S.C. 2271 note prec.) is amended— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 2014 and inserting 2021 ; and (B) by striking paragraphs (3) through (7) and inserting the following: (3) section 245(a) of that Act shall be applied and administered by substituting 2021 for 2007 ; (4) section 246(b)(1) of that Act shall be applied and administered by substituting December 31, 2021 for the date that is 5 years and all that follows through State ; (5) 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 ; (6) 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 fiscal years and all that follows through October 1, 2007 ; and (7) 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 subsection (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 provided under chapter 3 after December 31, 2021. ‘(B) Exception Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any assistance approved under chapter 3 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. ‘(2) Farmers ‘(A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), assistance may not be provided under chapter 6 after December 31, 2021. ‘(B) Exception Notwithstanding subparagraph (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.’. . (2) Continuation of benefits Section 233(b) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 is amended by striking 2014 each place it appears and inserting 2021 .