Omnibus Trade Act of 2010
PL 111-344 (H.R.6517), enacted 12/29/2010

124 STAT. 3611 
PUBLIC LAW 111–344—DEC. 29, 2010 
Public Law 111–344 
111th Congress 
An Act 
To extend trade adjustment assistance and certain trade preference programs, to 
amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily 
certain rates of duty, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Omnibus 
Trade Act of 2010’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE AND HEALTH 
COVERAGE IMPROVEMENT 
Subtitle A—Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance 
Sec. 101. Extension of trade adjustment assistance. 
Sec. 102. Merit staffing for State administration of trade adjustment assistance. 
Subtitle B—Health Coverage Improvement 
Sec. 111. Improvement of the affordability of the credit. 
Sec. 112. Payment for the monthly premiums paid prior to commencement of the 
advance payments of credit. 
Sec. 113. TAA recipients not enrolled in training programs eligible for credit. 
Sec. 114. TAA pre-certification period rule for purposes of determining whether 
there is a 63-day lapse in creditable coverage. 
Sec. 115. Continued qualification of family members after certain events. 
Sec. 116. Extension of COBRA benefits for certain TAA-eligible individuals and 
PBGC recipients. 
Sec. 117. Addition of coverage through voluntary employees’ beneficiary associa-
tions. 
Sec. 118. Notice requirements. 
TITLE II—ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCES ACT 
Sec. 201. Extension of Andean Trade Preference Act. 
TITLE III—OFFSETS 
Sec. 301. Customs user fees. 
Sec. 302. Time for payment of corporate estimated taxes. 
TITLE IV—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
Sec. 401. Compliance with PAYGO. 
19 USC 2101 
note. 
Omnibus Trade 
Act of 2010. 
Dec. 29, 2010 
[H.R. 6517] 
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124 STAT. 3612 
PUBLIC LAW 111–344—DEC. 29, 2010 
TITLE I—EXTENSION OF TRADE AD-
JUSTMENT ASSISTANCE AND HEALTH 
COVERAGE IMPROVEMENT 
Subtitle A—Extension of Trade Adjustment 
Assistance 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section 
1893(a) 
of 
the 
Trade 
and 
Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 
5; 123 Stat. 422) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Febrary 13, 2011’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF PRIOR LAW.—Section 1893(b) of the Trade 
and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2009 (Public Law 
111–5; 123 Stat. 422 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note prec.)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION
OF PRIOR LAW.—Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, and 
6 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) 
shall be applied and administered beginning February 13, 2011, 
as if the amendments made by this subtitle (other than part VI) 
had never been enacted, except that in applying and administering 
such chapters— 
‘‘(1) section 245 of that Act shall be applied and adminis-
tered by substituting ‘February 12, 2012’ for ‘December 31, 
2007’; 
‘‘(2) section 246(b)(1) of that Act shall be applied and 
administered by substituting ‘February 12, 2012’ for ‘the date 
that is 5 years’ and all that follows through ‘State’; 
‘‘(3) section 256(b) of that Act shall be applied and adminis-
tered by substituting ‘the 1-year period beginning February 
13, 2011, and ending February 12, 2012,’ for ‘each of fiscal 
years 2003 through 2007, and $4,000,000 for the 3-month period 
beginning on October 1, 2007,’; 
‘‘(4) section 298(a) of that Act shall be applied and adminis-
tered by substituting ‘the 1-year period beginning February 
13, 2011, and ending February 12, 2012,’ for ‘each of the fiscal 
years’ and all that follows through ‘October 1, 2007’; and 
‘‘(5) subject to subsection (a)(2), section 285 of that Act 
shall be applied and administered— 
‘‘(A) in subsection (a), by substituting ‘February 12, 
2011’ for ‘December 31, 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 subpara-
graph (B), assistance may not be provided under chapter 
3 after February 12, 2012. 
‘‘ ‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
any assistance approved under chapter 3 on or before Feb-
ruary 12, 2012, may be provided— 
‘‘ ‘(i) to the extent funds are available pursuant 
to such chapter for such purpose; and 
Effective date. 
19 USC 2271 
note prec. 
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124 STAT. 3613 
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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 subpara-
graph (B), assistance may not be provided under chapter 
6 after February 12, 2012. 
‘‘ ‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
any assistance approved under chapter 6 on or before Feb-
ruary 12, 2012, 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.’.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 236(a)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2296(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2)(A) The total amount of payments that may be made under 
paragraph (1) shall not exceed— 
‘‘(i) $575,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
‘‘(ii) $66,500,000 for the 6-week period beginning January 
1, 2011, and ending February 12, 2011.’’. 
(2) Section 245(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2317(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and 
inserting ‘‘February 12, 2011’’. 
(3) Section 246(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2318(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and 
inserting ‘‘February 12, 2011’’. 
(4) Section 255(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2345(a)) is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence to read as follows: ‘‘There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out the provisions of this chapter $50,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010 and $5,800,000 for the 6-week period beginning 
January 1, 2011, and ending February 12, 2011.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ 
and inserting ‘‘February 12, 2011’’. 
(5) Section 275(f) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2371d(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
annually thereafter’’. 
(6) Section 276(c)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2371e(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) FUNDS TO BE USED.—Of the funds appropriated pursu-
ant to section 277(c), the Secretary may make available, to 
provide grants to eligible communities under paragraph (1), 
not more than— 
‘‘(A) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
‘‘(B) $2,900,000 for the 6-week period beginning 
January 1, 2011, and ending February 12, 2011.’’. 
(7) Section 277(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2371f(c)) is amended— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary to carry out this subchapter— 
‘‘(A) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
‘‘(B) $17,3000 for the 6-week period beginning January 
1, 2011 and ending February 12, 2011.’’; and 
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124 STAT. 3614 
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(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2010’’ and inserting ‘‘February 12, 2011’’. 
(8) Section 278(e) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2372(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
annually thereafter’’. 
(9) Section 279A(h)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2373(h)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
annually thereafter’’. 
(10) Section 279B(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2373a(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Labor to carry out the Sector Part-
nership Grant program under section 279A— 
‘‘(A) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and 
‘‘(B) $4,600,000 for the 6-week period beginning 
January 1, 2011, and ending February 12, 2011. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to this section shall remain available until expended.’’. 
(11) Section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 
note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘February 12, 2011’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘pursuant to 
petitions filed under section 221 before February 12, 2011’’ 
after ‘‘title’’. 
(12) Section 298(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2401g(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘$90,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2009 and 2010, and $22,500,000 for the period 
beginning October 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2010’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$10,400,000 for the 6-week period beginning 
January 1, 2011, and ending February 12, 2011’’. 
(13) The table of contents for the Trade Act of 1974 is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 235 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 235. Employment and case management services.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on January 1, 2011. 
SEC. 102. MERIT STAFFING FOR STATE ADMINISTRATION OF TRADE 
ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 618.890(b) of title 
20, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other provision of law, 
the single transition deadline for implementing the merit-based 
State personnel staffing requirements contained in section 
618.890(a) of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, shall not be 
earlier than February 12, 2011. 
(b) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This section shall take effect on 
December 14, 2010. 
Subtitle B—Health Coverage Improvement 
SEC. 111. IMPROVEMENT OF THE AFFORDABILITY OF THE CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 35(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘February 13, 2011’’. 
26 USC 35. 
Deadline. 
19 USC 2271 
note prec. 
19 USC 2271 
note prec. 
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124 STAT. 3615 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 7527(b) of such Code 
is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘February 
13, 2011’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply to coverage months beginning after December 31, 2010. 
SEC. 112. PAYMENT FOR THE MONTHLY PREMIUMS PAID PRIOR TO 
COMMENCEMENT 
OF 
THE 
ADVANCE 
PAYMENTS 
OF 
CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7527(e) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘February 13, 2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to coverage months beginning after December 31, 2010. 
SEC. 113. TAA RECIPIENTS NOT ENROLLED IN TRAINING PROGRAMS 
ELIGIBLE FOR CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 35(c)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘February 13, 2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to coverage months beginning after December 31, 2010. 
SEC. 114. TAA PRE-CERTIFICATION PERIOD RULE FOR PURPOSES OF 
DETERMINING WHETHER THERE IS A 63-DAY LAPSE IN 
CREDITABLE COVERAGE. 
(a) IRC AMENDMENT.—Section 9801(c)(2)(D) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘February 13, 2011’’. 
(b) ERISA AMENDMENT.—Section 701(c)(2)(C) of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1181(c)(2)(C)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘February 
13, 2011’’. 
(c) PHSA AMENDMENT.—Section 2701(c)(2)(C) of the Public 
Health Service Act (as in effect for plan years beginning before 
January 1, 2014) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘February 13, 2011’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2010. 
SEC. 115. CONTINUED QUALIFICATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS AFTER 
CERTAIN EVENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 35(g)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, as added by section 1899E(a) of the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 (relating to continued qualifica-
tion of family members after certain events), is amended by striking 
‘‘January 1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘February 13, 2011’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
173(f)(8) 
of 
the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918(f)(8)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘February 13, 2011’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2010. 
SEC. 116. EXTENSION OF COBRA BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN TAA- 
ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND PBGC RECIPIENTS. 
(a) ERISA AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) 
PBGC 
RECIPIENTS.—Section 
602(2)(A)(v) 
of 
the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
26 USC 35 note. 
26 USC 35. 
26 USC 9801 
note. 
42 USC 300gg. 
26 USC 35 note. 
26 USC 7527 
note. 
26 USC 35 note. 
26 USC 7527. 
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124 STAT. 3616 
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1162(2)(A)(v)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and 
inserting ‘‘February 12, 2011’’. 
(2) TAA-ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUALS.—Section 602(2)(A)(vi) of 
such Act (29 U.S.C. 1162(2)(A)(vi)) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘February 12, 2011’’. 
(b) IRC AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) PBGC RECIPIENTS.—Section 4980B(f)(2)(B)(i)(V) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘February 12, 2011’’. 
(2) 
TAA-ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUALS.—Section 
4980B(f)(2)(B)(i)(VI) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘February 12, 2011’’. 
(c) PHSA AMENDMENTS.—Section 2202(2)(A)(iv) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300bb–2(2)(A)(iv)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘February 12, 2011’’. 
(d) 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) end on or after December 
31, 2010. 
SEC. 
117. 
ADDITION 
OF 
COVERAGE 
THROUGH 
VOLUNTARY 
EMPLOYEES’ BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 35(e)(1)(K) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘February 13, 2012’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to coverage months beginning after December 31, 2010. 
SEC. 118. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7527(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘February 13, 2011’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section 
shall apply to certificates issued after December 31, 2010. 
TITLE II—ANDEAN TRADE 
PREFERENCES ACT 
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE ACT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 208(a)(1) of the Andean Trade Pref-
erence Act (19 U.S.C. 3206(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) remain in effect— 
‘‘(A) with respect to Colombia after February 12, 2011; 
and 
‘‘(B) with respect to Peru after December 31, 2010;’’. 
(b) ECUADOR.—Section 208(a)(2) of the Andean Trade Pref-
erence Act (19 U.S.C. 3206(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘February 12, 2011’’. 
(c) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
APPAREL
ARTICLES.—Section 
204(b)(3)(E)(ii)(II) of the Andean Trade Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 
3203(b)(3)) is amended (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010’’ 
and inserting ‘‘February 12, 2011’’. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 203(f)(1) of the Andean Trade 
Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 3202(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘every 
2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘annually’’. 
26 USC 7527 
note. 
26 USC 35 note. 
26 USC 4980B 
note. 
26 USC 4980B. 
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124 STAT. 3617 
PUBLIC LAW 111–344—DEC. 29, 2010 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6517: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): 
Dec. 15, considered and passed House. 
Dec. 22, considered and passed Senate, amended. House concurred in Senate 
amendment. 
TITLE III—OFFSETS 
SEC. 301. CUSTOMS USER FEES. 
Section 13031(j)(3) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Rec-
onciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2019’’ 
and inserting ‘‘January 7, 2020’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2019’’ 
and inserting ‘‘January 14, 2020’’. 
SEC. 302. TIME FOR PAYMENT OF CORPORATE ESTIMATED TAXES. 
The percentage under paragraph (2) of section 561 of the Hiring 
Incentives to Restore Employment Act in effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act is increased by 4.5 percentage points. 
TITLE IV—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
SEC. 401. COMPLIANCE WITH PAYGO. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 
by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 
PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 
Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Com-
mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage. 
Approved December 29, 2010. 
26 USC 6655 
note. 
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