[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1728 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1728

 To reauthorize the Trade Adjustment Assistance program through fiscal 
                   year 2003, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 6, 1999

 Mr. English (for himself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Metcalf) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize the Trade Adjustment Assistance program through fiscal 
                   year 2003, 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. REAUTHORIZATION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Assistance for Workers.--Section 245 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2317) is amended by striking ``the period beginning October 
1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999,'' each place it appears and 
inserting ``fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003,''.
    (b) Assistance for Firms.--Section 256(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2346(b)) is amended by striking ``for the period beginning 
October 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999'' and inserting ``for fiscal 
years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003''.
    (c) Termination.--Section 285(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2771 note) is amended in paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) by striking 
``June 30, 1999'' and inserting ``September 30, 2003''.
    (d) Training Limitation.--Section 250(d)(2) of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2330(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``the period'' and 
all that follows through ``$15,000,000'' and inserting ``any fiscal 
year shall not exceed $30,000,000''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FILING PETITIONS FOR WORKER ASSISTANCE.

    Section 223(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273(b)(1)) 
is amended by striking ``one year'' and inserting ``two years''.
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