[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4077 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4077

 To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the benefit period for trade 
adjustment assistance for those adversely affected workers enrolled in 
                           training programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2000

Mr. Goode (for himself, Mr. Riley, Mr. Shows, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Burr of 
North Carolina, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Holden, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. McGovern, 
  Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Danner, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
  Ney, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Evans, and Mr. English) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the benefit period for trade 
adjustment assistance for those adversely affected workers enrolled in 
                           training programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF BENEFIT PERIOD FOR TRADE READJUSTMENT 
              ALLOWANCES FOR ADVERSELY AFFECTED WORKERS ENROLLED IN 
              TRAINING PROGRAMS.

    Section 233(a)(3) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293(a)(3)) 
is amended by striking ``26'' each place it appears and inserting 
``52''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 1 apply to any worker covered by a 
certification of eligibility issued under subchapter A or D of chapter 
2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974--
            (1) if the certification is issued on or after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act; or
            (2) if the certification is issued before such date of 
        enactment and the trade readjustment allowances payable with 
        respect to the period covered by the certification to that 
        worker have not exceeded the maximum allowable under section 
        233 of the Trade Act of 1974 on the day before such date of 
        enactment.
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