[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 85 Introduced in House (IH)]





107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 85

 To reauthorize the Trade Adjustment Assistance program through fiscal 
                   year 2006, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2001

 Mr. English 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 2006, 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 September 30, 2001,'' each place it appears and 
inserting ``each of fiscal years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 
2006''.
    (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 September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``for 
each of fiscal years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006''.
    (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 
``September 30, 2001'' and inserting ``September 30, 2006''.
    (d) Training Limitation.--Section 250(d)(2) of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2330(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``for the period'' 
and all that follows through ``September 30, 2001,''.

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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