[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. 2143 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2143

       To extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 27, 2004

  Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
       To extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Service Workers Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE TO SERVICE WORKERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2272) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Special Rule for Service Workers.--A group of service workers 
in a firm or subdivision of a firm may file a petition under this 
chapter and shall be certified by the Secretary as eligible to apply 
for adjustment assistance under this chapter pursuant to a petition 
filed under section 221 if the Secretary determines that--
            ``(1) the workers meet the requirements of subsection 
        (a)(1); and
            ``(2)(A) there has been a shift, by such workers' firm or 
        subdivision to a foreign country of the provision of services 
        like or directly competitive with the services which are 
        provided by such firm or subdivision; or
            (B) the workers' firm or subdivision of the firm contracted 
        with another firm or subdivision to provide services like or 
        directly competitive with services that have been shifted by 
        such other firm or subdivision to a foreign country.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Eligibility.--Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
        U.S.C. 2272) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``or service'' 
                                after ``related to the article''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``or subsection 
                                (d)'' after ``subsection (a)''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``or 
                        services'' after ``component parts'';
                    (B) in subsection (c), in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by inserting ``or services'' after 
                        ``value-added production processes'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``or services'' after 
                        ``for articles''; and
                            (iii) by inserting ``or subsection (d)'' 
                        after ``subsection (a)''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c), in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by striking ``for articles'' and 
                        inserting ``, or provides services, for 
                        articles or services''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``or subsection (d)'' 
                        after ``subsection (a)''.
            (2) Technical Amendment.--Section 245(a) of the Trade Act 
        of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(a)) is amended by striking ``, other 
        than subchapter D''.
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