[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2230 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







 108th CONGRESS
   2d Session
                                S. 2230

  To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to include shifts in production, for 
  purposes of trade adjustment assistance, to countries to which the 
      United States has extended permanent normal trade relations.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 24, 2004

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to include shifts in production, for 
  purposes of trade adjustment assistance, to countries to which the 
      United States has extended permanent normal trade relations.

    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 ``Workers Equity Act''.

SEC. 2. SHIFTS IN PRODUCTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 222(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II) of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272(a)(2)(B)(ii)(II)) is amended by inserting before 
the semicolon the following: ``or a country to which the United States 
has extended permanent normal trade relations''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2004.
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