[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1281 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1281

To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance to 
                        certain service workers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2005

Mr. King of New York (for himself and Mrs. Christensen) 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 trade adjustment assistance to 
                        certain service workers.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE TO SERVICES SECTOR.

    (a) Adjustment Assistance for Workers.--Section 221(a)(1)(A) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
``firm)'' and inserting ``firm, and workers in a service sector firm or 
subdivision of a service sector firm''.
    (b) Group Eligibility Requirements.--Section 222 of the Trade Act 
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``agricultural firm)'' and inserting 
                ``agricultural firm, and workers in a service sector 
                firm or subdivision of a service sector firm)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
                        ``like or directly competitive with articles 
                        produced'' and inserting ``or services like or 
                        directly competitive with articles produced or 
                        services provided''; and
                            (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
                        the following:
                    ``(C)(i) there has been a shift, by such workers' 
                firm or subdivision to a foreign country, in provision 
                of services like or directly competitive with services 
                which are provided by such firm or subdivision; or
                    ``(ii) such workers' firm or subdivision has 
                obtained or is likely to obtain services described in 
                clause (i) from a foreign country'';
            (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by striking ``agricultural firm)'' and inserting 
        ``agricultural firm, and workers in a service sector firm or 
        subdivision of a service sector firm)''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)(3)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(or subdivision)'' after ``such 
                other firm''; and
                    (B) by striking ``, if the certification'' and all 
                that follows through ``Mexico''.
    (c) Definitions.--Section 247 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2319) is amended by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) The term `service sector firm' means an entity 
        engaged in the business of providing information technology or 
        other high technology services.''.
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